Theracpy Servies
Individual Therapy for Adults (18+)
virtual sessions available in San Diego and throughout California
Areas of Experience
I have experience in the following areas (and more!). If you don’t see what you’re looking for here or if you have additional questions, please ask in the contact form.
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Trauma can take many forms, including both single events and ongoing experiences such as relationship trauma, painful early life experiences, identity-related stress, systemic oppression, or other overwhelming experiences. In our work, we can create space to better understand how trauma and stress show up for you, talk through your experiences (if you want), and find ways to support your body and nervous system. We move at your pace, with care and respect for your story.
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I have experience supporting people navigating overwhelming worry, trying to understand why they’re anxious, and panic attacks. I can help you gain insight into your relationship with anxiety (what it represents, how you’ve come to understand it, and how it connects to your sense of self) and how you might begin to respond in ways that feel more grounded and empowering.
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You deserve a space where your identity is not just accepted, but understood and affirmed. I have experience helping LGBTQIA+ and QTBIPOC individuals navigating challenges with identity, relationships, community, and the ongoing impact of social, political, and cultural systems.
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I provide affirming support for trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive individuals. This can include exploring your gender identity, navigating transition-related decisions, or processing your experiences.
I am trained and experienced in completing assessments for those seeking gender-affirming surgeries. These assessments are collaborative and can often be completed in 1–2 sessions. There is no additional cost for assessments or documentation beyond the session fee, and you are welcome to meet with me just for the assessment or continue with ongoing therapy.
If you are pursuing surgery, I recommend checking with your surgeon’s office before we meet to see if they have a preferred template for letters.
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Support for Autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD clients (diagnosed or self-identified) exploring identity, masking, rejection sensitivity, attention challenges, overwhelm, or burnout. If you are currently exploring, have been recently diagnosed, or diagnosed later in life, I can help you with building self-understanding.
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If you find yourself wondering who you are, what your values are, or noticing your sense of self or values shifting after a life change (such as becoming a parent, starting a new job, or stepping into a new role), I can help. If you’re wanting to better understand yourself (such as how your childhood, family, relationships, culture, or the systems around you have shaped you), we can explore those experiences, make sense of them, and figure out how you want to move forward.
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Living through ongoing stressors like systemic oppression, war, capitalism, political tension, and global uncertainty can take a real toll. Therapy offers space to process these experiences and find ways to stay grounded while still remaining connected to what matters to you.
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I approach therapy with an understanding that your experiences are shaped by your identities, your relationships, and the systems you move through. This includes how factors like race, gender, sexuality, culture, and other aspects of identity intersect and impact your life.
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Change can bring uncertainty, grief, and growth all at once.. If you’re navigating a new role, loss, or a shift in direction, therapy can help you move through transitions in a way that feels aligned with your values and centered in your agency.
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Emotions can feel confusing, overwhelming, or hard to name. Therapy can help you better understand what you’re feeling, why those emotions are showing up, and how you want to respond to them.
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Burnout can show up as exhaustion, disconnection, or questioning whether what you’re doing is sustainable. Together, we can explore the impact of high-demand environments, reconnect with your needs and values, and consider what balance or change might look like for you.
I have experience working with healthcare professionals (including veterinary providers and technicians), as well as those in academia, tech, and other high-demand professions and particularly with women and queer people navigating these spaces.
I’m mindful that demanding schedules can make consistency difficult, and I offer flexible scheduling options when possible. -
If you’ve read Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents and it resonated with you, let’s talk.
Growing up with emotionally immature parents can impact how you relate to yourself and others. You may notice patterns around boundaries, emotions, or self-worth that feel hard to shift. We can make sense of those patterns and how to reconnect with your needs.
We can also explore how family systems, culture, and broader social contexts shape what feels possible for you. Rather than assuming one “right” approach (like cutting contact or setting rigid boundaries), we’ll focus on understanding your options and finding ways of relating that feel aligned with your values.
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Military life comes with unique stressors, transitions, and demands. Therapy can be a space to process those experiences, navigate identity and role shifts, and make sense of the impact on you and your relationships. I approach this work with respect for both your experiences and the systems you’re part of.
In addition to my professional experience, I also bring personal context as the child of two veterans. While I know no two experiences are the same, I get the complexities and challenges that can come with military life.
Approaches to Treatment
Approaches to treatment (sometimes called treatment modalities or evidence-based practices) are different ways of understanding and working through what brings you to therapy. Below is a brief overview of the approaches I have training and experience in.
I’ll offer recommendations based on what may be helpful with your specific goals and we’ll collaborate to find what feels most relevant to you.
I also have experience with mindfulness and somatic regulation exercises, motivational interviewing, and brief solution-focused therapy.
ACT
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Gain deeper insight into your values, learn how to make meaningful, committed choices, and navigate values conflicts. Can be helpful for anxiety, emotion regulation, and feeling stuck or disconnected from what matters to you.
CBT
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Understand patterns between your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and learn how to shift unhelpful thinking. Can be helpful for anxiety, stress, depression, negative self-talk, and building more supportive ways of communicating with yourself and others.
I have experience in CBT, Trauma-Informed CBT, and CBT-i (for insomnia).
EMDR
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Process and integrate traumatic or overwhelming experiences so they feel less intense and disruptive in the present. Can be helpful for trauma, distressing memories, and triggers that feel hard to move through.
Narrative Therapy
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Explore the stories you carry about yourself, where they come from, and how they’ve shaped your experiences. Learn how to re-author narratives in ways that feel more aligned with who you are. Can be helpful for identity exploration, self-understanding, and making meaning of life experiences.
Existential Therapy
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Explore big-picture questions about identity, meaning, purpose, and how you want to live your life. Can be helpful when navigating life transitions, uncertainty, anxiety and extensional dread, or feeling stuck in direction or purpose.