License Marriage & Family Therapist # 97171

ABOUT ME

Born and raised in the Bay Area I have always appreciated the abundance of natural beauty and progressive culture here. I grew up with the freedom to explore the world around me and my own inner landscape.A dancer in my youth, I was drawn to the Yoga tradition right out of high school and became a yoga teacher before I turned 20. I was intrigued by the potential for consciousness expansion and healing of the mind, body, and spirit. Though mindfulness and physical practices I found emotional and psychological release.After engaging in my community through local social activism, teaching yoga and art, and diving into a somatic therapy training, I returned to college. At UC Berkeley I created a major called Integrative Psychology, which blended my interests in psychology, holistic health, culture and community. I followed that with a Masters in Counseling Psychology at Sonoma State.Since 2010 I've provided direct therapy services in various settings. Between 2014-2019 I held the Executive and Clinical Director roles at a nonprofit mental health training facility that provided free and low-fee counseling in Sonoma County. In 2019 I left the Director position at SOS Community Counseling to build my own practice.

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An Integrative Approach

I use a variety of therapeutic modalities to compliment insight-oriented talk therapy.

I have experience treating trauma, addiction, anxiety, depression, OCD, among other ailments. I support parents, couples, adults and teens to find clarity, empowerment, and healing through the therapeutic relationship.I celebrate the variety of human experience, expression and culture. I am engaged in ongoing education around cultural systems of oppression, resiliency, and the impacts on mental health.

Somatic Therapy

Somatic approaches help:
- Relax and de-stress
- Feel grounded, safe, and present
- Release pain and blockages
- Center and focus attention
- Inspire and energize

I use somatic approaches in my psychotherapy practice under my MFT License for clients who are interested.I offer a separate somatic treatment method called Psychomotoric Therapy using the Niek Brow Method. This method combines talk therapy with physical movements and exercises that stimulate areas of psychological growth and development supporting your personal goals and challenges.

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Couples Therapy

I help relationships at all stages work through various challenges that occur.Relationship therapy provides an opportunity for each partner to learn more about themselves as well as their partner and find more honesty, respect, and trust.I am LGBT+ affirming, sex positive, and affirming of alternative relationships like polyamory and open-relationships.