Who Am I?

• I am a California native, living in various parts of the greater Bay Area throughout my life. I earned my Master of Social Work from San Jose State University, and Bachelor of Science in Intensive Psychology from UC Santa Cruz and De Anza Community College.

• I am a mother of two active children and a rambunctious pup, wife to an educator, a lifelong vegetarian, Broadway fanatic, and fearless at attempting bad jokes.

• I look forward to connecting and seeing if I am a good fit to support and empower your family in this unpredictable and individualized journey. view the therapeutic process as a meaningful relationship between the clients I serve and myself. Together we build an environment ensuring trust, authenticity and safety. Although there may be tears and struggle along the way, I also strive to bring humor to the work.

• I am honored to be invited along as you share your family stories. Together we will empower you to tap into your strengths, resiliencies, and personally determined goals and desires.

• I have an extensive background as a school social worker with 15+ years of experience providing therapeutic support children, youth, and families with multiple lived identities and challenges of life.

• I am committed to equity, social justice, and systemic change to undo and unlearn decades of harm and teachings that directly contribute to trauma in my clients’ life experiences. I am dedicated to serving BIPOC, LGBTQII+, and differently abled individuals.

• I have a colorful background including lived experience with a severe eating disorder as an adolescent that informs and guides my practice.

Areas of specialized expertise and interest:

• Eating disorders - including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and avoidant restrictive food intake.

• Crisis response including suicidal ideation, self-harm, and child abuse

• Chronic illness

• Domestic violence

• School Interruption and academic options

• Anxiety, depression, and other mood disorders

• School based supports and interventions for mental health and behavioral needs

• Impact and support of trauma

• Collaborating with medical and community based teams of support

• Linkeage to community and medical referrals for housing, food, medical, mental health, safety, and other needs

• Training and psycho-education for families, school based providers, and other clinicians