About Me
Ever since I was young, I knew I wanted to help make a difference in people’s lives. This interest led me to work with children, in education, homeless youth, job coaching/rehabilitation/development and with dual diagnosed adults. This extensive work experience combined with my own life experience and education has left me with a deep wealth of helpful information and therapeutic skills to assist others. I graduated from California Institute of Integral Studies with a Masters Degree in Integral Counseling which combines both Western and Eastern philosophies. I am deeply curious and interested in the human experience so am always absorbing as much new information as possible to increase my life's passion for understanding the workings of our brain, our psyche and our overall interpretations of life.
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I have over 35 years of experience working with young people and for 7 of them I worked exclusively as
a School Therapist in K-8th grade schools. This work included meeting with teachers, and parents, attending IEPs, observing and assessing students, leading classes on mindfulness, kindness, peer counseling, coping through transitions, and more. We are all unique beings and have specific ways we like to connect so a 'one size fits all' approach is seldom successful and connecting with children and teens is one of my strengths.
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I believe that sharing one's story with another is the first step towards creating meaningful and lasting change. In therapy, I respect you and your story first and foremost and work to listen thoughtfully while supporting your experience. I see therapy as an opportunity to make sense of situations, help articulate feelings, develop skills and coping mechanisms, create healthier relationships, and improve general well-being. I am primarily a relational therapist, meaning that I hold the relationship between you and me as the most important aspect of therapy. In a session, I offer a warm and inviting space to safely discuss struggles, fears, or future hopes. I truly believe there is nothing too severe, too dark, too weird, or too hard to talk about and I am deeply committed to creating a non-judgmental space where all topics are open for exploration. I truly care and often often go above and beyond to address the needs of my clients or to advocate for them.
