If you’ve come to a difficult point in your life, it can make such a difference to talk to someone who can help not only with your immediate concern, but with understanding what it can tell you about yourself.

Anxiety, depression, painful entanglements and the lingering effects of damaging experiences can exhaust us. Finding meaning in difficult emotions and life events can help.

In my 25 years of practice, I’ve found my exploratory approach to be especially helpful to people struggling with anxiety, shame, eating disorders, trauma, self-esteem and identity questions.

Background

I am a licensed psychologist with over 20 years of experience treating adults, adolescents, and couples in psychotherapy. I am trained in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, with further training in trauma treatment, EMDR and Internal Family Systems for individuals and couples.

I received my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from CIIS in San Francisco, and my B.A. in Psychology from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. I completed my clinical training at Mt. Zion Hospital in San Francisco, CA. I worked as the Clinical Director for Access Institute, a low-fee psychotherapy clinic in San Francisco and as an Eating Disorder Specialist for Kaiser Permanente in Vallejo, CA.

I have been practicing in Portland since 2017. I am a licensed psychologist in both California and Oregon.