About Me

My background

I am a licensed marriage and family therapist (MFT 38130). I have two Master’s degrees, one in psychology and the other in child development. I bring 25+ years of experience to my practice, working with children (as young as 2), adolescents, young adults, and parents and families.

My goal is to work collaboratively with you, creatively using my extensive set of psychotherapeutic skills to help you and your children feel better, improve communication, gain self-understanding, and learn tools to keep making your life better.

I also do groups for Middle Schoolers, Teens, and College Aged Folks. These groups incorporate art to help with self regulation, self discovery, and anxiety.

In addition I am available to run experiential art based groups to help with Compassion Fatigue Resilience. These groups are ideal for anyone in the helping professions to process feelings and get their spark back! Ideal for Therapists, Teachers, Nurses, PAs, Doctors, Medical Personnel, Research Scientists.

Outside of the office, I love to work in my art studio, hike, travel, cook, and spending time with my family and pets.

What I do

Growing up is hard to do! Life for both parents and children these days can be complicated. Sometimes you just need an extra set of hands to make it through a difficult time, to better understand your child, and to fine tune your parenting style. Stop worrying and start making positive progress towards a happier, healthier family life.

The special focus of my practice weaves together the following areas:

My strong knowledge of child development
Specialized training in evidence based therapies, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and exposure and response prevention
Training and experience in Play, Art, and Sandplay therapies

Degrees and Training

BTTI (Behavioral Training Institute) International OCD Foundation - Specialized General Training in Treating OCD

BTTI - Specialized Training in Treating Pediatric OCD

BTTI - Specialized Advanced Training in Treating OCD

Pacifica Graduate Institute - Masters in Psychology

Mills College - M.A.T. Focus in Child Development

York University - Bachelors with Honors in Psychology and Dance Therapy

Many years of training and experience using Jungian based Sandplay

Many Years of training and experience using Art techniques in Therapy