About Me

My approach

I am an actively engaged therapist (meaning I don’t just sit and listen) and work collaboratively with you to find a pathway through your distress to get you to the place you want to be. I make a point of meeting you where you are at and tailoring interventions to meet your current needs. I operate from a strengths-based approach, which means I value your capacity, skills, knowledge, connections and potential. We work together to understand the factors that led you to your current struggles including past traumas, maladaptive intergenerational patterns, relationship dynamics, cultural influences, broader societal messages, changing roles, life stressors and more. My goal is to help you help yourself.

The foundation of my approach is creating a relationship with you that is nonjudgmental, compassionate and fosters trust and safety. I integrate concepts and strategies from a number of theories, but Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a cornerstone of my therapeutic process. We work together to identify problematic thought patterns and beliefs that are keeping you stuck and help you to actively challenge those thought patterns. I will ask you to do homework, and I will help you discover new, concrete tools and strategies to try. I also often incorporate concepts and skills from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) where we might focus on Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance. If OCD is an issue, I use Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Inferential CBT therapy when appropriate. Other therapeutic techniques are incorporated as needed.

Licenses, Authorization, Certification

Licensed Psychologist in Colorado (PSY.0004922)

Licensed Psychologist in California (PSY17555)

I am also authorized through PSYPACT to practice as a psychologist in many states. Authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology granted by the PSYPACT Commission on 6/3/2021. My mobility number is 8103.

Alabama - Arizona - Arkansas - California - Colorado Connecticut - Delaware - DC - Florida - Georgia Idaho - Illinois - Indiana - Kansas - Kentucky - Maine Maryland - Michigan - Minnesota - Missouri Nebraska - Nevada - New Hampshire - New Jersey North Carolina - North Dakota - Ohio - Oklahoma Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - South Carolina Tennessee - Texas - Utah - Virginia - Washington West Virginia - Wisconsin - Wyoming

I am certified through Postpartum Support International in Perinatal Mental Health

Experience

I have over 25 years of experience in the mental health field working with adults, children, and families. As part of my PhD, I completed a full-time internship at Children's Hospital in Oakland, CA. After graduating, I then completed a full-time postdoctoral fellowship in the adult outpatient program at Kaiser Permanente in Santa Clara, CA. Following that, I worked as an Assessment Psychologist for the County of Santa Barbara in Lompoc, CA working with children and adolescents. I then went on to work at the nonprofit, Children's Institute, Inc. in Los Angeles, serving adults, children, and families for 17 years in various positions. Since moving to Colorado in 2018, I have been providing online therapy to adults and children.

Training

  • Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders

    Advanced Perinatal Mental Health

    Trauma

    Attachment

    Childbirth Doula Training

    Breastfeeding

    Healthy Families

    Parents as Teachers

    Pregnancy and Infant Loss

    Obsessive and Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

    Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

    Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

    Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)

    Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)

    Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

    Psychopharmacology

    Motivational Interviewing

    Early Childhood Development

    Incredible Years

  • Fatherhood

    Protective Factors

    Nonviolent Parenting

    Infant Massage

    Home Visiting

    Mindfulness

    Telehealth

    LGBTQIA+

    Cultural Issues with various ethnicitVarious other trainings