I help people understand and transform feelings related to anxiety and depression to gain access to who they are and want to be. In our work together, you can learn how to access and re-tune your nervous system to cultivate both courage and self-compassion within yourself. Our sessions can give you the time, space, and support to practice truly being in the present moment and enjoying what life has to offer. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with extensive training and experience conducting both individual and group therapy in California and New York. I have been licensed for over 15 years. My education and professional experiences include:Masters in Social Work- Columbia UniversityBachelors in Ethnomusicology- UCLAProfessional Ecotherapy Certificate Immersion Program- Level 2Foundations of Polyvagal Informed Practice- 6 Month ImmersiveUCSF Trauma Recovery Center & Rape Treatment Center- SFSanctuary for Families- NYCHamilton Madison House- NYCPaws for Purple Hearts- Menlo ParkTeaching Love and Compassion at East Bay SPCA- Oakland

Director of Operations for DOT Center- group practice specializing in psychodynamic depth-oriented psychotherapy for individuals and couples with a focus on serving people of color, interracial couples, and children of immigrants. Provide leadership, coordination, development, consultation, and supervision to staff. .Psychotherapist for DOT Center- Offering Outdoor Ecotherapy Sessions in the Los Angeles SoCal area and Online Telehealth Therapy Sessions. Licensed for over a decade and specialize in working with BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, HSPs, and Creatives to heal and transform anxiety, depression, and trauma. Expertise in treating and preventing Migraine..Methods I specialize in include Animal Assisted Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, Ecotherapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Polyvagal Theory, Mindfulness Practices, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I look forward to helping you create a strong foundation of support that gives you access to parts of yourself that have been difficult to heal on your own. .

http://www.choosepositivedogtraining.com/Offering highly personalized in-home dog training services.

Teaching classes such as Puppy Kindergarten, Basic Manners, Grumpy Growlers (reactive dog classes) at the East Bay SPCA.

http://arf.net/ARF saves dogs and cats who have run out of time at public shelters and brings people and animals together to enrich each others lives. ARF strives to create a world where every loving dog and cat has a home, where every lonely person has a companion animal, and where children learn to care.

Teaching Love and Compassion (TLC) is a six-week long, intensive after-school program run in collaboration with Light House Community Charter school. TLC is a violence prevention and intervention program; it aims to teach empathy and respect for all living beings through a combination of dog training and humane education. During the program, 14 middle school age students spend about half of their program time learning about important topics which include spaying and neutering, animal welfare, grooming, anger management, public speaking, conflict resolution and the web of life. With the guidance of the TLC staff students are able to spend the other half of their program time training EBSPCA shelter dogs.

http://traumarecoverycenter.org/Provided clinical therapy to members of the Bay Area community who have suffered from trauma, violence, and loss. Prioritized healing by providing respectful, compassionate, and effective mental health and medical services.