I have been practicing psychotherapy in The Bay Area for the past 20 years. I received my PhD in Clinical Psychology from  California School of Professional Psychology in 2000 and was licensed by CA Board of Psychology in 2004 (CA #19494). I completed doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships in neuropsychology at Laguna Honda and San Francisco General Hospitals and went on to work in the Over-60 Clinic at UCSF/Langley Porter before I started my private practice in 2007. Though I no longer provide neuropsychological testing, my training has given me an abiding appreciation for our nervous systems and the neurobiological underpinnings of who we are from infancy to late life.

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To my psychotherapy practice I also bring a personal love of the arts, particularly dance and theatre, as well as  a profound regard for physical practice, connection to the body, and all of the wonderful things that it can do and express. Though I spend much of my time sitting and listening, movement is an important part of my life as a regular student of dance and pilates. I also teach a cardio-dance class twice weekly. My training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Level 1), EMDR (Levels 2 + advanced seminars) and other integrative approaches to psychotherapy provide a framework for something I know intuitively; that the body and the mind are one, and living in and connecting from an integrated place are essential to well-being. I bring this, as well as a passion for social justice, a robust sense of humor, and deep well of compassion to my work. I feel deeply honored and hold genuine respect for clients engaged in the profoundly important undertaking of connecting to themselves.