MFT · LPCC · SAN FRANCISCO
MFT · LPCC · SAN FRANCISCO
Understanding why you do something is a good start. Actually doing something different — repeatedly, in the moments that count — is where change lives. Skills practice is the bridge between knowing and doing.
Skills are practiced both inside and outside of sessions. I may ask you to try something specific between appointments — a new self-talk phrase, a pause before reacting, a body-based practice when stress spikes. The repetition is the point. Mistakes and stumbles are not failures — they are data, and each one gives us another opportunity to understand, update, and keep practicing. This is also how emotion regulation develops — learning to notice when your nervous system is dysregulated, developing real skills to help yourself in the moment, and finding your way back to a calm place
Anger, emotional shutdown, overwhelm, or the sense that feelings run the show rather than inform it — these are some of the most common reasons people come to me. I work with people of all backgrounds who want to understand what’s happening inside them and make more skillful choices.
Sometimes depression and anxiety look like a full, productive life with a persistent low hum of dread underneath it. I work with people who are functional but suffering — and getting curious about the parts of ourselves that are feeling nervous, scared, or hurt.
Getting sober is one thing. Building a life that genuinely sustains recovery is another. Trauma and recovery are deeply intertwined — once the substance is gone, the pain it was managing often comes forward. I use EMDR to process the underlying trauma driving addictive patterns — addressing the root, not just the behavior. For many,…
Relationships are where we have the most opportunity to heal and grow. They are also where our oldest wounds show up most reliably — the patterns we learned early, the ways we protect ourselves, the roles we slip into without realizing it. I work with individuals and couples on exactly this territory. Whether the struggle…