Training, Experience & Focus

Education & Training

I graduated from California State University, Northridge with a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy. During my degree program, I trained as a therapist for individuals and couples at Counseling West, where I got to explore depth psychology-oriented approaches and relational therapy.

Therapists are required to complete continuing education in order to maintain our registration/licenses and stay up-to-date on research and best practices. Some areas I have additional training in:

  • Gottman Method relationship therapy (completed Level 2 training)

  • Chronic illness and neurodivergence intersections

  • Neurodiversity-affirming approach to OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) in LGBTQ+ and marginalized individuals

  • Gender dysphoria

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed approach for trauma

  • Autistic-affirming frameworks and practices

  • Neurodiversity-affirming practice

  • Supporting individuals who have long COVID

Areas of Experience and Focus

  • Sexual desire discrepancy (differences in sex drive between partners)

  • Inter-cultural relationships

  • Inter-neurotype relationships (partners are differently neurodivergent, or one is neurodivergent and one is neurotypical)

  • LGBTQIA+ individuals and relationships

  • Gender dysphoria and transition

  • Entertainment industry and creative careers

  • Navigating impacts of politics, elections, and other systems on marginalized individuals

  • Being COVID-cautious/COVID-conscious, dealing with long COVID, chronic illness

  • Christianity, evangelicalism, “exvangelical” or religious deconstruction experiences

  • Grief, including traumatic loss, ambiguous loss, and disenfranchised grief

  • Self-esteem, confidence, self-acceptance

Interested in working together?