About Me
People often come to therapy because they feel caught in ways of thinking, feeling, or relating that no longer make sense to them. They may understand themselves well and still find it difficult to create lasting change. I see therapy as a place where we can slow down together and become curious about those experiences—not simply to relieve symptoms, but to better understand the emotional life beneath them.
My approach is grounded in the belief that our ways of relating to ourselves and others develop over time, often in response to relationships and experiences that once helped us adapt. While those ways of coping may have once been necessary, they can eventually begin to limit us. Therapy offers an opportunity to understand those patterns with greater compassion and create new possibilities for living.
I have a background in fine art, and this continues to shape the way I pay attention to imagery, dreams, subtle emotional shifts, and the ways experience can be communicated beyond words alone. Whether we are talking about a dream, a memory, or something unfolding in the room between us, I believe careful attention often opens the door to deeper understanding.
Outside of my work as a therapist, I enjoy spending time outdoors with my dog, making pictures, hiking, and watching films. Cinema, like psychotherapy, has long been one of the ways I have thought about memory, emotion, and the complexity of human experience.
How I Work
I draw from psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, Jungian, relational, and Internal Family Systems perspectives. While each offers a different language for understanding psychological life, they share a common belief that our inner world is often richer and more complex than we immediately recognize.
Therapy with me is collaborative and active. My role is not only to listen, but to help you notice what may be difficult to see on your own. Together, we pay attention to thoughts, emotions, dreams, recurring themes, and relationship experiences as they unfold, allowing us to better understand the forces shaping your life.
We will explore both the history that has brought you here and what happens in the present, including within our therapeutic relationship. Often, the ways we learned to protect ourselves early in life quietly shape how we experience ourselves and others today. As these ways of relating become more visible, new possibilities for understanding and change can begin to emerge.
Above all, I hope to create a therapeutic relationship that feels thoughtful, engaged, and genuine—a place where difficult experiences can be explored with curiosity rather than judgment.
Education & Training
I received my M.A. in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute.
My clinical training took place at Valley Community Counseling Clinic, a psychoanalytically oriented community mental health clinic, where I provided long-term psychotherapy to adults experiencing a wide range of emotional and relational concerns under licensed supervision. This experience deeply shaped my clinical perspective and strengthened my belief in the transformative potential of sustained therapeutic relationships.
Prior to becoming a therapist, I earned an MFA in Fine Art Photography from Yale School of Art. My background in visual art continues to inform my sensitivity to image, symbolism, and the many ways people communicate experiences that can be difficult to put into words.
Areas of Focus
