Hello, and welcome.

I’m dedicated to therapeutic work through a strong sense of purpose. As a client, this work enabled me to transform my own life at a time when I felt I was losing my mooring and longed for a deeper connection to myself. When cut-off parts of ourselves ask to be held, and past experiences need to be better understood and integrated, therapy can help. My hope is to be a wellness and actualization partner in your process. I believe you ARE whole, but perhaps can’t yet see it.

An ongoing process towards seeing your wholeness. Why I’m here.

For the first 25 years of my professional life I was a graphic designer and art director. This work trained me to experience and metabolize things as they are, and express them through visual stories that evoke emotional responses.

Aspects of that very human process are also essential to the therapeutic process, and inspire a constant curiosity in me. I can help you cultivate more curiosity about yourself too. I aim to help you understand and know yourself better — to see your struggles, responses, patterns, stories, and essence — on your journey to seeing that wholeness in yourself. 

Qualifications

Credential:
California Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) #112852

SEP (Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner) Certification, Jan. ‘23

Education:
California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), Master’s in Integral Counseling Psychology

Previously Supervised by Travis Ben Robinson, MFT; Paul Bowman, PhD; Nick Venegoni, MFT.

Affiliations

CAMFT: California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists, San Francisco Chapter

Psychology Today: Online therapist directory, with online mental health resources and news.

Gaylesta: The Psychotherapist Association for Gender and Sexual Diversity. A unique resource to the LGBTQ community, providing mental health services, education and consultation. 

Bay Area Open Minds: committed to expanding positive psychological understandings of sexual and gender diversity, including non-binary, polyamory, and consensual kink.

TherapyDen: an online community of mental health professionals.

Training

Somatic Experiencing (SE™ Institute), Advanced II (Year 3): Joshua Sylvae, SEP, PhD, & Mashid Hager, SEP, LMFT; Adv. I: Raja Selvam, SEP, PhD; Beg. & Int. Years 1 & 2 (‘20-’21): Berns Galloway & Linda Stelte, both SEP, Med, CCC; SE Consultation: Berns Galloway, Dave Berger, Ariel Giaretto, Amanda Huffman, Katie Brader.

Motivational Interviewing, Cynthia Hoffman, LMFT & Claudia Figallo, MPH, CATC 

Marina Counseling Center: Intern to Associate (‘16 - ‘19)

Golden Gate Integral Counseling Center: Practicum Trainee (‘15 - ‘16)

Healing Shame Workshop, Sheila Rubin, LMFT, RDT/BCT & Bret Lyon, PhD

San Francisco Suicide Prevention (SFSP), Hotline Crisis Counselor (‘14 - ‘15)