I am a bay area native, who’s path to becoming a therapist hasn’t been entirely linear. As a child I knew that I wanted to be a therapist. But after college, I found myself in law school pursuing a different path. I quickly discovered that law school was not the right fit for me, and at the end of that year I made a difficult choice to leave.
Upon leaving law school, I began serving in counseling roles with teens, adolescents, and adults. Through Americorps in San Francisco, I worked at an emergency shelter for youth experiencing homelessness. Following this position, I then worked at an alternative high school in San Francisco, supporting teens in finding jobs and internships in the culinary industry.
Also during this time, I fell in love with the practice of yoga as a means to drop into myself. I began meditating. I became involved in activities and communities that foster self-discovery and exploration. I participated in a yoga teacher training program in 2015, and the practice of yoga continues to inform my life and my work.
In my work I support those who have lost their way in clearing the path to a life that feels more in alignment. I support people in feeling at home inside of their bodies. I work with trauma slowly, while supporting clients through building internal and external resources to be with the experience.
Clients have described me as patient, spacious, and supportive. I'm also often told that I am a grounding presence. I see laughter as a supportive resource for healing.
In addition to seeing clients with the Center for Mindful Psychotherapy, I am also a therapist at the Greenlight Clinic, a center that serves teens and transition-age youth in the Presidio in San Francisco.
Education
• Masters in Integral Counseling Psychology • California Institute of Integral Studies (2017)
• Bachelors in Global Studies • University of California, Santa Barbara (2009)
“Not until we are lost, do we begin to find ourselves.”