Licensed Psychologist
Anxiety and Mood, OCD, and Eating Disorders
Therapy
Welcome! Therapy is an investment in yourself, your relationships, and your life. Finding a therapist you trust and feel comfortable with is an important part of this process. I would love to talk with you and learn more about who you are, what you would like to work on in therapy, and ask some questions to help determine if we may be a good fit to work together.​
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We all experience difficult emotions and challenging life circumstances. Changes and transitions, loss, carrying accumulated stress, and relationship problems can all contribute to feeling overwhelmed or stuck in unhelpful patterns. Therapy can help you navigate these experiences and the emotions and behaviors that come with them. Therapy can give you a better understanding of yourself and help you feel more connected, confident, and content.
I am a licensed psychologist in the state of California (PSY32312) with experience working with individuals across the lifespan. I specialize in working with adults, adolescents, children, and families who struggle with eating disorders, anxiety and mood disorders, OCD, and experiences of trauma. Often, my clients are navigating challenging life circumstances or have identified something causing distress or interfering with their goals. My clients benefit from time and space to explore and share their inner experiences in a supportive and nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship while working collaboratively to identify recurring themes and patterns, and modify those that no longer serve them.
My approach is active, warm, empathetic, and focused on solutions, behavioral changes, and growth. I recognize that participating in therapy takes courage, and emphasize collaboration while tailoring treatment to each individual and family, understanding that every client is an expert on their unique experiences and that therapy is a partnership. I provide evidence-based treatment for individuals, families, and groups.
I integrate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills with a primarily cognitive behavioral (CBT) framework. I practice from a weight-inclusive, Health At Every Size (HAES)® perspective to support clients in healing their relationships with food, body, and self. I have specialized training in Family Based Treatment (FBT) for eating disorders, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and use these techniques and modalities to help my clients get unstuck from and less controlled by unhelpful patterns. In addition to my clinical practice, I facilitate support and psychoeducational groups through a San Francisco-based nonprofit and am actively involved in research at the Stanford University School of Medicine.​ Learn more about our current study here.
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Education & Training
I earned my doctoral degree in clinical psychology at the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium. I completed my predoctoral internship at the University of San Diego Counseling Center, where I focused on young adult development, group psychotherapy, and LGBTQ+ issues. I finished my training with a postdoctoral residency at Kaiser Permanente Redwood City, where I worked with the Eating Disorder Intensive Outpatient Program and Adult Psychiatry Teams. After my residency, I served as a staff psychologist at Kaiser Permanente Redwood City, where I treated anxiety, mood, and eating disorders, and led a team designed to stabilize individuals presenting with serious mental illnesses and acute psychological concerns.
