One of the most important factors in the success of a therapy is the relationship between client and therapist.   It is essential that “the fit” between us feels right.  To help you in your decision-making I’d like to share my background with you. 

I have been working in the helping profession for over 20 years now, first as a social worker, and for the last ten years as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#MFC34772).  I have a Masters Degree in psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies.  Over the years I have worked in a range of clinical settings, with the main focus of my clinical work being in-depth psychotherapy in a private practice setting.  I have experience treating depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, self-esteem issues, difficulty traversing life’s transitions, body image issues, eating disorders, and addiction.  

My belief is that cognitive understanding alone does not lead to change.  Have you ever known something but still couldn’t change it?  That’s because change comes through experience not from insight alone.  This has led me to study a wide range of experiential modalities including somatic psychotherapy, clinical hypnotherapy, EMDR, meditation and mindfulness practices.  Since 2004 I have been training in AEDP (accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy), a model of therapy that is transformative because it is emotionally-focused, relationship-centered, and grounded in the most current research in affective neuroscience and human development.  I am now a senior AEDP practitioner in the San Francisco Bay Area.