I provide goal-oriented and client-centered therapy to help you increase acceptance and ease while reducing stress and barriers that can get in the way of your financial, emotional, and physical health.

Begin with a free phone consultation, and let me know how I can help.

I am not currently available for in-person sessions given recent surges in COVID cases. I am available for video sessions on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday via a secure TeleHealth platform for California residents. ​

Finan​cial   Therapy

Money and emotions are strongly linked in each of us. Financial therapy can help you to create a new relationship with money.
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Individual Therapy

I use research informed methods to help with anxiety, depression, insomnia, identity, and body image. ​
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Relationship Counseling

Our intimate relationships require time and attention, and you might need help to build empathy and learn new skills to manage conflict. 
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​Curious about my background and how I work?

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I'm a therapist and relationship counselor in Oakland, which is in the San Francisco Bay Area. I'm available to see clients virtually throughout California.
I have a strengths based and client centered, interactive therapy style, and I work within a social justice framework. I enjoy helping people live a full life closely aligned with your own core values and beliefs, using radical acceptance, exposure therapy, mindfulness, nonviolent communication, and self compassion,.
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​Resources & Reading

My Resources pages have information on therapy approaches I use, reading suggestions, and mindfulness audio and links.

​My blog has a few articles I've written for clients on issues and questions that frequently come up such as how to address insomnia and developing a financial wellness plan. ​

Learn more about getting started in therapy with me.

Have questions about how mindfulness might be used in therapy? Want to know more about how to choose a therapist? Get answers to frequently asked questions. 
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