My goal is to create an empathic space for self-reflection and acceptance resulting in transformed relationship to self and others. I promote safety, transparency, and the development of tools that will empower you in all areas of life culminating in increased capacity for authentic self-expression. My philosophical approach to psychotherapy includes a depth psychodynamic interpretation of mental health and emotional processes rooted in psychoanalysis which aims to address the foundation and formulation of the psychological process with the goal of reducing symptoms and improving people’s lives. My role as a therapist is to help people gain insight into their lives and current problems by evaluating and reviewing cognitive and behavioral patterns that include emotions, thoughts, early life experiences, and beliefs. Recognizing these patterns help people see how they avoid stress and develop defense mechanisms to cope. I believe these insights and developing alternative coping strategies can allow for lasting change.I am a graduate of Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California. I currently hold a Master of Clinical Counseling with an emphasis in Depth Psychology degree (MFT). I am also a certified practitioner in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). I am a trauma-informed clinician working through a structural family and ecological systems perspective. I use the science-informed Polyvagal Theory in helping my clients learn and understand their own nervous system survival responses increasing their ability to safely connect with others. Using evidence-based psycho education and exercises clients will learn tools to help manage mood states, relational difficulties, symptoms of anxiety and depression, and other manifestations of past relational and event traumas. I have completed MAPS-Certified MDMA-Assisted Therapy Practitioner training and Fluence's Psilocybin-Assisted Facilitator training programs. I am a licensed Psilocybin Facilitator. I offer psychedelic preparation and integration. I have experience working with individuals experiencing various forms of trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dissociation, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, grief/loss, Substance and Alcohol Use Disorders, Adult Children of Alcoholics as well as couples, family conflict and young adults.