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Who am I

My formal education includes a Masters in Integral Counseling Psychology from California Institute for Integral Studies in San Fransisco and ongoing training and consultation in Hakomi, IFS, EMDR, EFT, and psychodynamic therapy (more below). Before starting my own private therapy practice, I worked at the Integral Counseling Center at Pierce St. and Empathi Couples Therapy Center in San Fransisco (and online). I have supported, and continue to support, a diverse population of individuals and couples; men, women, and non-binary people from teenagers to seniors.

I also support individuals who are struggling with climate anxiety and grief. Prior to becoming a therapist, I spent a decade in the climate and sustainability space advocating for federal climate policy on Capitol Hill and coordinating grassroots clean energy, waste reduction, and ecological restoration projects for universities and non-profits. In this work, I came to believe that we can’t heal the planet if we can’t heal as individuals. I became deeply curious about the mindset that is needed for adaptation and resilience and embarked on a path in psychology, a learning journey that I am still on today.

I’m a lover of the natural world, fitness, dance, and music- all of which inform my therapy practice.

Trainings & Certifications

  • Hakomi Mindfulness-Somatic Therapy
    A gentle, highly effective, method of mindful, body-centered, self-discovery

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
    Integrative method that welcomes all parts of ourselves to heal traumas

  • Attachment-Focused EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing)
    Highly effective treatment for healing from PTSD & traumatic experiences

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples & pairs
    A highly validated method for restoring the connection between partners

  • Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional
    Training in sex therapy, restoring and enhancing eroticism and desire

  • Certified Yoga Teacher. 200 Hour Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher Training Sivananda Yoga Center, Nassau, Bahamas.

  • Certified Coach, Academy for Coaching Excellence, Sacramento, CA

  • Nonviolent Communication Teachers Training, Capitol NVC, Washington, DC

Professional affiliations

  • Climate Psychology Alliance of North America
    Featured in their Directory of Climate-Aware Therapists across North America

  • California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists (CAMFT)

Reaching out is the hardest part.

“The life which is not examined is not worth living.”

— Plato