“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. ”
A little about me:
I grew up in the south of England and moved to the US when I was thirteen. I have lived in the midwest, on the east coast, and now in northern California’s beautiful Bay Area. I am deeply grateful for my experiences as a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, an author, and a business owner - all of which inform my psychotherapy practice today.
a little more about My Approach
I work collaboratively with my clients to find the approach that works best for them. Some clients prefer more direction, others prefer more contemplation. I tend to favor a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach, drawing from Richard Schwartz’s theory that we have “no bad parts.”
The clients with whom I work best are motivated and willing to do the deep work of self-discovery. Many of the people I support are familiar with their inner critic and ready to explore those internal voices with curiosity and compassion.
The Dalai Lama said that the purpose of life is to be happy. This doesn’t mean we go through life trying to escape from the myriad emotions that feel bad to us. If we are to experience happiness, we need to feel safe contacting all of our emotions.
It is my intention to create the space in which clients can do this.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
I have a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and a Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of Michigan. I began my psychotherapy career as a clinician at North Marin Community Services; a nonprofit supporting Northern Marin’s underserved population. Here I worked with children, teens, adults and couples. I now run a private practice in which I see children, teens, adults, couples and families, in-person and via telehealth.