Relational & Embodied Psychotherapy
for Individuals, Couples, Families and Groups in California
Address an issue
Make a change
Feel resourced
Reduce conflict
Increase warmth
Feel forgiven
Express pain
Ask for help
Make a request
Assert a clarity
Experience relaxation
Form a boundary
Improve communication
Increase trust
Build intimacy
Find ease
Resolve a problem
Improve mental health
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
As a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in California (MFC 44203) with over two decades of experience, I support individuals, couples, and families in identifying and transforming the underlying emotional, behavioral, and cognitive patterns that shape their relationships. My work is rooted in embodied awareness and draws from somatic psychology, attachment theory, psychodynamic insight, and family systems thinking.
In my private practice, I specialize in working with healthcare professionals—especially physicians and nurses—who are navigating burnout, emotional exhaustion, and complex workplace dynamics. I also work with individuals seeking greater alignment and autonomy in their lives, and with couples aiming to deepen both intimacy and independence. I also work with families and groups who want to deepen their emotional awareness and personal capability to feel and respond well to the moment.
My specializations include:
Unique Background And Highly Relational Therapeutic Style
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I’ve worked in management consulting, integrated healthcare delivery and community clinics
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I talk and interact like a real person, to best perform my therapeutic role
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“Everything everyone does makes sense to them” is a foundational principle in my work
I offer my services to individuals, couples and families of all cultures, political orientations, ethnicities and formations
My therapeutic approach is grounded in a deeply humanistic commitment to personal freedom, anti-racism, anti-scapegoating, and the celebration of diversity. I’ve had the honor of listening to the stories and struggles of hundreds of BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and other marginalized individuals, learning from their wisdom and lived experiences. Over time, I have pursued both personal and professional growth to deepen my empathy, expand my understanding, and honor these communities more fully.
At the same time, I bring an informed respect for those shaped by conservative values, drawing from my own roots in central Texas and a Christian-focused education. This background helps me connect across a broad spectrum of perspectives with care and authenticity.
As a psychotherapist, I affirm the validity of neurodivergent experience, informed by my own journey and extensive work with neurodivergent clients. I also recognize that meaningful change may involve examining the roles, patterns, and identities that form around neurodivergent traits—always with sensitivity, curiosity, and choice.
Over Two Decades of Experience Across Healthcare, Crisis Response, and Deep Psychotherapeutic Work
I bring over 20 years of psychotherapy experience across a range of settings, including hospitals and healthcare systems, employee assistance programs (EAP), community mental health clinics, and residential treatment facilities. My work is rooted in helping individuals, couples, families, and groups recognize the embodied patterns of emotion, behavior, and thought that shape their lives—often outside of conscious awareness. By slowing these patterns down, people can find greater self-awareness, relational clarity, and personal agency.
For 15 years, I served as a workforce consultant and clinician at Kaiser Permanente’s Employee and Physician Assistance Program, where I provided support to thousands of clients—including hundreds of physicians, nurses, and healthcare leaders. I also held a leadership role in crisis response, guiding over 300 critical incident interventions in the wake of events such as wildfires, mass shootings, workplace tragedies, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Earlier in my career, I led a therapeutic team at a group home for children recovering from abuse and trauma in Marin County, California, offering family therapy and play-based interventions to support emotional healing. I also worked in a long-term residential facility for adults living with serious psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia, gaining deep experience in managing chronic and acute mental health challenges.
My clinical approach is enriched by a lifelong practice of movement, somatics, and body-based awareness. I draw from a range of modalities, including Gestalt Psychotherapy, Formative Psychology®, family systems theory, psychodynamic and attachment-based frameworks, and experiential play therapy. My academic training includes a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a Master’s degree in Integral Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies, where I specialized in Body-Mind Psychotherapy, group dynamics, family and couples work, and Eastern spiritual perspectives.