Welcome.

As a therapist, I support people in developing confidence and self-love, building skills, connecting more deeply, and practicing new ways of being.

My clients include a wide range of people and relationships, including kids 5+, tweens and teens, adults, and elders from many backgrounds and identities. I bring a liberatory lens that honors each person’s unique experience while holding the deep truth of our interdependence. Clients describe me as compassionate, insightful, and down-to-earth. I offer a warm, collaborative, and non-judgmental space to explore what feels difficult, stuck, or unresolved. Together, we’ll create space for you to get curious, connect with your inner wisdom, and build a foundation of safety and belonging. We’ll also bring in gentle humor and playfulness. 

I see you in the context of your relationships, community, and society, and hold awareness of how systemic oppression and intergenerational trauma can impact health and well-being. Choosing to develop awareness, heal, and grow is a courageous act that contributes to our collective healing. 

INTEGRATIVE EXPERIENTIAL THERAPY

My approach is collaborative, relational, and trauma-informed. You are the expert on yourself and your life, while I bring expertise in psychology and therapy. I draw on a range of approaches and work with you to co-create therapy that fits you and your needs. 

I use a mix of experiential and talk therapy for deeper exploration, and solution-focused methods for shorter-term work. Experiential therapy can include: 

• Walking or sitting outside and talking 

• Somatic, embodiment, and mindfulness (mind-body connection) 

• Art making, writing, music 

• Sand tray 

• Play Nature connection and adventure-based activities 

I support clients who are navigating: 

• Anxiety, depression, overwhelm 

• Grief and loss 

• Life transitions and changes 

• Lasting impacts of trauma, PTSD 

• Shame, guilt, self-criticism 

• LGBTQIA+ identity, including gender identity and expression 

• ADHD and/or highly sensitive

• Building confidence, self-love, and self-trust 

• Communication, boundaries, and interdependence 

• Developing wisdom, flexible thinking, and creativity 

• Spirituality and meaning-making 

• Aging and changing life stages, including menopause, peri-menopause, caregiving

• Chronic illness and invisible disabilities 

ABOUT ME 

I’m a nonbinary (they/she), able-bodied White person of mostly Jewish ancestry, and a Bay Area native who has lived in many places. I hold a Master’s in Counseling Psychology and a Bachelor’s in Art Therapy. I’m also a mental health counselor at Laney College in Oakland, and serve as the Administrative Director at Bay Area Psychotherapy Institute. My background includes crisis counseling, teaching, environmental and social justice work, wilderness leadership, project management, and tech consulting. For my own balance and well-being, I practice meditation, Qigong, dance, art, somatic embodiment, nature connection, and lots of adventures.