Background and experience
My psychotherapy experience is wide-ranging. I specialize in relationship conflicts and communication issues, and am also comfortable working with anxiety, depression, grief, sexual and gender identity, parenting and step-parenting, and many other situations and conditions. I'm especially interested in supporting adults of all ages in life transitions — such as entering adulthood, confronting midlife, changing careers, or ending long-term relationships.
Another specialization of mine is providing support to individuals and couples through pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, and the changing roles and identities that come with becoming parents. Using empathy-based communication skills, I coach couples on how to stay connected and strengthen their relationship during this challenging transition.
In general, I view therapy as a creative and collaborative process. With all of my clients, I like to seek out and share information and inspiration from wide-ranging sources, such as books, articles, and films.
Another specialization of mine is providing support to individuals and couples through pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, and the changing roles and identities that come with becoming parents. Using empathy-based communication skills, I coach couples on how to stay connected and strengthen their relationship during this challenging transition.
In general, I view therapy as a creative and collaborative process. With all of my clients, I like to seek out and share information and inspiration from wide-ranging sources, such as books, articles, and films.
Education and training
I've been licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT52088) since 2012. I received my M.A. in Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University in 2007 and my clinical training at the John F. Kennedy Community Counseling Center in Pleasant Hill. As a post-degree intern, I worked for two years at Holden High School, an alternative high school in Orinda, and for two years at Oak Creek Counseling Center in Berkeley. After earning my license, I spent two years on staff at Lolo Cooperative Health in Oakland, and many years as an affiliate of Kensho Center in Berkeley.
I've been licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT52088) since 2012. I received my M.A. in Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University in 2007 and my clinical training at the John F. Kennedy Community Counseling Center in Pleasant Hill. As a post-degree intern, I worked for two years at Holden High School, an alternative high school in Orinda, and for two years at Oak Creek Counseling Center in Berkeley. After earning my license, I spent two years on staff at Lolo Cooperative Health in Oakland, and many years as an affiliate of Kensho Center in Berkeley.
