A Space to Come Home to Yourself
Currently accepting clients in-person in Larchmont and Santa Monica, as well as virtually across California.
My Approach
Whatever you’re moving through or wondering about deserves attention and care. I don't believe therapy is about fixing what's "wrong" with you. It's about making sense of how you've adapted, honoring the ways those adaptations have protected you, and gently exploring whether they're still serving the life you want to live.
I believe therapy is a place where you don’t have to perform, have it all figured out, or carry everything on your own. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, lost, disconnected, or unsure where to begin, you don't have to edit yourself here. Therapy can be a place to bring the parts of yourself you've learned to hide, protect, or carry alone.
Over time, we’ll approach your thoughts, emotions, and experiences with curiosity and compassion, noticing how old beliefs, protective strategies and nervous system responses continue to shape your relationships, choices, and the way you move through everyday life.
My approach draws from Attachment Theory, Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and somatic and nervous system-informed practices to support healing from developmental trauma, soften longstanding patterns, and cultivate a life that feels more authentic, connected, and joyful.
About Me
I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 142778) based in Los Angeles, where I work in private practice and in community mental health at the Southern California Counseling Center (SCCC).
I earned my Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Southern California (USC). During my clinical training at SCCC, I had the privilege of working with a diverse community of youth and adults. I co-led groups focused on anger management, domestic violence, and mindfulness-based stress reduction through a social justice and community healing lens. Today, I continue my work with youth by co-facilitating healing circles in partnership with community-based youth development programs in Watts.
Areas of Focus
Many of the people I work with appear to be functioning well on the outside while feeling exhausted, stuck, disconnected, or constantly on alert. Others are navigating significant losses, difficult transitions, or a desire to find a different way forward in life.
I work with clients navigating a wide range of concerns, with particular areas of focus including trauma, anxiety, stress, family and relationship dynamics, life transitions, narcissistic abuse recovery, and grief. I have completed training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and the Community Resiliency Model (CRM), both of which incorporate the mind-body connection in trauma treatment. These approaches can support clients in processing challenging experiences, regulating the nervous system, and cultivating a greater sense of safety, resilience, and presence.
Services
Individual Therapy
The therapeutic relationship can be a powerful space for self-exploration and growth. Together, we can make room for whatever arises, whether that’s worry, sadness, feelings of disempowerment, renewed excitement, or uncertainty. We can begin to understand what you carry, gently release what is no longer serving you, and reconnect with your whole self.
I am seeing children 8+, teens, adults, and older adults.
Couples/Relationship Therapy
Relationships can sometimes become caught in familiar patterns- recurring conflicts, miscommunications, or barriers to connection and intimacy. Whether you are navigating significant challenges, hoping to deepen your relationship, or wanting support in working through ongoing concerns, relationship therapy can offer a collaborative space to slow down, gain understanding, and reconnect. I work with partners navigating a variety of relationship dynamics and am queer and poly affirming.