It’s not easy to ask for help, but great change can occur. I work holistically which means I combine different approaches to therapy that integrate the mind, body, and spirit. Together we will explore your current predicament, your past experiences and childhood history, what you want your future to look like, and how we can get there.
I grew up in the Bay Area, but my degrees are from Connecticut College (B.A. 1997) in New London, Connecticut and John F. Kennedy University (M.A. 2006) in Pleasant Hill, California.
My experience includes running a weekly women’s group, working with individuals with a range of issues, and mentoring adolescents diverted from the juvenile justice system. I enjoy working with a multi-cultural population, and find so much meaning in the work that I do!
I felt called to the field of somatic psychology in 2002 while I was practicing a lot of Ashtanga yoga. I realized that there was a strong body-mind connection because I noticed the physical practice really elevated my mental clarity and mood. To this day, I encourage my clients to engage in self-care practices whatever that may be for them.
Aside from my wonderful supervisor, Marsha Hiller, friends, family, teachers and colleagues, I have been influenced by many progressive psychological pioneers and healing modalities: Carl Jung, Carl Rogers, Marion Woodman, Christine Caldwell, Daniel Stern, James Kepner, Geneen Roth, Donald Winnicott, Don Miguel Ruiz, Arnie Mindell, Body-Mind Centering, Patañjali, Martin Luther King Jr., The Hakomi Method, Peter Levine, Bodynamics, Stanley Keleman, John Friend, and John Conger.
I am an active member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT) and well as the East Bay chapter (EB-CAMFT).