Therapeutic Focus & Approach
I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with expertise in perinatal and neonatal psychology and early childhood. I specialize in working with pregnant individuals, couples navigating parenthood, and families with infants, toddlers, and young children. My areas of expertise include perinatal and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), working with couples and individuals navigating complex medical diagnoses or hospitalizations of their young children, the transition to parenthood, trauma, anxiety, and parenting of children birth to seven years of age (e.g., attachment, separation anxiety, outbursts).
My clinical perspective integrates multiple evidence-based practices, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS). I also incorporate principles of attachment, Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), and Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT). Utilizing a nonjudgmental, open, and warm stance, I tailor my approach to meet your family’s specific needs and goals. Therapy often focuses on helping families enhance attunement with their children, strengthen their relationships with other adults (e.g., one's own parents, partner), and provide opportunities for processing, self-reflection, and cultivating curiosity. My passion for therapy has been guided by my desire for individuals to have space to feel seen and heard.
In therapy, we will work collaboratively to identify strategies to support your family, whether it be during the transition to parenthood, navigating life’s challenges, processing experiences that impact your emotional, physical, and mental health and wellbeing, and/or building skills to maintain meaningful relationships. I provide therapy in both English and Spanish. Please see 'Services' for more information on topics that may be relevant to you personally.
education & Professional experience
I received my doctoral degree from the University of California Santa Barbara in Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology and completed my predoctoral internship at Providence Saint John’s Child and Family Development Center as part of the Therapeutic Preschool and Early Assessment and Intervention teams. Following graduate school, I completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Early Childhood and Integrated Care at the University of California Los Angeles, where I specialized in providing psychological support in the form of individual and couples therapy to parents whose newborns and infants were hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Most recently, I served as an attending supervisor in the UCLA Nathanson Family Stress, Trauma, and Resilience Clinic (STAR) and currently serve as the Associate Director of the DMH + UCLA Early Childhood Fellowship. I have worked in a variety of settings, including preschools, elementary schools, community mental health clinics, and hospitals. I am licensed to provide services by the California Board of Psychology (PSY33192).
Therapeutic Focus & Approach
I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with specializations in working with pregnant individuals, couples navigating parenthood, and families with infants, toddlers, and young children. My areas of expertise include perinatal and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), working with couples and individuals navigating complex medical diagnoses or hospitalizations of their young children, the transition to parenthood, trauma, anxiety, and parenting of children birth to seven years of age (e.g., attachment, separation anxiety, outbursts).
My clinical perspective integrates multiple evidence-based practices, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS). I also incorporate principles of attachment, Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), and Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT). Utilizing a nonjudgmental, open, and warm stance, I tailor my approach to meet your family’s specific needs and goals. Therapy often focuses on helping families enhance attunement with their children, strengthen their relationships with other adults (e.g., one's own parents, partner), and provide opportunities for processing, self-reflection, and cultivating curiosity. My passion for therapy has been guided by my desire for individuals to have space to feel seen and heard and for their stories to be witnessed.
In therapy, we collaboratively work to identify strategies to support your family during the transition to parenthood, navigate life’s challenges, process experiences that impact your emotional, physical, and mental health and wellbeing, and build skills to maintain meaningful relationships. I provide therapy in both English and Spanish. Please see 'Services' for more information on topics that may be relevant to you.
education & Professional experience
I received my doctoral degree from the University of California Santa Barbara in Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology and completed my predoctoral internship at Providence Saint John’s Child and Family Development Center as part of the Therapeutic Preschool and Early Assessment and Intervention teams. Following graduate school, I completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Early Childhood and Integrated Care at the University of California Los Angeles, where I specialized in providing psychological support in the form of individual and couples therapy to parents whose newborns and infants were hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Most recently, I served as the Associate Director of the DMH + UCLA Early Childhood Fellowship and an attending supervisor in the UCLA Nathanson Family Stress, Trauma, and Resilience Clinic (STAR). I am licensed to provide services by the California Board of Psychology (PSY33192).
Therapeutic Focus & Approach
I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with expertise in perinatal and neonatal psychology and early childhood. I specialize in working with pregnant individuals, couples navigating parenthood, and families with infants, toddlers, and young children. My areas of expertise include perinatal and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), working with couples and individuals navigating complex medical diagnoses or hospitalizations of their young children, the transition to parenthood, trauma, anxiety, and parenting of children birth to seven years of age (e.g., attachment, separation anxiety, outbursts).
My clinical perspective integrates multiple evidence-based practices, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS). I also incorporate principles of attachment, Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), and Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT). Utilizing a nonjudgmental, open, and warm stance, I tailor my approach to meet your family’s specific needs and goals. Therapy often focuses on helping families enhance attunement with their children, strengthen their relationships with other adults (e.g., one's own parents, partner), and provide opportunities for processing, self-reflection, and cultivating curiosity. My passion for therapy has been guided by my desire for individuals to have space to feel seen and heard and for their stories to be witnessed.
In therapy, we will work collaboratively to identify strategies to support your family, whether it be during the transition to parenthood, navigating life’s challenges, processing experiences that impact your emotional, physical, and mental health and wellbeing, and/or building skills to maintain meaningful relationships. I provide therapy in both English and Spanish. Please see 'Services' for more information on topics that may be relevant to you personally.
education & Professional experience
I received my doctoral degree from the University of California Santa Barbara in Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology and completed my predoctoral internship at Providence Saint John’s Child and Family Development Center as part of the Therapeutic Preschool and Early Assessment and Intervention teams. Following graduate school, I completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Early Childhood and Integrated Care at the University of California Los Angeles, where I specialized in providing psychological support in the form of individual and couples therapy to parents whose newborns and infants were hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Most recently, I served as an attending supervisor in the UCLA Nathanson Family Stress, Trauma, and Resilience Clinic (STAR) and currently serve as the Associate Director of the DMH + UCLA Early Childhood Fellowship. I have worked in a variety of settings, including preschools, elementary schools, community mental health clinics, and hospitals. I am licensed to provide services by the California Board of Psychology (PSY33192).
