I have been a licensed clinical psychologist in the State of California (PSY 25071) since 2012. I hold a doctorate in psychology (Psy.D.) from the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California. I also hold a doctorate in sociology (Ph.D.) from Stanford University.

 

In addition to my private practice, I am a clinical psychologist at the Los Angeles LGBT Center, where I work primarily in the Transgender Behavioral Health Program. Prior to joining the LA LGBT Center, I worked for ten years in university counseling. I was a clinical psychologist at the University of Redlands Counseling Center, later serving as Associate Director and Training Director. Before Redlands, I worked in the counseling centers of The Claremont Colleges and the University of California, Santa Barbara. In addition, I give trainings to staff at local hospitals, nonprofits, and graduate schools on working with LGB+ folks, working with folks in the transgender communities, and on addressing body size in the clinical space.

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My prior graduate training in sociology has proven more useful in my psychotherapy work than I ever imagined. As a result of the sociological lens, I take seriously the impact of structural forces, including institutionalized inequality, white supremacy, patriarchy, capitalism, heterosexual dominance, cisgenderism, ableism, and weight oppression, on our daily lives. Further, I see how the beliefs aligned with these structural forces can take up residency in our hearts and minds. With this framework, psychotherapy is a place to explore and uncover the often hidden ways these forces impact psychological health and also a place to build resilience and hope in the face of discrimination and systemic barriers. Psychotherapy is an act of revolution that has the power to heal both individuals and communities.