The impact of chronic pain often goes far beyond the body, and may leave you feeling depressed, anxious, angry, and isolated. As a pain psychologist, I can help you build effective coping tools to take back control over your thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and physical symptoms so that you can live a meaningful life that is not defined by your pain. I emphasize a collaborative, solution-focused approach to therapy, and will work with you to create a treatment plan that takes into account the unique biological, psychological, and social factors that make you who you are.

I look forward to helping you feel better. I provide counseling support to individuals, couples, families & teens. I work collaboratively with you, using evidenced based methods to create lasting change. I will help you shift negative thought & emotion patterns to give you relief from persistent anxiety and depression. We can process, resolve and move on from trauma, relationships & painful family experiences in our work together. Let's secure a stable recovery from substance use by defending against relapse. In our sessions, you can make decisions from authentic values and build esteem/confidence personally & professionally.

Relationships can be difficult even in the best of times. Sometimes you are lying in bed next to your partner but feel world's apart. Or maybe you are lying in bed alone. You wish to connect with your true and authentic sexual and erotic self but something keeps getting in the way (e.g., sexual dysfunction, sex "addiction," sexual pain, sexual shame). You want to improve overall communication in your relationship but nothing seems to be working. I have extensive experience treating couples, anxiety, imposter syndrome, and life transitions.

Sometimes in life, we experience moments when we feel overwhelmed, whether due to anxiety, depression, relationship conflicts, life transitions, or past trauma. You may feel disconnected from people around you or you may be questioning your identity so that you feel that you can't find your voice. My goal as a therapist is to provide a safe and compassionate space where you can reconnect to your own strengths and empower yourself to overcome challenges so that you can build a life you value.

Hello & welcome. If you recognize areas of your life in need of examination, my therapy sessions are an optimal place to begin these explorations. Shame, embarrassment & self doubt can be profound feelings that lead us away from facing many of our issues. My aim is to provide a safe, restorative place to build a therapeutic relationship built on trust & honesty. When such a compassionate, non-judgmental space is provided, I intend to support you in overcoming barriers to heal distress & shift imbalances in your life.

When life begins to present its inevitable and unexpected crises and losses, you may find yourself in need of support during times of transition and change. Friends and family may not be safe to resource to help you "get over it". My job as your therapist is to support you on your unique journey through adversity toward opportunity. It's my privilege to accompany you on your journey as guide, facilitator and ally with compassion, respect, creativity, expertise and sometimes humor. I commend you on your courage to begin.

I am passionate about helping people feel and perform better. My clients include adults and adolescents seeking help with anxiety, depression, stress, and general mental health concerns. I also specialize in working with athletes, performers, professionals, and teams wanting to enhance mental skills for peak performance. I adopt a strength-based, collaborative, and goal-directed approach to quickly identify and overcome barriers to wellbeing and performance. I integrate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with other scientifically supported therapies to effect change and enhance performance.

Are you struggling with grief, anxiety, depression, or a tough life transition? Are you a healthcare provider burdened by workplace demands and job stress? I can help you. I help people dealing with serious, even life threatening illnesses; and I’ve helped many doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals cope with stressful work environments. Contact me to discuss how my background in healthcare, palliative care and psychotherapy may be helpful to you too!

Sometimes it takes the gentle mirroring of another person to help see what is no longer working in our lives. Habits formed to survive difficult childhoods may be wrecking havoc. Communication styles may be sabotaging love. We may feel overwhelmed in parenting, or facing a big life transition. I work closely with my clients to increase communication skills and develop greater personal awareness. I teach nervous system regulation in order to stay calm and effective during conflict, difficult conversations, and life transitions. From therapy you’ll learn to operate from wholeness and authenticity, and gain acceptance for self/others.

Sometimes life sucks. Sometimes we feel like we suck. And sometimes, life feels like it sucks all the time and so do we. We start to lose motivation, it gets hard to focus, we over think. We spend much of our time ruminating about the past, and/or worrying about the future. We eat and sleep too much or not enough, or find other unhealthy ways to help us feel relaxed and happy. We feel guilty, sad, angry, and anxious and our relationships can start to suffer.

