People come to me for a variety of reasons, including support with life transitions, family dynamics, self-esteem issues, and immigration or race-based stress. I offer a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental container to explore these experiences. My practice focuses on helping relieve symptoms as well as fostering personal strengths and helping people harness the resources available to them.​ My practice also examines how identity and social injustice––particularly experiences of racism and immigration––affect psychological wellbeing.

 

I assess each person individually, starting from the fundamental belief that you are an expert in your own life. I supplement my psychodynamic perspective with experiential, relational, and behavioral therapies to create a flexible, evolving treatment. Together, we will identify recurring themes and patterns in your life; explore your dreams and fears; and discover how the past shapes how you see the world and relate to others.

 

Recognizing the limits of intellectual insight alone, we will also focus on the here-and-now emotions that come up in session. Patients often find that this emotional insight––the ability to express the full range of emotion––resonates on a deeper level and leads to real change.