About Me

As a Southern California native, I’ve called Orange County home my entire life. My journey toward becoming a therapist began during my time at Chapman University, where I nurtured a deep curiosity about the human experience as a psychology major. After taking a year off to recharge and do some soul searching, I felt a clear pull toward pursuing a master’s degree in counseling, knowing I wanted to support others as a marriage and family therapist.

Since then, I’ve worked in both community clinics and private practice, where my work has evolved to center women in seasons of transition, particularly around pregnancy, postpartum, and the profound identity shifts that come with becoming a mother. I’ve completed training in perinatal mental health, which continues to inform my work supporting clients through matrescence, family transitions, and the emotional complexity of parenthood.

A woman with long dark hair sitting on a blue velvet sofa in a living room, smiling at the camera, wearing a light blue shirt and light blue jeans, with white sneakers. The sofa has three pillows, one white, one dark blue, and one with a geometric pattern. There is a wooden coffee table with potted plants and a tray nearby, and a small side table with a clock and a plant.

As a mom myself, I bring both clinical training and lived experience into the room. I understand, in a deeply personal way, how expansive and disorienting this season can be — the shifting of roles, the balancing of new and existing parts of yourself, and the emergence of someone entirely new within you. Together, we make space for all of it: the grief, the growth, the questions, and the integration. As you introduce a whole new part of you are, we get to learn how to integrate that part into your self psychologically and emotionally. My goal is to help you build a relationship with yourself that feels steady, compassionate, and aligned as you move through change.

Outside the therapy room, I’m often found on walks by the beach with loved ones, tapping into my creativity whenever possible, or getting lost in a good book—The Nightingale was a favorite read this past year.

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Training & Education

BA, Psychology
Chapman University

MS, Counseling
Cal State Long Beach

Perinatal Mental Health Training