Welcome! I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (#147363) and have been companioning clients for 12 years as a spiritual director, pastoral counselor, and now as an AMFT.
My work with clients focuses on boundary and relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, identity issues, adolescent and young adult transitions, and family of origin work. I have found the Enneagram to be an invaluable tool for self-awareness and growth, as well as understanding difference in relationships, and I love helping clients discover how the Enneagram can help them know who they are and discover their best way of being in the world and in their relationships. I enjoy working with couples, and am currently training in the Gottman Method of Couples Therapy, a research-based system that helps couples learn to manage conflict, deepen friendship and intimacy, and share their life purpose and dreams.
I graduated with a B.S. in Human Development from UC Davis in 1993, an M.A. in Marital and Family Therapy from Fuller Theological Seminary in 1997, and a certificate in Spiritual Direction from Mercy Center in 2014. I believe every person was created to flourish, and I consider it one of my greatest privileges to be trusted with the stories, life experiences, pain and joy of my clients; it would be an honor to be a trusted companion to you on your journey toward healing and wholeness.