My interest in working as a therapist starting in my own journey as a client. My sister died when I was 5 years old and my family collapsed. I was a rebellious teenager, very expressed, and clearly asking for help. As an adult, I was struggling in my interpersonal relationships, unable to feel safe enough to be vulnerable and constantly in a state of fight/flight. These relationships were precious to me, and I wanted to be the partner, friend, daughter and sister that I strove to be. On a mission to heal my childhood trauma, I was given several diagnoses, including C-PTSD and BPD. Talk therapy was helpful, and limited. I did not believe that I was stuck with my trauma-responses forever. Luckily, enough therapists and mentors believed in me. It was only through my dance and performance studies that I learned to process, move through and integrate my pain and grief. After this, I invested in somatic therapy modalities such as EMDR and IFS, which helped immensely. I began to learn that it is safe to feel my pain and to ask for help. My relationships began to change with my careful and consistent study in mindfulness and awareness. I lapsed and spiraled several times; the journey is not a straight one. I am still on it, and learning more everyday.

Relationships are both my biggest tool for healing, and the place where the trauma shows up. I am deeply passionate about helping couples and individuals to have the healthiest and most nourishing relationships possible. The specialization and research into sex and intimacy is propelled by this desire to understand how to be in loving and safe relationships. My role as a therapist is to hold space for you to process what you need, to gently guide when it is called for, and to offer you an experience of yourself in a safe container, and I am deeply honored to do so. I believe that the only problem we have is that we think we have a problem.

Healing is Relational.

I am currently an AMFT working with Enamory, a virtual private practice based in San Diego, California, under the supervision of Dr. Kayla Knopp (CA PSY 32016). They specialize in couples therapy, sex therapy, workshops, retreats, expansive relationships and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. Check us out at enamory.org. We do not take insurance but I can create a superbill for you.

I also work virtually under Shiva Howell (LMFT 129944), who is based in LA and specializes in art therapy, couples work and psychedelic integration therapy.