Understanding is where change begins. Together we uncover the patterns that keep showing up and build something different. In-person sessions in West Los Angeles. Telehealth throughout California.
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I'm a naturally curious person, and that curiosity is at the center of how I work. As an avid traveler, I think about therapy a bit like travel: the heart of a good trip isn't having the perfect itinerary and checking things off a list. It's being present to what you do and see along the way, sitting with the unfamiliar, and letting yourself be genuinely impacted by the experience.
In therapy, I try to create that same kind of space. One where you can get curious about yourself. Your patterns, your history, your relationships, the parts of you that don't quite add up yet (and some that do. Those are worth talking about too). We move at the pace the work calls for, always with an eye toward lasting change.
I work psychodynamically, which means I'm genuinely curious about why things are the way they are. Not as an end in itself, but because understanding what's driving something is usually what makes it possible to change. Early experiences, unconscious patterns, the feelings that are hardest to sit with anywhere else. These are the things worth making room for, and the things that, when you finally get a look at them, tend to open something up.
People come to me for all kinds of reasons. Some arrive with a specific problem they want help with. Others come feeling more curious about themselves than anything in particular. Grief is something I work with across all ages and all kinds of loss. Either way, I'm interested in working together toward something that lasts.
Your 20s and 30s come with real pressure. Building a career, figuring out relationships, reckoning with who you actually are versus who you were raised to be. I work with men and women navigating this period honestly. A lot of my clients are thoughtful people who've gotten very good at functioning on the outside but haven't had much space to look at what's underneath. That's what we do here.
I offer personal therapy for providers, especially those earlier in their careers. I think of this a bit like tuning an instrument: the quality of what you bring into the room with your clients is shaped, in part, by how well you know yourself. Therapists and psychiatrists are people too, and I don't treat you any differently in here. But I do offer something specific: a chance to step fully out of the helper role and just be the one being seen. Early career and training providers may be eligible for a reduced fee.
Adolescence is a time of significant identity formation, and teenagers often benefit from having a space that's genuinely theirs to think, feel, and figure things out. I work with a limited number of teens on a range of what comes up during this period, and I have a particular focus on grief and loss, which can complicate adolescence in ways that are worth real attention. If you're a parent who thinks their teenager might benefit from having somewhere to bring it, I'm happy to have a conversation about what that could look like.
A few things people usually want to know before reaching out.
I offer a free 15-minute phone consultation for anyone considering therapy. It's a chance to ask questions and get a feel for whether we might be a good fit. Reach out by email or phone. I typically respond within one business day. This contact is for new inquiries and current clients only.
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