Before becoming a psychotherapist, I studied and taught yoga (Iyengar-based and Kundalini), practiced law, and worked in a variety of community health settings.

I am trained as a somatic therapist - I incorporate how we experience emotions and thoughts in our bodies. Becoming aware of our internal states and sensations can help unlock our sometimes-mysterious behaviors. Developing the capacity to dip into these two kinds of knowing - conscious and unconscious - can allow for profound integration and change.

Some of the modalities I draw on include attachment theory, Hakomi and Somatic Experiencing, and play therapy. I also include Internal Family Systems or “parts work,” psychodynamic theory, mindfulness, and yogic approaches in my work. We can consider how social systems, such as race, gender, and class, shape experiences. I draw on the modality that seems most appropriate to you and the moment. I view therapy as a journey that can take you to your true self. Change takes place in an organic way as a part of that process.