You are not broken. You are carrying something that was never yours to carry alone.

If you've spent years feeling like your emotions are too much, your relationships follow painful patterns you can't seem to escape, or like something is fundamentally wrong with you — I want you to know: that story isn't true. What you're experiencing likely has roots that go back much further than you think. And when you finally understand where those patterns came from, something shifts. Healing becomes not just possible, but real.

My Approach

Healing isn't one-size-fits-all, and neither is the way I work.

I take a multifaceted approach — which means I meet you where you are. If you're struggling right now, we address that first. Whether that looks like nervous system regulation techniques, practical coping tools, or a referral for a medication evaluation, I want you to feel relief and stability as quickly as possible. You shouldn't have to white-knuckle your way through therapy waiting for the "deeper work" to kick in.

At the same time, I believe that lasting change requires getting to the root of what's driving your symptoms in the first place. For most of the people I work with, that root traces back to early attachment wounds — the emotional blueprints formed in childhood that quietly shape every relationship and every version of ourselves we carry into adulthood.

To do that deeper work, I draw from a range of evidence-based modalities — EMDR and Attachment-Focused EMDR, CBT, DBT, solution-focused therapy, and psychodynamic techniques — using whichever combination best fits your unique needs, history, and goals. EMDR in particular allows us to process trauma at the level of the nervous system without requiring you to retell your story repeatedly. Most clients begin to feel genuine relief and hope within the first few sessions.

Every treatment plan is built around you. I will guide you, support you, and champion you through every step of this process.

Who I Work With

Adults carrying childhood wounds and abuse survivors
If you grew up in an environment where your emotional needs went unmet — through neglect, instability, or simply not having a parent who could really see you — those early experiences are likely still shaping your life today. This includes survivors of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. You may have spent years minimizing what happened to you, telling yourself it wasn't "bad enough," or carrying a shame that was never yours to hold. It was.

I work with adults who are ready to understand where their patterns came from, stop blaming themselves for them, and build the life and relationships they deserve. You don't have to keep carrying this alone.

Women with complicated mother relationships
Many women I work with are in their 20s, 30s, and 40s and carry a particular kind of pain: a relationship with their mother that was confusing, cold, critical, or deeply unpredictable. This wound quietly runs the show — affecting how they show up in romantic relationships, friendships, and in their own sense of self-worth. If you've ever thought "I should be over this by now," you are not alone, and you are not stuck.

Women navigating perimenopause and menopause
If you're in your 40s or 50s and suddenly feel like you don't recognize yourself — mood swings that feel wildly out of proportion, anxiety that comes from nowhere, brain fog, a growing distance in your closest relationships, or a grief you can't quite name — you are not imagining it, and you are not going crazy.

Perimenopause and menopause are not just physical transitions. They are profound emotional and identity shifts that can amplify everything you've been managing for decades. For many women, this is the moment when long-held anxiety, attachment patterns, or unresolved grief suddenly become impossible to ignore.

I help women in this season of life understand what is hormonal, what is attachment-driven, and what is both — and build real tools for not just surviving this transition, but coming out the other side knowing yourself more deeply than you ever have.

Neurodivergent adults
I have extensive experience supporting late-diagnosed autistic and ADHD adults, as well as those exploring a potential diagnosis. I understand that neurodivergence and trauma often live side by side, and I know how to hold both with care.

My Background

I came to this work because I've seen what unhealed attachment wounds do across a lifetime — and I've also seen what happens when people finally get the support they needed all along.

Early in my career I worked with incarcerated young men, youth in foster care, and survivors of human trafficking and childhood abuse. I spent years sitting with some of the deepest attachment wounds imaginable — children and young adults who had been failed, again and again, by the people who were supposed to love them. Watching that kind of pain, and then watching people begin to heal, shaped everything about how I practice today.

Credentials

• Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), California — #10716

• Licensed telehealth provider, Florida — #1589

• Licensed telehealth provider, South Carolina — #2226

• Bachelor of Arts, UCLA

• Master of Science, University of La Verne

• EMDR trained, including Attachment-Focused EMDR

• 13+ years working with trauma survivors

A Little About Me

I'm a first-generation American, born and raised in Los Angeles. I'm a mom to three adult children, and three very opinionated fur babies: an American Bully, a French Bulldog, and a Tabby Cat who runs the house. When I'm not working, you'll find me planning my next trip somewhere warm and tropical.

Ready to get started?

Taking the first step is often the hardest part. If anything here resonated with you, I'd love to start with a conversation — no pressure, no commitment.