I didn't take a straight line to psychotherapy.
A liberal arts degree from Pomona College gave me a broad, curious foundation, and an MA in journalism from the University of Southern California set me on a 10-year career as a broadcast journalist.
That work was rich and demanding. And it planted a deep curiosity about the interior life of the people I was interviewing, a desire to understand and help rather than just report. That inclination eventually led me back to graduate school for an MA in Counseling and Educational Psychology from UNR — and to more than two decades of work I find meaningful every day.
Psychotherapy can be a powerful path to transformation — and I've had the privilege of witnessing that transformation, again and again, for over twenty-five years.
My Experience
Trauma & Sexual Assault Recovery
As a group facilitator and individual therapist, I have helped hundreds of survivors of sexual assault and other trauma turn their pain into healing.
Eating Disorders & Body Image
As a primary therapist at an eating disorder treatment center and in my private practice, I've helped scores of individuals make peace with their bodies and relax with food — finding freedom they'd stopped believing was possible.
Young Adults & Adolescents
As a therapist for young substance abusers, and as an anger management teacher for adolescents in trouble, I've offered respect and guidance to hundreds of teens and young adults struggling to find their path.