Not a blank
wall. A real
person.

I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist based in Carlsbad, California. I see clients in person in North County San Diego, and via telehealth throughout the state.

Most of the people I work with are navigating loss in some form - a death, a diagnosis, or the grief that quietly accumulates during a major life change. My primary specialty is grief, bereavement, and end-of-life support, and I also work with people going through other significant transitions: new parenthood, divorce, empty nesting, and career reinvention.

I came to this work because I'm genuinely interested in why we do what we do - the stories we inherited, the patterns we formed early, and what it takes to actually change them. Not just talk about changing them.

Sessions are 50 minutes, either in-person at my Carlsbad office or via telehealth. First sessions are mostly conversation - I want to understand what's bringing you in, a bit about your history, and what you're hoping for. There's no intake questionnaire the length of a novel.

From there, we find a cadence that works for you. Most clients start with weekly sessions and then shift to every two weeks once things feel more stable. Some people come in for a specific transition and wrap up in a few months. Others stay longer because they're working on deeper patterns. There's no right answer.

You can text or email me with questions between sessions. I'm not a therapist who disappears between appointments.

I want to be clear that my practice is genuinely affirming - not just in word. LGBTQ+ clients, clients across all body sizes, and neurodivergent clients have always been part of my practice. I approach therapy through an anti-racist lens, and I'm committed to ongoing learning about how identity, culture, and power shape people's experiences and their paths to healing.

If any part of who you are has felt like something you need to explain or defend in a therapy room, you won't find that here.