About me.

I completed my undergraduate studies at UC Davis, then moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to complete a graduate degree in Fine Arts, followed by a teaching credential. I worked as a teacher for 20 years in public and private schools in San Francisco and Portola Valley, CA. In 2014, I changed my career, pursued my second Master's Degree, in Psychology, and in 2017 became a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.

My interest in the intersection of art, science, relationships, and spirituality is what pushes me to continue to grow as a therapist. artist, and educator, and to further understand the unconscious in relation to the transformation and creativity of the mind and heart. During my training as a therapist, I worked in a variety of programs in the Bay Area in schools, outpatient settings, and residential programs.

As I started a part-time private practice I continued to develop my leadership and clinical skills, working in community-based organizations. I moved into management and oversaw an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program. I moved to full-time into private practice in 2021.

ISTDP (Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy)

When I first learned about ISTDP in 2005, I knew it would be my specialty. I have not found any other modality that helps clients more rapidly, more clearly, more concretely, or more completely. I find ISTDP to be brilliant, and its results are amazing.

ISTDP provides the clearest conceptualization of the therapeutic task and operates in a collaborative way. Together, my clients and I focus on helping them understand their anxiety, defenses, and emotions, and we address the relationships in their lives in a manner that helps them make lasting changes.

I have trained with some of the leading teachers of ISTDP, which is a form of Experiential Dynamic Therapy (EDT). I completed my certified core training from the International Experiential Dynamic Therapy Association (IEDTA) with Dr. John Rathauser and Dr. David Wolff. I have studied with Jon Frederickson, Dr. Allan Abbass, Dr. Patricia Coughlin, and Dr. Jonathan Entis and have attended two immersion training with Habib Davanloo, the developer of ISTDP, in Montreal. I continue to receive consultation and support from leaders in the field. I am currently in an Advanced Core Training with John Rathauser, PhD and Jonathan Entis, PhD.

I Offer to You …

As my client, you will receive my utmost attention, care, and guidance. I will continue to pursue training to become the best therapist I can be so I can help you make the best life you can have, with all the peace and happiness you can find.

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