Carl Rogers wrote, “The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination.” If you’re looking to develop a practice for ‘the good life,’ I would be honored to work with you. Whether you’re an adolescent, adult, or someone with a health, social, relational, cultural, educational, or employment issue, my strength-based, integrative approach is designed to meet your unique needs.

Therapy is a form of self-care. Whether you wish to focus on long-standing issues or cope with recent challenges, seeking therapy can help guide you towards reasserting control over your heart, mind, and body. I believe in therapy rich in growth and healing, human connection, perseverance and perspective. Helping individuals find and harness their inner strength is a true passion. My style is very open, warm, positive, and flexible. I will work with you to meet your individual needs and explore your thoughts and feelings.

Are you struggling with overwhelming emotions, negative self-talks, and reactions/behaviors that have landed you in the dire situation over and over again, but not sure how to get out of the cycle? Are you struggling with intimacy or sexual concerns and not sure how to improve the situation? Many adults and couples we work with struggle with overwhelming emotions, negative self-talks, work stress, ADHD, anxiety/panic attacks, low self-esteem, sleep problem, relationship concerns, sexual concerns, identity concerns, and family pressure/boundary concerns.

Older adolescents, adults & couples are all welcome to my practice. In collaboration with you, I will help guide and support you in attaining your therapy goals by understanding the patterns inhibiting your success, happiness and fulfillment. Together we will chart a therapeutic course specific to who you are and what your goals are. I invite feedback and make corrections as needed along the way. My framework is psychodynamic to which I bring training in other theories/techniques, including: Internal Family Systems (IFS), mindfulness, CBT, attachment theory, emotionally focused therapy (EFT), EMDR and trauma focused.

My clinical approaches include Neurodevelopmental Art Therapy (NDAT) with bilateral restructuring, Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy (MBAT) with breathing and meditation techniques, and the metaphor-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). I also teach mindful self-compassion which is strongly predictive of well-being, and lower levels of anxiety and depression. The emotional right brain is dominant in all forms of psychotherapy which is especially true in child and adolescent therapies. Therapeutic change happens when there is trust and connection between therapist and client in a safe, supportive, and judgment-free environment.

I am passionate about working with teens and tweens, and their families. In particular, I love to work with twice exceptional and gifted children and adolescents, as well as kids and teens who have been diagnosed with learning differences. Navigating the developmental stages of childhood and adolescence can be difficult and can feel overwhelming for kids, teens and families. Young people and their families can benefit from the guidance and support of a caring and unbiased professional while they explore challenges such as school difficulties, peer relationships and conflicts, family conflict, divorce, depression, and anxiety.

I am a licensed psychologist in a telehealth-only private practice, as well as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine. In addition to my practice, I also develop mental health treatment programs, consult, teach, and supervise students learning psychotherapy.

Welcome to my practice! Feeling anxious, depressed, overwhelmed, frustrated? Unhappy with your relationships? Challenges at work or school? Feeling like something needs to change? You've come to the right place. Find your inner strength and discover your true potential through therapy. It takes courage to reach out when you need help. Call me for a 15-minute complimentary consultation to determine your options.

Trying to find the balance between over-parenting and under-parenting can sometimes feel impossible. Doing the right thing for your child, for yourself, and your family can be elusive. With over thirty years of experience at Stanford University coaching students and in private practice coaching parents, high school, and college students, I work with individuals and small groups to guide them through the process of clarifying relationships and expectations. Individual and small group sessions are available.

Are you unhappy in your primary relationship? Have you suffered the loss of a love? Are addictions (yours or your partners) hurting you and the people you love? Would you like to have a more fulfilling sexual relationship with your partner? I have been helping couples increase emotional and physical intimacy for over 20 years. I take a directive approach to helping couples communicate more effectively. Often they find this results in more frequent supportive and loving interactions. Therapy can help you become more empowered in all your relationships. This often results in being more productive at work as well.