About My Clients
Do you feel like you’re holding everything together for everyone else while quietly struggling yourself? Maybe you’re anxious, drained, or stuck in patterns you can’t seem to change. If you’re navigating a major life transition, becoming a parent, a new stage of parenthood, divorce, a career shift, a move, an empty nest, or another time that doesn’t look like you expected, it makes sense to feel unsteady, even when things look fine from the outside. I’d love to help you feel like yourself again
My Background and Approach
My approach to therapy is collaborative, supportive, and grounded in evidence-based practices, primarily Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). I work with women navigating anxiety, stress, perfectionism, maternal mental health concerns, and major life transitions. Many of my clients appear capable on the outside while internally feeling overwhelmed. Using CBT, we’ll identify the thought patterns and habits keeping you stuck, and build practical tools you can use in real moments, not just in session. I’m direct and solution-focused: we’ll work collaboratively on what’s bothering you right now, and you’ll leave with strategies you can carry with you long after our work together ends. I hold a doctorate in clinical psychology and am licensed in both California and Rhode Island, so I bring a strong clinical foundation to every session.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I’ve always been drawn to understanding why people make the choices they do, how the relationships we grow up in shape the patterns we carry forward and the ones we spend a lifetime trying to unlearn. That curiosity is what led me to psychology in the first place. It deepened in college, when I volunteered at a domestic violence shelter and saw firsthand the impact that trauma and instability can have on women and their families. That experience sparked a lasting interest in women’s health and wellbeing, and in how psychology could support women through some of life’s hardest moments. That belief has stayed with me in my work with women, and especially with mothers, becoming a parent myself only sharpened it. Every stage of life brings its own struggles to work through, and I want women to have access to culturally responsive, professional care that helps them thrive, wherever they are in that journey.