"You either walk inside your story and own your truth
or live outside it, hustling for your worthiness."
~ Brené Brown
Pronouns: she / her
Ever fascinated by people and their stories, from an early age, it seemed that a career as a therapist chose me.
My super-human ability is being super at being human - people tell me I make them feel comfortable being whoever they are, and that I’m the one person who can be trusted with the most shame-inducing secrets, knowing I’d never judge.
I have a calming presence that is strong, yet surrendered. I have a gentle, yet firm approach to therapy, which can sometimes feel like deep work and sometimes like a conversation with a life-long friend. I’m direct, yet humble, and I never assume I know what’s best for anyone; rather, I believe in empowering clients to find their own inner healing.
In my practice, I integrate Western psychological methods with Eastern and Indigenous traditions, along with cutting-edge research on the mind-body connection. My approach is compassionate, direct, collaborative, and research-based.
I’m cisgender, heterosexual, and neurodivergent, and I operate from a neurodiversity paradigm, which is a perspective that boils down to these fundamental principles (from Dr. Nick Walker):
Neurodiversity is a natural and valuable form of human diversity.
The idea that there is one “normal” or “healthy” type of brain or mind, or one “right” style of neurocognitive functioning, is a culturally constructed fiction, no more valid (and no more conducive to a healthy society or to the overall well-being of humanity) than the idea that there is one “normal” or “right” ethnicity, gender, or culture.
The social dynamics that manifest in regard to neurodiversity are similar to the social dynamics that manifest in regard to other forms of human diversity (e.g., diversity of ethnicity, gender, or culture). These dynamics include the dynamics of social power inequalities, and also the dynamics by which diversity, when embraced, acts as a source of creative potential.
Specializing in trauma (EMDR & psychedelic-assisted therapy), couples / consensual non-monogamy, and adolescents / families.
Telehealth services now available across California. In-person in Berkeley, CA.
I specialize in trauma; and, as such, I have the humbling opportunity to sit with people as they confront the most painful aspects of their lives. Something I’ve noticed in clients is the desire to curl into a ball and look away when facing the sometimes-unbearable pain. But, this is the time when I remind clients that the fact that they’re seeing their pain means that it’s conscious enough that it’s no longer controlling them. It might still be affecting them, but it’s no longer in the driver’s seat, with the client being carelessly careened down treacherous paths.