About Me

I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working with individual adults and couples in Oakland and throughout California — in person or virtually.

Over a decade of clinical experience has taught me that life is genuinely hard, and not every problem has a solution. What people often need isn't an answer but a way through — more clarity, more breathing room, a different relationship to the things that can't be changed, and sometimes the ability to laugh at it all. That shift is often what therapy is actually for: perspective. My clients tend to describe me as direct, intellectually engaging, and funny, which helps when we're sitting with the heavy stuff.

I draw from CBT, psychodynamic therapy, and existential psychology — meaning we might untangle a thought spiral, dig into the past, and wrestle with what any of it means, all in the same session. I think good therapy requires rigor and real human presence. I try to bring both.

My clients are curious, motivated people who want depth and also want relief. They want someone who can meet them where they are without losing the thread.

Outside the office, I'm a mom, a partner, a reader, and someone who spends a perhaps unreasonable amount of time outdoors — hiking, gardening, and pulling weeds with the focused intensity I usually reserve for a good existential crisis. I have a large extended family, far-flung friends, and a genuine need for real connection. I work from curiosity, not dogma, and I adapt to each person rather than fitting them to a method. I want this to be a space where you can explore anything.

Reach out if you'd like to meet and see whether working together makes sense.