I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#99751), Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT200), and Certified Healing Arts Practitioner. My training and experience blending traditional psychotherapy with contemporary mind-body practices as well as my passion for the healing arts foster an integrative approach in my online practice based in the California Bay Area.
I received my Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (aka Sofia University) and my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Entrepreneurship from California State University in Long Beach. After completing my Master’s degree I trained at the Center for Creative Growth where I completed their Foundations in Clinical Mastery program. I then continued to gain immense experience working with at-risk youth at La Cheim School, a non-profit mental health organization treating underserved youth and their families.
During my undergraduate studies, I fell in love with the practice of Yoga and completed a personally transformative training through the Sivananda Yoga tradition. I have taught thousands of students publicly and privately throughout California and continue to teach throughout the Bay Area. I specialize in Restorative Yoga which I also bring into psychotherapy sessions as a way to experience mindfulness and stress reduction. My on-going experience with Vipassana meditation strongly informs my approach to healing.
As a therapist, teacher, and healer, I bring warmth, deep empathy, intuition, and unconditional compassion to my clients. My work is grounded in mindfulness which teaches us how to be open to our experience and let go of judgment which keeps us stuck in self-defeating cycles. I know that it can feel like something is wrong with you. I believe we all have a natural capacity for growth, healing, and self-actualization that gets buried by our life experiences. Let’s uncover this part of you together.
I blend mindfulness-based therapies such as Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Somatic Awareness with other evidence-based modalities such as Internal Family Systems and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. I also draw from Non-Violent Communication to support you in learning effective communication skills.
What I love most about doing therapy is helping people develop self-love and uncover their self-worth. I’m passionate about providing an emotionally safe space for people to connect with themselves and express their deepest truths. I feel honored to be a compassionate witness, support, and guide through times of both darkness and light.
As a yoga teacher and healer, I give students permission to soften around the edges, to let go of doing, and enjoy a moment of just being. In the current state of society and technology, our nervous systems are often overrun and our bodies sleep deprived and disconnected. I provide a space to un-plug, decompress, and activate the body’s natural healing capacity that takes place through conscious relaxation and breath-work.