I am a licensed clinical psychologist providing therapy services to the Lodi community. I work with children, adolescents and adults offering a range of services including individual, family and couples therapy. My primary goal when meeting a new client is to create an environment where they feel respected, understood, and heard. I believe that feeling comfortable is a necessary pre-requisite for exploring and addressing sensitive issues - and attending therapy for the first time or with a new therapist can often feel awkward and vulnerable.
To support you in working toward change, it is my job not only to provide a compassionate ear, but also to bring perspective, instill hope, to appropriately lighten the mood through laughter and to actively provide information that I have gained through my training and experience.
Prior to entering full time private practice, I served as a staff psychologist at University of the Pacific for 9 years. I have special interest in working with anxiety, OCD, unresolved trauma, eating disorders, life transitions, grief, cultural issues, and challenges facing adults raised by parents with mental health issues and/or addiction (ACOA) .