My work is an integration of cultural, relational, and feminist approaches. I have worked with adolescents and adults, refugees/asylum seekers and survivors of trafficking in a variety of community settings. I work collaboratively to co-create a trauma informed and culturally sensitive space to make room for your emotional experiences, cultural identities, and goals in therapy. I enjoy working with bicultural identities, 1.5-generation immigrant identities, and interracial relationship dynamics. I welcome various cultural backgrounds and life experiences and look forward to working together.

I believe it takes courage and vulnerability to seek therapy and thus I approach this work with great care and respect. I work with a diversity of individuals and couples, many of whom have felt “stuck” or disappointed with some aspect of their lives. I offer support around relationship issues, work/school challenges, major life transitions, as well as concerns around self-esteem and identity. I pay special attention to the role of culture and your specific life circumstance and have experience working with people who live outside dominant cultural narratives. Together, we will work to gain a deeper understanding of yourself so that you may experience meaningful changes in your life.

Over the past ten years, I have trained with and worked for numerous community mental health organizations and in private practice providing psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, and children with experiences such as depression, anxiety, trauma and loss. Therapy is a deeply intimate undertaking in which we work together to better understand your life experiences, the meaning that’s been made of them and their impact on your sense of self. My specialty areas include fertility and reproductive health, blended family systems and identity development. My relational and psychodynamic therapeutic approach is trauma informed and grounded in socio-cultural context.

I specialize in a relational psychodynamic therapy approach grounded in a socio-cultural, trauma informed framework. Prior to my career as a psychotherapist, I studied and worked in New York as an actor and taught and coached artists and professionals for film, television, and theatre. In my current psychotherapeutic practice, I embrace the vitality inherent in each person, acknowledging the intricate developmental and constitutional factors that shape identity development. Utilizing a collaborative approach to navigate the challenges and complexities of the human condition, clients are able to reach and sustain deeper states of personal freedom, fulfillment, and authentic selfhood.

I hold a deep respect for the process of psychotherapy. It is in this process that we face the parts of ourselves and our lives that are the most uncomfortable or difficult to bear. I work with adults, children, and adolescents who struggle in unique ways with their sense of self, their relationships with others, and the regulation of their emotions. I am particularly interested in how dominant cultural norms and systemic oppression shape our symptoms, behaviors, and identities. As your therapist, I will use an approach that is relational, psychodynamic, and trauma-informed to reduce symptoms that are causing you distress and to promote psychological development for long-lasting change.

My work is framed by a relational, trauma-informed, psychodynamic approach. I lean into the therapeutic relationship that we collaboratively build together; The act of sharing space with another person has significant meaning and creates possibility for deep healing. I strive to take an individualized approach while also holding in mind the impact of oppression. I believe that many points of suffering stem from and are exacerbated by oppressive systems and marginalization. I consider it a privilege to partner with you in developing a more connected relationship to yourself and to your loved ones. I specialize and have particular passion in working with Queer, Trans, Non-binary, and/or LGBTQ+ folks.

I have trained and worked in various community mental health organizations with children, adolescents, adults, and elders from diverse backgrounds. Through my work, I have come to deeply appreciate how each person’s unique story is shaped by their environment and social context. I bring years of experience working with individuals and couples dealing with anxiety, depression, self-doubt, and relationship challenges. Together, we will explore the underlying causes of your struggles and work toward building emotional resilience so that you can live a more fulfilling and creative life. My approach is collaborative and grounded in understanding your unique experiences within the cultural and relational contexts that define your world.

I see therapy as a space where one can show up as their authentic self in order to discover how they can show up elsewhere. To this end, I aim to establish a true sense of safety and trust through a person-centered, trauma-informed, collaborative and contextualized approach. I work from a depth-oriented relational framework focusing on interpersonal dynamics, existential themes, and here-and-now experiences. I encourage the use of privately meaningful phenomena in the form of images, stories, memories, or dreams that can provide insight into your experiences. Whether you are seeking immediate support or grappling with questions of meaning, I look forward to working together.