The road that has led me to where I am today has not been a linear one. In 2010 I was a student in law school. During my first year, I came to realize, however, that becoming a lawyer was not the right path for me. I knew this because each morning when I woke I dreaded the day ahead. My body broke out in response to the stress that I felt. At the end of my first year, I made a difficult decision to leave. At that time I still wasn’t sure about what work I wanted to do, but something inside of me knew there was a better path for me.
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.”