Therapy, the gift of being loved.

I help individuals and couples who suffered from neglect and/or abuse in childhood, allowing them to become more self-actualized people in the world. 
Often people from these family systems do not know how to advocate for themselves. 

Do you say yes when you mean to say no? 
Do you overextend yourself? 
Do others needs come before yours?

I can help.

My Practice

 

I have deep experience supporting clients through alcoholism and addiction in early recovery as well as those issues that come up in long term sobriety or abstinence.

Are you struggling with sobriety?

Are you unhappy in your recovery? 

Are you afraid life will be boring without drugs and alcohol?

I can help.

 
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Other areas of experience:

Anxiety

Do you worry about what is going to happen next?  Do you find yourself not being present in the moment? Do you suffer from panic attacks?

Depression

Are you unable to enjoy life? Do you sleep too much? Are you unable to do daily routines of self-care? Are you unable to remember the last time you were happy?

 

Creativity

Are you stuck and suffering from creative blocks?  Do you long for creative expression in your life?  Do you wish to explore your creativity?

I can help.

Spirituality

Are you feeling that there is a lack of spiritual connection in your life?  Do you wish to explore spirituality? Are you afraid of religion or have past traumatic experiences with religion?

 
 
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I am a multicultural,

cosmopolitan therapist located in San Francisco. I am a California native with Midwestern roots who has deep experiential knowledge of recovery communities and modalities. I have a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Madison, Wisconsin; and a Masters Degree in Integral Counseling Psychology from The California Institute of Integral Studies.

I am also a PhDc currently in the process of writing my dissertation at The California Institute of Integral Studies in the Transformative Studies program. My dissertation is titled: The transformative tattoo; What can healing from trauma look like.

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Office is located in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco.

Due to the pandemic, I am only seeing clients via video chat at this time. I look forward to being in office with you again soon.

My rate is $200 an hour for individuals and $250 an hour for couples.