Prior to private practice, I provided individual, couple, and group therapy to undergraduate and graduate students for several years at different universities, including most recently at Boston College and the University of Rochester. My professional training has also included working at a variety of settings, such as a community mental health sites and a VA, which have given me a rich understanding of clients’ various backgrounds as well as provided me with specialized training to support clients with various presenting issues (such as trauma therapy for combat veterans and survivors of sexual assault). Throughout my years of professional training, of working with clients, and of navigating my own journey, I have learned that, fundamentally, we are all just doing the best we can. I’ve also come to realize that doing the best we can is often based on what we have learned from the past and does not always help us live the life we want. Whatever you come to therapy for, my goal is to be fully present, curious, and compassionate to how your past is impacting you now (both positively and negatively), to understand how your ways of relating to yourself and others may have once served a particular purpose (for example, to keep you emotionally and physically safe), and to support you in living a more meaningful, connected, and centered life.

• PhD in clinical psychology from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology

  • Dissertation: Emotion Socialization and Wellbeing: Exploring Emotion Regulation as a Mechanism of Change among Asian and Latin-X American Youth

• Postdoctoral fellowship at Boston College University Counseling Services

• APA-accredited internship at the University of Rochester Counseling Center