Licensed to practice in California and accepts 44 insurances. Specializes in ADHD, Chronic Illness, Coping Skills and 3 more.
I’m a California-licensed therapist with over 16 years of experience working with high-achieving adults, neurodivergent individuals, and BIPOC women who are doing a lot on the outside and quietly struggling on the inside. I specialize in ADHD, anxiety, depression, executive dysfunction, chronic illness, and the complicated weight of navigating life when your brain and body don’t always cooperate. My approach is integrative and whole-person — meaning I don’t just treat symptoms, I work with the full picture of who you are. That includes your nervous system, your story, your cultural context, your relationships, and the survival strategies you built long before you ever walked into a therapy room. I draw from Person-Centered, Attachment, Psychodynamic, Existential-Humanistic, Multicultural, and Transpersonal frameworks, and I weave in somatic tools like breathwork, mindfulness, and mind-body practices because healing doesn’t just happen in the mind. I also bring lived experience to this work. I navigate my own ADHD, chronic illness, and the ongoing practice of regulating a nervous system that doesn’t always want to cooperate. I haven’t just studied these tools — I’ve needed them. That’s what I bring into the room with you. I accept you as you are, where you are. Always.
Our first session is about connection, not assessment. I want to understand what’s been weighing on you, how you’ve been coping, and what you’re hoping to feel or experience differently. We’ll move at your pace — I’m not going to rush you to show me who you are. Whether you come in guarded or ready to open up, I’ll meet you there. By the end of our first session, you’ll have a clearer sense of how we might work together and what a supportive, personalized plan could look like for you.
What sets my work apart is that I bring the whole person into the room — your nervous system, your history, your cultural identity, your body, and your story. I don’t follow a script or a single modality. I draw from six theoretical frameworks and a toolkit that includes somatic practices, breathwork, mindfulness, integrative nutrition principles, and creative reflection, because different people heal in different ways. I’ve spent over 16 years learning to read the currents underneath a conversation — the patterns, the contradictions, the things not being said. I track what’s happening beneath the surface and help you make sense of it without judgment. I also bring real lived experience to this work as someone who navigates ADHD, chronic illness, and a nervous system that requires ongoing tending. I offer what I know works because I’ve needed it myself. I also bring creativity into the work — as a published author of mindfulness, meditation, and shadow work resources on Amazon, I weave reflective tools into sessions when they serve the client
I work best with adults who are high-functioning on the outside but exhausted on the inside — people who have been holding it together for a long time and are ready to actually feel better, not just cope better. Many of my clients are neurodivergent, navigating ADHD or anxiety alongside demanding careers, relationships, and identities that don’t always fit neatly into one box. I’m especially passionate about working with BIPOC women, adults with chronic illness, and individuals who have tried therapy before and felt like something was missing — whether that was cultural relevance, depth, or a clinician who actually gets it. If you’re someone who wants a therapist who will show up real, meet you where you are, and help you reconnect to who you actually are underneath all the survival strategies — we’re probably a good fit.
Other specialties
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Cash - $225 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Anthem
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Golden Rule
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Health Net (Commercial)
IHSS Healthy Workers
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Scripps Health Plan
Sharp Health Plan
Surest (formerly Bind)
Sutter Health Plan
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
I use ACT to help clients build a different relationship with their thoughts and feelings — one where difficult emotions don’t have to be eliminated before life can move forward. ACT is especially powerful for clients with ADHD and anxiety who have spent years fighting their own inner experience.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I’ve used CBT for over a decade to help clients identify the thought patterns driving anxiety, depression, and self-doubt. I use it as a practical, grounding tool — especially useful for clients who want clear strategies alongside deeper emotional work.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Mindfulness is woven throughout my work, not just as a technique but as a way of being in the room together. I use mindfulness-based approaches to help clients slow down, reconnect to their bodies, improve executive functioning, and build the internal space to respond rather than react.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
Person-Centered theory is the foundation of how I show up. I don’t perform therapy — I show up as myself, create genuine connection, and trust that clients are the experts on their own lives. My role is to provide the kind of unconditional, non-judgmental presence that makes it safe to finally be honest.
Psychodynamic
I use a psychodynamic lens to track the patterns, contradictions, and emotional undercurrents in a client’s story. This approach helps us understand not just what’s happening now, but why — and how early experiences, relationships, and unconscious patterns are still running the show.
1 rating with written reviews
January 13, 2026
Love Portia she got me through one of the hardest periods in my life!