Me and My Approach
I believe that my clients are the experts on their experiences and that I am a companion walking alongside them on their path. I have tools and offerings to help deepen my clients self understanding and life skills to empower clients to make changes in their lives.
I am passionate about clients connecting to their authentic selves and finding places of belonging, and my hope is (with time and trust) our therapy room can be one of those places.
My social locations: I’m a white, straight, cisgender woman who is childfree (a dog mom), monogamous and married, neurotypical, citizen, spiritual (grew up protestant Christian), middle class, able bodied, and elder Millennial.
I work with clients of all identities and backgrounds, and am committed to my own unlearning of the many oppressive systems that influence me.
I’m a Californian, born and raised, who has lived in San Francisco for over 15 years. I enjoy reading, cuddling my dog, and walking all over this city.
I am a registered associate marriage and family therapist in my fourth year of practicing therapy. I received my MA in Counseling Psychology from the Wright Institute and am currently in practice at the Center for Mindful Psychotherapy (CMP).
Working with me looks like having someone who
is really curious about your particular experience
is who going to gently slow you down and have you tune into what’s happening “here and now”
may invite you to zoom out on a situation to understand the many systems impacting you
is going to geek out over teaching you some helpful tools and frameworks for understanding and self-regulating
is going to ask for your consent every step along the way
will invite you to reflect on our similarities and differences and the ways our social locations may impact the therapeutic process
actively invites feedback (and totally gets it can be intimidating to do so)
is going to talk about mindfulness, while also admitting mindfulness does not solve systemic oppression
is going to point out your strengths and abilities and cheerlead your progress
tells you there is no such thing as TMI with her and welcomes anything you want to bring to therapy (sex, spirituality, money, etc.)
can hold the tender, serious, and playful
Therapy Speak (in case you’re looking for a specific modality/lens)
Relational/depth/psychodynamic
Hakomi Mindful Somatic therapy
Trauma-informed
Social justice/feminist
Integrative
Experiential
Humanistic/existential
Emotionally focused therapy