Working Together

People come to therapy for all sorts of reasons. Sometimes those reasons don’t fit neatly into a particular category. Or maybe they do. Maybe you know you’re struggling with depression or anxiety, or you’d like to work on a relationship.

A diagnosis can tell us something useful, but it doesn’t tell me much about who you are. I’m interested in meeting you, how you’re experiencing whatever brings you to therapy, and what might be helpful for you. That matters much more to how I work than finding the right label.

What matters is whether the way I work, and the kind of work we can do together, feels right for you.

Individual Psychotherapy

I offer individual psychotherapy via telehealth for clients in California and Georgia.

Much of my work involves trauma, childhood experiences that continue to affect us as adults, and difficult family or relationship patterns. I also work with questions of identity, including race, gender, religion, and sexuality, as well as the expectations, roles, and changes women navigate throughout their lives.

I also work extensively with grief and loss. You can read more about my approach to grief and loss. 

My work is grounded in Jungian depth psychology and a relational approach to therapy. I’m interested in what’s happening beneath the surface, including the patterns we find ourselves repeating, the stories we’ve come to believe about ourselves, and the parts of our experience we haven’t quite found words for yet. We don’t have to rush to explain everything. Sometimes understanding develops through the conversations we have along the way.

I also offer Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) when appropriate. If either of these approaches interests you, we can talk about what they involve and whether they might be helpful for you.

EMDR can bring up difficult material, so we don’t begin with processing. I devote the first two sessions to assessment, including whether this approach is appropriate and can be undertaken safely. If you’re interested, we’ll talk through what that process involves before deciding together.

Psychedelic Integration

Psychedelics can offer a wonderful opportunity. These experiences can sometimes leave us less attached to our usual explanations. We may encounter something we don’t immediately understand, and there’s an opportunity to explore it without rushing to make it familiar.

You might come away with vivid images, unexpected emotions, new questions, or simply a feeling that something significant happened. We can be curious about those experiences together, without assuming there’s one correct interpretation or that you need to arrive at a particular conclusion.

I offer psychotherapy to help people integrate psychedelic experiences, not the administration of psychedelic substances.

Walking Sessions

Sometimes it’s easier to talk when you’re walking beside someone rather than sitting face-to-face. There’s less pressure to maintain eye contact, and the movement itself can make the conversation feel a little different.

And sometimes it’s simply nice to get outside, enjoy the ocean, and have therapy fit into your routines rather than the other way around.

Walking sessions take place in Del Mar and are available to established clients, including those traveling from surrounding areas. Once we’ve gotten to know each other, we can decide whether taking our conversations outdoors feels like a good fit. Walking sessions can also be alternated with our regular telehealth appointments.