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I was adopted at birth and raised in an interracial household in the greater Los Angeles area.  I moved to the bay area initially to study English and Religious Studies at Santa Clara University and eventually planted my roots here.  Since then, I have also received a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology, with a focus on Marriage and Family Therapy, from the University of San Francisco.  

 

Although my clinical practice is mostly rooted in family systems theory, I consider my approach to be eclectic as I do include aspects of Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral, Narrative, and Psychodynamic Therapy. My experience includes working with community-based organizations that assisted individuals and families with crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and substance use/recovery services.  In addition to my professional experience, I am also a grateful human being working towards my own recovery. I dare not say I will know exactly what you are going through, but my mixture of personal and professional experience allows me to see you without judgment and more clarity

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I do my very best to make sure you are provided with a warm and friendly environment where you can heal, recover, or just learn more about yourself.  Feedback from previous clients was that I had an open, humorous, flexible, and interactive style.  Feel free to contact me for a brief consultation or to learn more about what therapy could look like. I'll be here whenever you are ready!

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Areas of Focus

Trauma

Grief and Bereavement

Depression, Isolation, and Suicide

Substance Use, Addictions, and Recovery

Codependency and Relationship Problems

Family Therapy