BACKGROUND

After a decade of working in the film and television world, I had my first child and became increasingly fascinated by human development, which led me to pursue a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. 

 

I began my clinical work at The Southern California Counseling Center where I saw hundreds of clients including individuals, couples, families and children.  I completed the Attachment Mastery Program with Dr. Diane Poole Heller and a yearlong couples therapy training program with Ellyn Bader of The Couples Institute.  I am well-versed in mindfulness techniques including MBSR and Mindful Self-Compassion and have facilitated classes in both mindfulness and best-practice parenting.  I also have training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems, and am a certified CRM (Community Resiliency Model) practitioner.

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I am also an attachment-focused EMDR therapist trained by the Parnell Institute.

 

I have been married for over twenty years, raising two children, and am currently practicing in the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles.