About Me

I am an activist and a clinician.

I received my Master's degree in Social Work at California State University, Northridge. I have multiple years of experience working with clients in different settings, such as day treatment centers, schools, counseling centers, and private practice. Additionally, I have multiple years of experience working in LGBTQIA+ policy at the California state level. I bring advocacy, empowerment, community building, and relational skills into my sessions with clients.

Clinical Work

My Approach

Since you are the architect of your life, your lived experience is the most valuable tool that we have as we begin to identify the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that no longer serve the true, authentic you. You are the guide in the therapy process. My role as your therapist is to collaborate with you and meet you where you are. Because every client and their therapy goals are different, I work with each client to meet those unique goals. I’m a trauma informed clinician who uses an integrative therapy framework. This means I use multiple different frameworks and fuse them together to meet your needs in a flexible way. I include frameworks such as attachment theory, internal family systems ("parts work"), somatic psychotherapy, psychodynamic therapy, cognitive behavioral informed therapy, and narrative therapy.

Group Therapy

I hold immense love and gratitude for group therapy. When it comes to healing from trauma, including emotional and physical abuse and/or emotional neglect, building community and allowing ourselves to be seen and heard is vital to our healing process.

See below for information on groups currently running.

Groups Currently Running

This group is a virtual processing group for CA-based folks. It is open to all gender identities and sexualities. This group meets on Tuesdays from 5:15-6:45pm. This group is currently closed. The next group start date/opening is April 1st, 2025. A virtual call is required to join group. Contact me to set up a time to meet virtually, and/or get on my waiting list.

For Referring Clinicians

Information for Prospective Group Members

Queer Perimenopause/Menopause Support and Therapy Group

New Group Beginning in April/May 2025

More information to be added. Please contact me to get on my waiting list.

For Referring Clinicians
Information for Prospective Group Members

Policy Work

LGBTQIA+ Policy

I have worked on several campaigns (see below) to continue California's progress for LGBTQIA+ human rights.

SB-219 - Long-term care facilities: rights of residents

SB-918 - Homeless Youth Act of 2018

AB-2119 - Foster care: gender affirming health care and mental health care

I also lobbied for $17.5 million in funding to create the Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Womxn’s Health Equity Fund, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2019

Most recently, I helped author the beginnings of what turned into SB 923, Gender affirming care (TGI Inclusive Care Act) 2021-2022, which was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2022

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