Psychotherapy in California
Loosening the grip of the past
Welcome.
Most of us are playing out patterns we never chose and can’t quite see.
The same fight in every relationship. The same way you pull back right when things get close. Sometimes it’s grief that brings you here instead, a loss that’s changed everything. Either way, therapy is where we slow down and make sense of it.
I work from a relational psychoanalytic orientation. We pay attention to a few things: your relationships, your history, and what happens between us in the room. We can also work with your dreams if that interests you. You can’t change what you don’t notice. But real change comes less from noticing patterns than from feeling what you usually move past.
I won’t rush you toward acceptance or a silver lining, and I’m not interested in quick fixes that don’t hold.
The work I believe in is slower than that. Over time, we learn how you became who you are and what it would take to change. So much of our well-being is bound up in our relationships, and that's usually where we end up looking.
You lead our sessions. You talk about what’s on your mind, and we see where it takes us, especially toward the things that have felt too hard to face alone. Attachment, grief, dread, shame, guilt: none of it is too much to bring here.
It's not all serious, though. Some sessions are full of laughter, the kind where you're not quite sure what set it off. Therapy can be fun. It's whatever it needs to be.
Trust with a therapist is built, not given. Ask me anything about myself, my experience, or how I work. I'd rather you ask than wonder.
Credentials
I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Los Angeles. I earned my Master's in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University, and before private practice, I trained at The Maple Counseling Center.
I came to this from an earlier career in design and communications, which left me especially attuned to creative professionals and the ways they get stuck.
Alongside my practice, I consult with workplaces and institutions on navigating grief, trauma, and the psychological impacts of AI.