My approach isn't a method or a framework — it's a set of genuine beliefs about what actually makes this work. Strengths-based, integrative, and grounded in the conviction that the therapeutic relationship is the foundation of everything.
My approach isn't a method or a framework. It's a set of genuine beliefs about what actually makes this work — beliefs I'd want from my own provider.
Most clinical work begins with what's wrong. Mine begins with what's right. The question driving my work is: how can we use what you already have to build the life you want? That shift — from corrective to collaborative — changes the nature of the relationship from the very first session.
I believe fun is the brain's secret recipe for real engagement — because when something is genuinely interesting, there's something to learn. I bring levity into the room without being flippant. As we get to know each other, I'll draw on my own stories when they're useful. The work is serious; the atmosphere doesn't have to be.
Understanding the experiences and patterns that shaped how you see the world is essential. But my focus is never on staying there. The question is always: how can we build on or reshape that learning to change your future? I am, at heart, an optimist about what people can do.
I think about medication through a simple image. Life is a path, and occasionally that path has potholes. A few inches deep — jarring, but manageable. A few feet — you get scuffed, but you pull yourself out.
When the potholes are twenty or thirty feet deep, trying harder stops working. That's when you need a rope or a ladder. I believe medication functions like that — it creates the conditions to get out of a hole you couldn't otherwise escape. But much like a rope or ladder, you still need to do the climbing.
Many of my patients never need medication at all. Many who do, only need it for a season. And because I'm out-of-network, I'm never constrained by what an insurance company's formulary considers appropriate — the plan is built around you. More on fees and insurance →
Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.
I borrowed this from Michelangelo because it captures something I genuinely believe about people. Therapy, at its best, is a process of chipping away the extraneous — the patterns, the defenses, the accumulated weight that keeps you from becoming who you already are.
My approach is holistic and strengths-based. I draw on EMDR, Accelerated Resolution Therapy, cognitive and behavioral therapy, hypnotherapy, mindfulness, life coaching, and what I call experiential neuroreprogramming — creating experiences designed to shift patterns, not just talk about them. I apply these across my areas of focus — anxiety, depression, burnout, ADHD, trauma, relationships, and sexual health.
I believe therapy only works if the fit is right — for both people. That's why the first consultation is always a phone call, at no charge. No paperwork. No commitment.
I'm accepting new patients in San Francisco. Most are seen within 1–2 weeks. A complimentary phone call — no paperwork, no commitment — is where it starts.