REAL CHANGE HAPPENS WHEN YOUR MIND AND BODY ARE FINALLY ON THE SAME PAGE.

• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) — California (#119218)

• Telehealth Provider — Florida (#TPMF1573)

• M.A., Clinical Psychology — Antioch University

• B.A., Theatre Arts — Marymount Manhattan College

• Theatre & Performance Studies — Richmond College, London, UK

• Theatre & Performance Studies — Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) — Parts 1 & 2, Institute for Creative Mindfulness

• Brainspotting Level 1 — Pacific Brainspotting

• Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM), Level 1 — Trauma Resource Institute

• Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist (CCTSI) — Trauma Institute International

• Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) — Medical University of South Carolina

• Body-Based Self Regulation: Somatic Techniques in Therapy — Arizona Trauma Institute

• Working With Neurodivergent Clients With Trauma — Arizona Trauma Institute

• The Body Keeps the Score Trauma Healing Conference — Bessel van der Kolk, MD

• Yoga Therapy RX Certification, Levels 1 & 2 — Loyola Marymount University

• Yoga Teacher Training — Yoga West

• Trauma-Informed Yoga Training — Arizona Trauma Institute

• Relax and Renew Restorative Yoga Training — Judith Lasater

• Reiki Training (Levels 1–Master) — American Reiki Academy & Chiropractic Center for Healing

• Gottman Method Couples Therapy — Level 1 — The Gottman Institute

• Certified Menopause Bootcamp Workshop Facilitator — Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz

• Introduction to Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy — Polaris Insight Center

• Digital CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I) — Stanford School of Medicine

• California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) — Member

• International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) — Member

• Inner State — Advisory Board Member

• Mindfulness Workbook for Panic Attacks: Healing Strategies to Reduce Anxiety, Manage Panic, and Live in the Moment (Rockridge Press) 

• The Chair Yoga Deck: 50 Simple Poses to Increase Flexibility, Add Strength, Relieve Pain, and Improve Health (Simon & Schuster)

My path to becoming a therapist has not been linear, and I think that is what makes it meaningful.

I began as an actor, classically trained in New York and London, before making my way to Los Angeles to pursue work in film and theatre. It was here that I found yoga, and what started as a personal practice gradually became a deeper calling. I became a certified teacher and began working with cancer patients at weSPARK Cancer Support Center, which was an experience that profoundly shifted my direction. I pursued advanced training and became an internationally certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT), which opened doors to working in hospitals, residential treatment settings, and with individuals living with cancer, chronic illness and pain, and neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's and ALS. Along the way, I also founded Volare Retreats, through which I have led yoga and wellness retreats locally and internationally.

All of this deepened my understanding of how inseparably the body and mind are connected — particularly in the experience of stress, anxiety, trauma, and healing — and ultimately drew me toward clinical psychology. I earned my master's degree from Antioch University, worked in a range of therapeutic settings (Center for Professional Counseling, Gay Therapy Center, Silverlake Psychology), and became a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I am also a certified clinical trauma specialist (CCTSI), trained in EMDR, Brainspotting, and Trauma Resiliency Model.

That same desire to share knowledge and make practical tools accessible has extended beyond the therapy room. I am the author of the Mindfulness Workbook for Panic Attacks (Rockridge Press), a practical guide to working with anxiety, and have a forthcoming project, The Chair Yoga Deck, with Simon & Schuster. I contribute regularly to articles and publications, and created a YouTube channel offering practical tips and tools for healing and wellbeing — something I plan to continue expanding. Writing, teaching, and creating remain important parts of how I engage with this work and the wider community.

Throughout all of this, I have maintained my connection to the creative world, and I have a deep respect for what it asks of people. I continue to act from time to time, and find that staying connected to the creative process keeps me grounded in what I know to be true: that embodied expression is one of the most powerful forms of healing there is. That lived experience informs everything I bring to this work.

I work from a neurodiversity-affirming, strengths-based perspective and maintain an LGBTQ+ affirmative practice. This means honoring the ways your mind, body, and creativity are uniquely wired, while creating a space where you can show up fully as yourself—without needing to filter, explain, or shrink.