My Approach

I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and trained Art Therapist centering the imagination as a leading character in the story of our healing. As a queer therapist I aim to create spaces that unravel the rigidity of binaries and cultivate self-compassion, curiosity and ease through art.

Talking is one piece of our experience, yet healing can come from more than words. There are further therapeutic avenues for your body and mind to integrate so why limit ourselves to talking when we can create, move, sense, build and envision? I want to help you tap into your capacity to dream and give a little more room for the parts of you that feel hardest to hold while remembering how much of a gift you are to this world.


Your Whole Self is Welcome Here

Our Sessions Will Be:

  • Trauma-Informed

    My holistic approach is rooted in a systems-informed relational lens and combines art therapy, somatics and cultural humility. I honor the collection of experiences each of us holds and the stories we carry with us, often passed down from generations and shaped by the systems in which we live.

  • Integrative

    In order to create safety, I emphasize integration of what you think, feel and sense while moving at a pace that is supportive of both your mind and body. I aim to balance thinking with sensing through the body and creating with the imagination thereby allowing us to bring the many parts of you into sessions.

  • Expansive

    I focus on providing space for the full breadth of your emotional experience, especially by stepping back from the construct of “good or bad” and “right or wrong” emotions. There is no bad emotion or wrong feeling; it’s what we do with those emotions and the impact of our behaviors that matters most.

  • Relational

    I create room for us to connect with the emotions, build understanding around them and find ways of communicating with your feelings and experiences to alleviate a sense of pressure, shame or judgment. My aim is to be in a relationship with you that ultimately supports your relationship with yourself, your community, and your environment.

We can make room to find

freedom in dreaming,

nourishment in gratitude

& healing in creativity

My Offerings

Currently I am offering therapy via an encrypted video conferencing platform or ecotherapy (therapy in nature), meeting clients outside in one of San Francisco’s beautiful, scenic sites. My ecotherapy sessions include walking, grounding in nature and engaging in outdoor art therapy with my trusted tote of art supplies to accompany us!

I work with teens, young adults, adults and the parent-child relationship, providing support in the following areas:

  • Trauma & Attachment

  • Managing Transitions

  • Gender Identity, Sexual Identity & Queerness

  • Self-image, Self-worth & Self- Awareness

  • Anxiety & Depression

  • Relationship with Shame, Guilt & Pressure to Succeed

  • Isolation, Loneliness & Sense of Belonging 

  • Grief & Loss 

  • Navigating Relationships, Intimacy & Sex

  • Navigating Peer Pressure, Bullying & Self-harm

  • Relationship with Substances

  • Burnout & Stress Management

  • Surviving Physical Violence, Sexual Violence or Abuse

FAQs

What are your therapy fees?

Initial Free 30-minute Consultation

Individual Psychotherapy: $200 / session

Parent-child Psychotherapy: $225 / session

Group Services: $50-65 / session, dependent on the group

Sliding Scale: Currently I have limited spots available for sliding scale. Please indicate your request in the contact form. Additionally, group services will include sliding scale rate.

What is your availability?

Currently, I am available for confidential video-chat or phone sessions late morning to early evening on weekdays. Ecotherapy sessions will be available beginning in February and follow the same schedule.

Do you take insurance?

I am not providing services on any insurance panels. However, I work with insurance panels as an out-of-network provider, and can provide a superbill that you can submit to your provider for reimbursement. I can not guarantee that your insurance will cover out-of-network services, and suggest contacting your insurance provider to see if they will reimburse you for any of the service costs.

What type of payment do you take?

I accept cash, check, credit card, Zelle, or Venmo.

What is your cancellation policy?

If unable to attend your session please notify me within 24 hours of your scheduled session, otherwise you will be charged the full amount.