CA PSY 26149, OR 3118
I am a clinical psychologist licensed in both California and Oregon with over 15 years of experience providing treatment to adults, teens, families, and couples. My practice is LGBTQ, poly, and kink-affirming.
While my expertise is working with trauma and stress-related issues, I always focus on the important relationships in a client’s life. As social and interdependent beings, many of our emotional challenges develop in the context of relationships. We can utilize those relationships — as well as the relationship between therapist and client — for healing, transformation, and growth.
I believe that you are the expert of your experience. The expertise I contribute to our work together is my knowledge of psychological theories and an ability to translate that into effective treatment. As we work together, I will offer my perspective and experience, and I will always be open to your feedback, experience, and preferences.
Our work is less like going to the dentist (in which the dentist does stuff while you sit there) and more like painting a mural together (we’re each holding a brush and making decisions about what to paint and where).
In addition to the importance of relationships, I also believe that whole body health, including nutrition, movement (ask me about a “walk and talk”), and general wellness are valuable and important complements to the psychotherapy process.
CBT-I is a brief (usually 6-12 sessions) evidence-based treatment for insomnia. In this treatment, we work together to understand the biological and learned factors that contribute to sleep problems, and then make changes to improve the quality of your sleep.
This treatment can be life-changing for people who struggle with falling asleep and staying asleep.
Try my self-paced CBT-I video course with interactive exercises.
Note: The materials and information presented here are based on my professional knowledge, training, and experience. Participating in this course does not constitute a patient-doctor relationship.
I am a mother, wife, friend and gardening enthusiast.
My fee is $250 per 50-minute session. I do not accept insurance, but I can provide you with a “super bill,” an itemized invoice and receipt that you can submit directly to your insurance provider.