Be yourself; everyone else is taken.
Hello there! Thank you for wanting to get to know a little more about me and my professional journey. I graduated from Fuller Seminary with a Master's of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy. I have a private practice in Culver City and provide telehealth to those in Hawaii.
Prior to being in private practice, I was a Clinical Director at Rosewood Santa Monica and a Program Director at Center for Discovery. I did my internship at Pasadena Mental Health Center. I had the privilege of being able to work with adolescents and adults on issues such as stress management, family issues, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, body image issues, self esteem issues, OCD, codependency, and phase of life issues. I also have experience providing clinical supervision, speaking about topics various topics in conferences and schools (eating disorders, asian americans and mental health), and affiliated with CAMFT. Other accomplishments and trainings include being a Certified Family Life Educator, brainspotting, and published as a co-author in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.
The propensity to make strong emotional bonds to particular individuals [is] a basic component of human nature.
Areas of Experience
- Relationship stress
- Couple's counseling
- Pre-marital counseling
- Phase of life issues
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Career issues
- Eating Disorders
- Addiction
- OCD
- Body image issues
- Self-esteem
- Codependency
- Family issues
Life is best organized as a series of daring ventures from a secure base.
Therapeutic Approach
When our basic needs of safety, security, and healthy relationships are not as they should be, it can make a huge impact on our physical and mental health. I strive to create a safe, open, accepting, and collaborative space. My desire is to help others not only have symptom relief, but also be able to track the patterns that get them stuck so that they can be more empowered to change the outcome as well as accept the things they cannot change. After years of interaction and contact with many types of people and issues, forming positive attachments plays a vital role.
I use emotionally focused therapy as a doorway into connecting the body, mind, emotion, and behavior in the context of our relationships and daily interactions.