Thanks for coming to my site to find information about my therapy practice. As a licensed clinical social worker, I believe that therapy is an important avenue for people to change their lives by looking at how they see the world from the inside out and how the world affects them from the outside in.  Therapy can be a challenging and rewarding experience that can create lasting change in our lives. 

For people who have not been in therapy, there are often many questions:  When is therapy right for me?  How long can therapy last?  Is therapy only about talking about feelings?  All of these are important questions, and there can be different answers based on what has brought you to consider therapy to help you with your problem or your feelings of distress.

Trauma and PTSD are life altering, but recovery is lifelong.

I have been practicing therapy for over 25 years.  My training is grounded in psychodynamic, complex trauma, Internal Family Systems, and relational approaches.  My areas of focus include:
  • Trauma
  • PTSD
  • Complex trauma from sexual, emotional, and physical abuse
  • Attachment challenges affecting intimacy and relationships
  • Sexuality and gender
  • Sexual satisfaction and sex therapy
  • Chronic illness
  • Depression, anxiety, grief, loss, and other mood related issues

​I invite you to take a moment and browse through the site to learn more about me, my therapy work, and my thoughts and experiences on how I can work with you to bring about change in your life. Feel free to contact me and set up a consultation appointment to discuss questions you have about therapy or my practice. Thanks for stopping by.
533A Castro Street
San Francisco, California 94114
[email protected]
(415) 706-5716
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Please note:  A therapeutic relationship is not established by use of this site.
This site does not offer medical advice or online therapy services.