I AM A STAUNCH ALLY TO ALL WHO HAVE BEEN "OTHERED" BY SOCIETY WHETHER IT BE BY RACE, CLASS, GENDER EXPRESSION, CULTURE, ABLE-ISM, AND SEXUALITY.

IT MATTERS TO ME THAT THIS WORLD IS A SAFE
PLACE FOR EVERYONE.

In my life, I've been touched by people's stories of joy, pain, love, and suffering. Sharing stories and having someone bear witness to them, to have someone see us for who we truly are, without blinking, has a curative power.

Over the last twelve years, I have searched for the common threads and truths behind our stories. The search led me to an undergraduate degree in sociology and, later, a master's in Integral Counseling Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies.  I also have years of post-graduate clinical experience working with individuals, couples, children, teenagers, and families. 

In my clinical training, I have worked at Golden Gate Integral Counseling Center and Marina Counseling Center where I counseled individuals and couples and facilitated support groups. As an Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist at a preschool in Hunter's Point, I further developed my clinical experience with children and families. This work strengthened my understanding of the importance and longlasting impact of early development and attachment. 

I expanded my experience with young people and families in my work at Kaiser Permanente's Child Psychiatry Department, where I faciliated teen groups, counseled teens individually, provided family therapy, and diagnosed and treated a variety of mental health issues. In addition to my clinical experience, I have over twelve years of experience with mindfulness meditation, and have incorporated the practices of Tara Brach's "Radical Acceptance" into my therapeutic work. 

Now, I have developed a thriving private practice where I offer individual and couples therapy and am accepting new clients.  I offer a warm and intuitive therapeutic approach where I am both supportive and direct where it encourages thought and growth. In other words, I will create a safe space where I meet you where you are and help guide you to where you want to go.