PSYCHOTHERAPY

I am a Los Angeles based Psychotherapist (LMFT 141685) offering individual & couples counseling. I also offer therapy services in LA to adolescents, organizations, relationships (e.g. siblings, roommates, friends), & groups.

I am a collaborative, multi-passionate, and creative therapist focused on building awareness and self-compassion. I blend depth, relational, internal family systems, and somatic ideologies to help you heal from trauma, creative blocks, relationship challenges, depression, anxiety, and life transitions. With a shame-free and empathetic approach, I create a safe space for clients to explore underlying issues that may be causing challenges in your life. With an interest in soulful and spiritual practices, we can explore existential crisis’, meaning and purpose.

Whether you’re going through a difficult moment or life transition, want to understand your inner world deeper, have a hard time in relationships, or want to explore why things are happening in your life, I will be there with to support you through it and help you find what works for you.

I combine my background in mindfulness, the arts, and embodiment, with my trainings in mindful self-compassion, internal family systems, interpersonal neurobiology, gestalt and relational therapy, as well as depth psychology and trauma-informed approaches. For my master’s thesis, I dove deeply into understanding the impact of culture, genetics, and family on our nervous system, psyche, self, and view of the world. I support you in exploring uncertainty and unknown parts of self and the world, while providing nervous system research and skills in order to contain and grow a meaningful life.

With a background in the music industry, I understand the unique challenges of working in a creative field. Having spent years studying healing modalities, such as yoga, mindfulness, meditation, and Buddhism, I take a holistic approach to counseling. I am passionate about building inner awareness in order to grow acceptance, compassion, and understanding of yourself and the world around you. I have experience in working with existential and daily anxiety, relationships, interpersonal wounds, and trauma. I use a harm-reduction approach, psycho-education, meditations, grounding practices, and nervous system skills and tools as resources to support you. My spiritual and creative practices influence my daily life and I extend the offering of this practice to my clients as well. Finding your own spiritual path, reclaiming your soul, and building your identity are all included in the work I provide.

I weave in social justice and am culturally sensitive. I have a body and sex positive attitude as well as LGBTQIA+ affirming. I am continuing to unpack my whiteness and committed to ending a white supremacy culture through trainings, readings, and self-awareness in order to attend to those with different backgrounds than myself.

I was trained in private practice with Ifat Peled, PhD, at the community mental health clinic The Relational Center, and adolescents at Lifespan Psychological Center. I have previously worked with Kasey Crown at her private practice with adult individuals and at the Early Childhood Development Associates working with children. I completed my M.A. in Counseling with a Depth Psychology Emphasis at Pacifica Graduate Institute (2021). I am continually fascinated by how our mind and bodies work, a curiosity that has sparked my career as a therapist, meditation teacher, and yoga instructor. I’ve always felt a passionate force behind me, spurring me to help people find their way along a common path, and I find deep joy in accompanying you on this journey of life together.

MY CERTIFICATIONS, TRAINING, + EDUCATION

PSYCHOTHERAPY

    • IFS Level 1 IFS Institute

    • Psychedelic Support Training on Ketamine: Therapeutic Applications, Clinical Research, & Neural Mechanisms Psychedelic Support

    • IFS-Informed Coaching Peer Development Groups Brian Jaudon

    • Rachel Ricketts Spiritual Activism Webinar Trainings

    • EFT Externship 2022

    • Advanced Gestalt Training (The Relational Center), Present

    • Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Monthly Meetings (David Treleaven)

    • IFS Coaching for Self-Leadership 2021

    • Pacifica Graduate Institute Masters in Counseling with Depth Psychology Emphasis 2021

    • Relational Center Gestalt + Advanced Gestalt Training 2019-2021

    • Brainspotting Phase 1 Certification 2021

    • ACT for beginners 2021 (Training)

    • DBT skills 2021 (Training)

    • Wisdom 2.0 2021 (Seminar)

    • Unpacking Whiteness Group + Training at The Relational Center 2020

    • Ally Bogard Meditation Training 2020 (10 Hour)

    • Embodied Yoga Summit and Embodied Social Justice Conference 2020-2021

    • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute Webinar and The Relational Nature of Shame: A Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Perspective 2020

    • Dan Siegel PEPP MWE Gathering 2020

MINDFULNESS + MEDITATION

    • Loving Awareness Commuter Retreat at Spirit Rock (2019)

    • Solstice Insight Meditation Retreat at Spirit Rock (2019)

    • Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB): Timeless Wisdom, Timely Action (LLI, 2019)

    • The Art & Science of Living With Presence & Connection (Lifespan Learning Institute, 2019)

    • Trauma Sensitive Training (The Relational Center, 2019)

    • Karme Choling Weekthün 7-day retreat with Ethan Nichtern (2018)

    • Mindfulness & Self-Compassion (MSC) 5-Day Intensive with Kristin Neff, PhD (2018)

    • Herbalism course (Love is Juniper, 2018)

    • Weeklong Yoga Deep Retreat Trainings with Heather Lilleston (2016 & 2017)

    • 200-hour Meditation Teacher Training (The Interdependence Project, 2017)

    • Adult Yoga Teacher RYT200 (Yoga Shanti, 2017)

    • Kids Yoga Teacher RCYT95 (Bent on Learning, 2016)

    • Certificate in Sustainable Happiness (Nalanda Institute, 2016)