Hello and welcome!

I come to the field of psychotherapy through a wider commitment to community health, social justice and political engagement and in my practice I offer the space to challenge, confront, and reimagine who we are and what we can be. Taking seriously the riotous call offered by Angela Davis that “I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept” (Angela Y. Davis) grounds my practice in action, understanding, and resistance. Through utilizing mindfulness and somatic based approaches that bring us into our in-the-moment bodily experience I offer all of my clients the opportunity to engage meaningfully with their histories of pain as we plan for a better tomorrow.

Education:

• M.A. Counseling Psychology, University of San Francisco, 2014

• M.A. Women and Gender Studies, San Francisco State University, 2010

• B.A. Feminist Studies, University of California Santa Cruz, 2006

Additional Trainings:

• Perinatal Mood Disorders: Components of Care. Postpartum Support International’s 2 Day Certificate of Completion Program (2022)

• Peter Levine Trauma-Focused Training (2017)
• Engaging Fathers More Effectively Training (2016)
• Art of Connection, Hakomi Training (2016)
• Effects of Complex Trauma on the Health, Social, and Emotional Development, and School Functioning of Children and Youth Training (2013)
• Completion of Level One of Gottman Couple’s Therapy (2012)
• Triggers and Trust, Learning to Manage Your Emotional Trigger Points Training (2011)

Awards:

• Recipient of Elizabeth D. Bigelow Scholarship for investment and commitment to issues affecting women and girls (May, 2013)