I am a Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C) psychotherapist specializing in Maternal Mental Health. I am an AAMFT Clinical Fellow at the American Association of Marriage & Family Therapy, a Doctor of Psychology in Marriage & Family Therapy, a PsyD Candidate, a Clinical Sexologist, and a Ph.D. Candidate and a Women's Maternal Mental Health Therapist. I am a California Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, American Board Certified Clinical Sexologist, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-II), and Complex Trauma & Addiction and International Institute of Trauma & Addiction Professionals (IITAP).
I am in private practice in Newport Beach, California, providing in-person and online psychotherapy to women on their journey of empowerment, discovery, healing, and growth. I provide couples therapy to support your relationship with the transition of pregnancy and childbirth and becoming new parents. I offer a compassionate, inclusive, and non-judgmental environment where you can express your concerns. I give the exploration for recovery, development, and connection for challenges navigating challenges with compassion and support. I collaborate with you towards a personalized, tailored treatment plan that embraces a client-centered holistic approach with respect for clients of diverse multicultural backgrounds and the LGBTQIA+ community.
I am an American Board Certified Clinical Sexologist, American Board of Sexology, and California Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. I have advanced clinical training that is innovative and emergent in women's sexual medicine with a multidisciplinary approach integrating core principles of sex therapy, cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and family systems theory for mental health and well-being. I hold Maternal Mental Health Intensive, Advanced Perinatal Mental Health, Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders (PMADs), Infertility, Postpartum Depression and Perinatal Miscarriage & Infant Grief and Loss, Seleni Institute, New York and Postpartum Support International (PSI), and Gottman Bringing Baby Home Educator. I have extensive professional experience and advanced clinical training, including Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2 (CCTP-II), Beck Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Clinical Sexology, Modern Sex Therapy Institutes, and Eye Movement Desensitization Therapy (EMDR) EMDRIA.
My clients are high-functioning and non-acute, committed to the therapy process, and motivated to collaborate on goals to create the structure for effective treatment plans. Therapy progress involves healthy behavioral changes that lead to healing, change, and growth to reach your highest possibility and live your most extraordinary life. I synthesize multiple theoretical approaches and evidence-based empirical research of attachment theory, neuroscience, cognitive-behavioral, acceptance commitment therapy, and systemic principles to establish connections between thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations. Let's start on your journey to healing together.