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Work schedule: Sun - Th

Therapist in Sacramento, CA

My approach to counseling for adults

You’re a thoughtful and caring individual who is conscientious, kind, and helpful toward others but you struggle to show yourself the same care. You’re adept at anticipating others’ needs but you have trouble recognizing to your own. Maybe you think of yourself as a “people pleaser” or perhaps you’ve learned that the most important thing is to be available to others and put your own needs on the backburner. You feel depleted, overwhelmed, and sometimes taken for granted. I totally get it. It’s exhausting being there for everybody but yourself. But did you know that caring for ourselves is one of the best things we can do for others? Yep! It’s not selfish — far from it!

I try to approach therapy as authentically as I can. I’m genuinely curious about my clients and I offer perspective, validation, empathy, compassion and humor in sessions. I have deep

respect for the human condition and try to bring that into my work with clients, helping them to recognize and appreciate their own needs, boundaries, and humanity. I use an integrated approach combining client-centered, cognitive behavioral (CBT), and strengths-based therapy. I also explore how systemic oppression, culture, and familial values and expectations shape our experiences and personal beliefs about ourselves and the world. 

Whether you’re an over-thinker, an introvert looking for acceptance and coping tools, you’re navigating childhood trauma or boundaries and communication with your family, you’re a recovering people-pleaser (or want to be), and you’re ready to start prioritizing yourself the way you’ve prioritized others, I’d love to support you! 

my specialties include young adults, low self-esteem, and trauma therapy:

• Adults in their 20’s and 30’s (i.e. young adult counseling)

• People who struggle with people-pleasing behavior, recognizing their needs and boundaries, and/or practicing consistent self-care

• Individuals experiencing low self-esteem, feeling like they’re “never enough”, or not confident

• Trauma therapy for individuals who have experienced CEN (Childhood Emotional Neglect), complex trauma, complicated family relationships, upsetting life events (even if you’re not sure it qualifies as a trauma)

• Therapy for anxiety (e.g. acute anxiety, social anxiety, panic attack help, etc.)

• Deep thinkers who want to use their insight and self-awareness to make meaningful changes in their lives!

some of my therapy approaches:

• Person-centered, relational, & humanistic therapies

• Feminist therapy

• Trauma therapy

EDUCATION/Previous counseling experience

I received my master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University and worked for two-and-a-half years counseling children and their families in Citrus Heights before starting at Thrive in 2020.

WORK IN EDUCATION

I enjoyed six years working in the public school system as an instructional aide for teens with special needs. I am a lifelong artist and have also had experience assisting with art instruction in the classroom. I am passionate about learning and creativity inside and outside of the classroom and believe both have the power to transform our lives.

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Sacramento.

I am a LMFT #129032, and I am the Program Manager at Thrive.

More about me

When I’m not working, I love watching movies at home or at Tower Theatre, walking around Sacramento, and relaxing with my cat. I also love journaling, reading, and listening to podcasts. I also believe laughter is a powerful connector and healer so I try to laugh as much as I can whether it’s in session with clients, at home watching my favorite shows, or with loved ones.

Pronouns: she/her