Compassionate Individual and Family Therapy in Encinitas
Therapy for adults navigating change, caregiving, relationships, and the challenges of finding your way forward.
I work with adults and young adults who may be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, burned out, or uncertain about what comes next. I also especially enjoy working with parents, family caregivers, and helping professionals who spend so much of their lives caring for others.
As a therapist, I offer a warm, nonjudgmental space where you can slow down, feel understood, and explore what matters most to you. I believe therapy is a collaborative process—one that honors your experiences, builds on your strengths, and helps you move toward meaningful change.
You might be here because…
You're navigating a change.
A career change, relationship shift, empty nest, move, new stage of life, or other transition has left you wondering what comes next. Therapy can help you adjust, find your footing, and move forward with greater clarity.
You're taking care of everyone else.
As a parent or family caregiver, you may be carrying more than anyone realizes—and struggling to make room for yourself.
You're exhausted from caring.
If you're a therapist, doctor, teacher, or other helping professional, burnout and compassion fatigue can make it difficult to keep giving when your own reserves are depleted. We can explore boundaries, guilt, overwhelm, and the emotional demands of caring for others.
You're grieving a loss.
Grief isn't only about losing a person. It can also involve the loss of a relationship, role, dream, identity, or the life you thought you would have. Therapy can provide space to process the loss and adjust to what comes next.
You're becoming your own person.
For young adults and college-aged adults, therapy can be a place to build confidence, establish boundaries, navigate relationships, and develop a stronger sense of who you are.
You're feeling stuck or overwhelmed.
Anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and other challenges can make it hard to know where to begin. Therapy can help you understand the patterns at play, and develop new ways of responding.
My approach
I believe therapy works best when it is collaborative, compassionate, and tailored to the individual. I am trauma-informed and draw from several evidence-based approaches, including mindfulness and self-compassion, CBT, DBT, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Polyvagal Theory and Internal Family Systems. Together, we'll find approaches that fit your needs, personality, and goals.
Support for Children, Teens & Families
My background as a school counselor continues to inform my work with children, teens, and families. I enjoy helping young people navigate anxiety, emotional challenges, relationships, school experiences, and important developmental transitions, while also supporting parents as they work to understand and connect with their children.