I specialize in working with developmental trauma, complex relational trauma, medical trauma, and the chronic stress states that come from years of scanning, caregiving, or living in uncertainty. Many of my clients are high-functioning on the outside but feel dysregulated, shut down, or overwhelmed on the inside.
My approach is integrative and depth-oriented, blending somatic awareness, nervous-system regulation, trauma-informed attachment work, and meaning-making.

Not at all. I work with adults navigating trauma in all forms — but I do have a sub-specialty in hereditary cancer risk, BRCA and other high-risk gene mutations, previvorship, and survivorship. Many people without a mutation find me because they resonate with the intergenerational themes, the layers of grief and uncertainty they are navigating, or the impact of medical trauma in their family.

I blend:

• NARM (NeuroAffective Relational Model)

• Somatic awareness

• Interpersonal neurobiology

• Attachment-focused therapy

• Feminist and Humanistic theory

My work is spacious, and collaborative. We work with the story you inherited and the one you’re choosing to create now.

It means we work at the pace of your nervous system. There is no pressure to re-tell traumatic stories before you feel resourced and safe.
We focus on:

• Building internal safety

• Understanding survival strategies

• Integrating emotional experiences rather than overriding them

• Supporting your body to come out of chronic activation or shutdown

• Making meaning of what you’ve lived through

You don’t have to perform “being fine” here.

A lot of the work I do lives at the intersection of trauma, ancestry, and identity.
You didn’t choose your parents’ trauma, your family’s losses, or the medical history you inherited — but you do get to choose how you relate to it now.
Together, we explore patterns, protective strategies, family silence, inherited fear, and the possibility of being the cycle-breaker in your lineage.

Yes. Many parents come to me because they don’t want to pass down the same fear, emotional shutdown, or over-responsibility they grew up with.
Therapy helps you model:

• Staying connected to yourself

• Asking for help

• Listening to your body

• Allowing grief

• Regulating fear

• Making decisions from alignment instead of panic

This work ripples across generations.

We track what is happening emotionally and somatically as you face uncertainty, fear and the patterns that are no longer serving you.
We work with:

• Scanxiety

• Decision paralysis

• Fear of recurrence

• Body-related trauma

• Grief after prophylactic or cancer-related surgeries

• Medical burnout

• Navigating family dynamics around risk

You don’t need to have the answers — our work helps you find the part of you that can hear your own truth.

Yes. I offer secure, online therapy to clients anywhere in California. Many people navigating hereditary cancer risk prefer telehealth because they’re juggling appointments, work, caregiving, or recovery.

Yes. I utilize a "Green Bottle" sliding scale model (by Alexis J. Cunningfolk) to balance financial access with the sustainability of a specialized practice. You can find the full breakdown of tiers and the self-assessment guide on my Rates page.

I am an out-of-network provider, which means I do not bill insurance directly. However, I can provide a superbill you may submit to your PPO insurance for potential reimbursement. I recommend Thrizer to clients that are submitting superbills, as they help manage the process and track your claims:

https://www.thrizer.com/for-clients

Many clients also choose to pay out of pocket for privacy and flexibility.

That’s completely okay. You can start by listening to my podcast Walking the Genetic Line, which explores real stories of people living with hereditary cancer risk. You may also sign up for my newsletter or join a workshop to get a sense of my approach before beginning therapy.

You can contact me here to set up a free 20-minute consultation. We’ll talk about what you’re going through, what you’re hoping for, and whether this work feels like a good fit.

This work is often a strong fit if you are:

• A cancer survivor or previvor navigating the after or the in-between

• In active medical or genetic decision-making with no space to pause

• A parent carrying the emotional load of a family system

• A queer person navigating identity, body autonomy, or belonging alongside health stress

• A leader or high-level professional whose body is no longer tolerating chronic stress

There’s a wide range of information available, from solid research-based resources to a lot of wellness-industry hype. I recommend starting with reputable neurofeedback training institutes, professional organizations, and evidence-informed resources focused on nervous system regulation, trauma, ADHD, and neurodivergence.

That said, neurofeedback is a nervous-system intervention, not a mindset practice. Many people understand it best after a few sessions, once their body has experienced the feedback directly.

If you’re curious but unsure, we can talk through your questions and decide whether neurofeedback makes sense for what you’re navigating right now. Here are a couple links:

A great website that discusses the impact of neurofeedback on various diagnosis and conditions

http://www.aboutneurofeedback.com/conditions/

Infra Slow Fluctuation (what I practice)

https://isfassociates.com/how-is-isf-different-than-other-neurofeedback/

https://www.neuroregulation.org/article/view/20310/13598