Solutions 

My approach to psychotherapy is integrative, emphasizing wellness of mind, body, spirit, and connection. Working holistically, in recognition of the wide range of physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual, environmental, cultural, and contextual influences that affect health, grants me flexibility in interventions to meet clients where they are in healing journeys or paths of development. I combine recent advances in neuroscience with empirically supported treatments and age-old practices of yoga and meditation to facilitate well-being and resilience.  Drawing on strengths, studying smaller achievements, incorporating movement and meditation, and even reconnecting with the outdoor world, can support growth in a more natural, more joyful process.

I am trained in both health and clinical psychology, with an emphasis in exercise science, and completed my doctorate with my dissertation on Yoga as an Intervention for Enhanced Wellbeing in African American Student Athletes. I also focused on trauma, completing an internship at the Veterans’ Administration Long Beach, California, Healthcare System, working with veterans with PTSD, trauma-related substance abuse, relationship difficulties, physical diseases, and end of life challenges; and later completing a post-doctoral fellowship at the Center for Victims of Torture, a wonderful nonprofit created to serve immigrants here seeking asylum after being targeted and tortured in their home countries. Across these various settings, I have learned, utilized and absorbed various psychological approaches and tools, including a foundation of cognitive behavioral therapy, with narrative therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment, and mindfulness emphases added. I am also proud to be an affiliate working with the Partners in Resilience, facilitating the Pathways to Resilience groups and developing further programming.