Finding the right therapist can feel like a journey, and I’d like to help you take the first step. I am a licensed clinical psychologist, and I work with adults navigating a wide range of challenges in their lives. I specialize in helping people manage anxiety, depression, work stress, life transitions, and trauma. My client-centered and collaborative approach to therapy creates a safe space for healing, self-growth, and living in ways that feel more intentional, empowered, and aligned with your values.

My approach

In my practice, I use a flexible and tailored approach, recognizing that therapy is not one-size-fits-all and that the most effective form of therapy is adapted to the unique needs and preferences of each individual. In our work together, I focus on increasing self-awareness and insight, as well as improving your understanding of potential patterns that may shape your actions and relationships with others and with yourself. I will help you strengthen communication in your relationships, build assertiveness, boost self-esteem, and manage stress more effectively.

My focus

My areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, life transitions, work stress, and trauma, particularly childhood abuse, past relationship abuse, racial trauma, and intergenerational trauma. I am deeply committed to supporting BIPOC and AAPI communities, immigrants, women, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

My communication style

I believe that you are the expert on your lived experience, and our work together is a partnership, not a one-sided relationship. As such, I use active listening, empathetic communication, and non-judgmental transparency to help you feel safe, comfortable, and able to be vulnerable as your authentic self.

My journey to mental healthcare

My inspiration to work in therapy is grounded in my own experiences as a survivor of trauma. I have dedicated much of my professional life to helping other survivors of complex trauma, and I have seen and personally experienced the capacity that therapy has to transform someone’s life for the better. I believe deeply in the power of human resilience and want to aid and empower others to connect with their capacity for resilience and healing. Seeing a client overcome anxiety, stress, trauma, or grief, witnessing them heal and find peace, is the reason I continue my work.