Therapy is a passion of mine and one that began back in high school years ago and has remained strong through my educational journey. I hold a bachelors of science degree from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, in the field of developmental psychology with a minor in women's studies and a masters degree from Santa Clara University in the field of marriage and family therapy.  I am also a board-certified professional counselor and member of the California Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT).

I am a cognitive behavioral therapist (CBT) but I bring in a variety of treatment modalities when necessary.  In general however, my main treatment method is CBT. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a goal oriented treatment that is focused on changing the patterns of thinking and/or behaviors that are behind ones struggles. CBT is a solution focused approach to treatment that explores how our thoughts and behaviors positively or negatively affect our feelings. Therapy with me, in my private practice, tends to focus on exploring the relationship between ones thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to ones feelings.  CBT has been shown to be an effective form of therapy for individuals suffering from eating disorders, anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), post traumatic stress disorder(PTSD), postpartum depression(PPD) and many more.

In addition to my current private practice work, I spent 8 years working as an intern and then licensed therapist at Community Health and Awareness Council (CHAC) in Mountain View, where I saw individuals at the agency and teens at the local continuation high school. For two of those years, I worked as the Assistant Director in CHAC’s  New Outlooks Program where my work focused on adolescents struggling with substance use and abuse issues.