Specific Issue(s) I'm Skilled at Helping With

My primary specialities are anxiety, addictive disorders, trauma, mood disorders (particularly bipolar disorder), traumatic bereavement, and relationship issues.

My Role as a Therapist

My goal is to help empower you to take charge of your own symptoms. Self-regulatory skills help you to achieve more control of your own behaviors. I teach skills to regulate both body and mind, and may include biofeedback, somatic techniques, and cognitive-behavioral skills in your sessions.

Important Factors for Choosing a Therapist

A therapist should be empathetic and non-judgmental, but also education in the particular issues they treat. I also believe they should serve the community.

I am a licensed psychologist in California, New Mexico and Wisconsin. I hold a post-doctoral MS in Clinical Psychopharmacology, am Board Certified in Biofeedback, and am a Master Addiction Counselor. I also have broad educational and life experiences.

I serve actively with the Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Team and with Survivors of Suicide Loss. I have taught psychopharmacology as Adjunct Faculty at Alliant University, served as a Board Member of the CPA Psychopharmacology Division and with SMART Recovery San Diego.