I believe that therapy begins with safety, connection, and communication, maintained by a respectful and nonjudgmental relationship. When we work together in session, I will be collaborative, flexible, and open. My therapeutic method is one that utilizes empowerment and coping skills to help you remain present and authentic in all that you do.

I approach my work with an integrative lens; utilizing narrative, feminist, social justice, evidenced-based and trauma-informed approaches. I specialize in the areas of sexual orientation, gender transition, BDSM/ Kink, alternative relationship constellations, sex work, trauma, microaggressive trauma, death and dying, substance abuse, disordered eating and body positivity.

I received my Doctorate in clinical psychology from Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA in 2017, and have been working in the mental health field for 10 years. I completed my pre-doctoral internship at the UCSF/ ZSFG Trauma Recovery Center in the psychosocial medicine training program. There, I worked with survivors of religion and gender-based persecution, gun violence, and sexual assault survivors living in San Francisco.

In addition to providing talk therapy, I am a community educator, and lecturer and have expertise in consulting with organizations to create or improve LGBTQ+-affirming services.