I am a therapist with a clinical background in blah blah blah as well as a previous life as a writer and dancer. I live in Oakland with my family, and spend as much time as I can outdoors. More about you, a brief bio…

Expertise Highlights

  • PsyD in Clinical Psychology from the Wright Institute 2011

  • A decade of focused trauma work as Staff Psychologist in the PTSD Clinic at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC)

  • Supervisor and trainer for psychology externs, interns, and postdoctoral fellows

  • Former University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Assistant Clinical Professor Weill Institute for Neurosciences  Department of Psychiatry

  • Former UCSF Department of Psychiatry Volunteer Clinical Professor

  • International mental health trainer through Education Development Consultants (EDC) on USAID-funded projects

  • Private practice focusing on trauma, depression, anxiety since 2022

  • Wright Institute Clinical Psychology Graduate Program Adjunct Faculty 2025-Present

  • Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Practitioner Certification (CSES) 2024

  • MFA in Poetry Iowa Writers' Workshop 2000

  • Peace and Conflict Studies B.S. University of California Berkeley 1994

Additional Credentials