Influences & Approach
I am a trauma-informed Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused (EFT), and Transforming Shame trained therapist. Our work together will go at a pace that feels safe for your system and for your healing.
I adopt a holistic approach to therapy, recognizing that no single method is suitable for everyone. My therapeutic style is relational and interactive, emphasizing collaboration between us and always leading with compassion and curiosity.
Certificates & Training
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2025: Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level 1 Certificate with Mary Kruger, MS, LMFT, and Margaret Conley, LCSW, MDiv
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2025: Transforming Shame with Tatra-Li de la Rosa, MA, MFT
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2024: Clinical Applications of IFS Therapy with Alexia (Lexi) D. Rothman, PhD
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2023: Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) CoreSkills with the International Center for Excellence in EFT and the San Francisco Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy
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2023: Internal Family Systems Online Circle - Core IFS principles and techniques with Toni-Herbine Blank, Pam Krause, and Dick Schwartz
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2023: EFT Externship with Dr. Silvina Irwin and Michael Barnett, LPCC
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2023: Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors with Janina Fisher
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2023: Healing Shame with Tatra-Li de la Rosa, MA, MFT
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2023: IFS Introduction with Tatra-Li de la Rosa, MA, MFT
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2023: Workshop with International trauma expert and clinical psychologist, Janina Fisher
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2023: Systemic Trauma in Couples Therapy: Building Relational Privilege with Akilah Riley-Richarson
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2022: Utilizing the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Approach with Pat Ogden
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2022: Indigenous Cosmology as a Path Towards Healing the World’s Soul Wound with Eduardo Duran
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2021: When the Body Says No: The Mind/Body Connection in Health and Illness with Gabor Maté
MA, Integral Counseling Program
California Institute of Integral Studies
My time at CIIS, within the Integral Counseling Program, was profoundly transformative. The program equipped me with knowledge and a commitment to growth and learning.
During my practicum at Golden Gate Integral Counseling Center, supervised by Dr. Kellen Grayson, I gained invaluable clinical experience. GGICC is dedicated to providing affordable psychotherapy services to individuals, couples, and families across the San Francisco Bay Area.
Following my practicum, I had the good fortune of joining Tatra de la Rosa's practice, de la Rosa Psychotherapists. Under her supervision, my development accelerated. Her mentorship — particularly in Internal Family Systems, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and the treatment of shame — refined my theoretical grounding and clinical instincts.
Education & Experience
Where I Come From
I was raised in the apple orchards and redwoods, amidst the back-to-the-land ethos of the hippie era, on the unceded ancestral lands of the Coast Miwok people, known as West Sonoma County. In my 20s and 30s, I found myself drawn to the vibrant energy of San Francisco. I still feel this connection, but my heart is here, in Sonoma County. There's a unique culture here that resonates and anchors me in a sense of belonging.
Through my experiences, I've come to recognize the similar patterns and connections between humans, animals, nature, and the material world. Some of which are beyond our ordinary perceptions. I'm fascinated by both the expansive external realm and the internal landscape, how they intersect and influence each other, and how slight shifts can have monumental effects on entire systems. I am forever curious how the there and then shape what is here and now. It’s unique to each of us.
