I have been a practicing psychotherapist in the Los Angeles area since 2019, currently living and working in Long Beach. I am committed to making therapy available to everyone, so I spent a large portion of my career as a clinical specialist at Richstone Family Center, a community mental health agency in Hawthorne, CA. There, aside from working with low-income individuals and families in need, I facilitated groups for anger management, stress management, and domestic violence prevention.

I began my mental health career in suicide prevention, spending four years as a supervisor of crisis counselors on the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. For three years I taught Research Methods for Behavioral Health Professionals at Pepperdine University.

My own journey into the field of mental health care began as a client when, at age 35, I experienced a personal crisis and learned that I had lived my entire life with undiagnosed OCD. I wrote about that experience in an essay that became a touchpoint for other persons with OCD.

Prior to becoming a therapist, I spent 20 years as a writer and creative professional in the film and television industry. I am still passionate about movies and will often speak to you in metaphors. I am always happy to show you photos of my dog, Toby.