ABOUT ME

I’m a licensed clinical psychologist (PSY32050) who provides individual psychotherapy and performance consultation to adults. I specialize in working with high-performance athletes and professionals, and in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, OCD, depression, stress and trauma.

 

I’m a Clinical Assistant Professor within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, where I provide psychotherapy services to individuals with anxiety disorders and OCD.  Additionally, I'm also involved in training graduate students as an Associate Director of Training in the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium and teach a course on treating anxiety disorders. In addition to my work at Stanford, I am the co-founder and co-director of California Psychology Center and the team psychologist for the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League.

 

I absolutely love the work of being a therapist, from beginning to end. Developing a comfortable relationship, exploring how previous experiences connect to current difficulties, and helping people translate their newfound self-understanding to a budding sense of self-confidence all bring me great satisfaction. I love when the individuals I work with start to make more sense to themselves-- the fog and confusion begin to clear, and the shame and self-blame can finally take a back seat.  I know that insight is helpful for acceptance, but it doesn’t always result in the change we want, so I also love the next steps of putting insight into action so people can start to live the life they truly want, moving towards their own vision of their best self. My ultimate goal as a therapist is to help my clients become the expert of their own mental health and wellbeing, mastering the moment-to-moment art of living as a human being (which can sometimes feel like a collision sport!). I believe life has tragic, hopeful, and sometimes funny elements, and I often connect with clients through a shared sense of humor, creating a balance that allows us to connect more deeply and genuinely about the harder things.

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