I knew early on that my life’s work was to use the therapeutic process to help others advocate for change and betterment in their lives. I graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. I then went on to receive a Master’s and Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University.

My clinical experience began at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center where I developed skills in treating a variety of mental health issues associated with sexual identity and chronic illness, including depression, anxiety, and relationship struggles. I went on to train at the Southern California Counseling Center where I worked with a diverse population including adults, adolescents, families, and couples. It was during this time that I began to develop my private practice and hone in on my specialty of women’s issues; seeking out work with adolescent girls struggling with eating disorders, body image, and self-esteem. My compassion and ability to relate to these girls and young women makes for a good fit and I am proud to be a role model and someone girls can look up to. I completed my pre-doctoral training and my post-doctoral hours at the Saturday Center for Psychotherapy in Santa Monica, where I provided long-term, insight-oriented psychotherapy to individual adults, adolescents, and couples.

I currently work as a clinical psychologist in private practice in Hermosa Beach where I see a diverse client population of women, men, and adolescents using a variety of treatment modalities, unique to each person.
I specialize in working with young girls and women and the particular challenges that they face throughout the various transitions of their life, focusing on eating disorders, body image, self-esteem, peri and postnatal mood changes, and the transition into motherhood.

Eating Disorders- Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating, Excessive Exercise
Self-esteem
Addiction and Recovery
Self-harm and Cutting
Depression and Anxiety
Trauma
Grief and Loss
Pregnancy and Postpartum- Abortion, Infertility, New Moms, Parenting
Sexual Identity- LGBTQ
Love and Relationships
Life Transitions and Personal Growth

Self-esteem building
Eating Disorders
Parent-child conflict
Parenting
Bullying
Poor Impulse Control
Social Pressure

Sex and Intimacy
Conflict Resolution
Infidelity
Divorce or Separation
Parenting
Trust

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