I’m a licensed psychotherapist with a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. I work with individuals, children & adolescents, and couples who are struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, emotional regulation, and long-standing relational patterns that feel hard to break.

My clinical training began at Southern California Hospital in Culver City, where I worked with individuals experiencing severe mood and thought disorders, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and major depression. This experience grounded my work in thoughtful, compassionate care and strengthened my ability to sit with complex emotional experiences.

Following graduate school, I worked as a high school counselor, supporting teens navigating anxiety, depression, eating disorders, autism spectrum-related challenges, and difficulties with emotional regulation. Working closely with adolescents and families deepened my understanding of how early relationships, identity development, and attachment experiences shape how we relate to ourselves and others later in life.

I completed a two-year post-graduate training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy through the Wright Institute Los Angeles, where I received extensive supervision while providing in-depth psychodynamic therapy to individuals and couples. My work often focuses on trauma, relationship conflicts, anxiety, depression, and repeating emotional or relational patterns that no longer serve you.

In addition, I hold a Certificate of Completion in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) Level 1. EFT is an evidence-based couples therapy approach that helps partners identify underlying emotions and unmet attachment needs, creating deeper connection, trust, and emotional safety within relationships.