“The wound is where is the light comes in.”
Rumi
Therapy With Heart
Therapy for Self-Worth, People-Pleasing, and Sensitive Adults Who Want to Feel More Empowered
Do you struggle with low self-esteem, anxiety, or people-pleasing? Maybe you’re highly sensitive, insightful, and deeply attuned to others—but disconnected from your own voice. You might appear calm and competent on the outside, yet feel anxious, overwhelmed, or uncertain on the inside. You second-guess yourself, avoid conflict, and push down your own needs to maintain harmony.
Many of my clients grew up in families or environments where their emotions weren’t fully seen or respected. Over time, they learned to silence their truth, take care of others first, and question their instincts. These patterns—like perfectionism, self-doubt, or chronic overthinking—may have helped you survive, but now they’re holding you back from the authentic, fulfilling life you want.
If you’re ready to feel more confident, connected, and at peace in your body and mind, therapy can help.
I offer online therapy for adults in California who want to build self-trust, develop self-compassion, and live with more clarity and empowerment. Contact me for a free 15 minute consultation.
How I Help
I help adults in California who feel disconnected from their self-worth or unsure how to trust themselves. My clients are often sensitive, thoughtful, and used to holding it all together—but under the surface, they feel overwhelmed, lost, or stuck in old patterns they can’t quite name.
In our work together, we slow things down. We explore the roots of your struggles without judgment. That might include family dynamics, early experiences of invisibility, or long-held beliefs that you’re “too much” or “not enough.” Through warm attunement, deep listening, and collaborative reflection, I help you reconnect to your body, your voice, and your truth.
My approach blends mindfulness, somatic awareness, self-compassion practices, and evocative metaphor. I don’t believe in quick fixes or surface-level tools. I believe in helping you come home to yourself—gently, steadily, and with care.
You don’t need to perform in therapy. You don’t need to have the perfect words. You just need to show up. Together, we’ll make space for the version of you that’s been waiting to emerge.
Education
UC Berkeley - Linguistics Studies, 2005
Antioch University Los Angeles - BA, Liberal Arts, 2019
Antioch University Los Angeles - MA, Applied Psychology, 2021
Training and Experience
Southern California Counseling Center - Associate Therapist
Airport Marina Counseling Services - Associate Therapist
Teen Line Hotline - Resource Associate, supervisor to teens responding to teen hotline
Nicholas O’ Madden - Private practice associate therapist
Stepping Stones Group - Associate Therapist working with kids, teens, and parents
Emotion Focused Therapy training, Level 1
Trauma-Focused CBT
Community Resiliency Model
Supervision and consultation (Some of the people I’ve learned from and studied with)
Dr. Marcia Steinberg, PsyD, - psychoanalytic individual supervision
Dr. David McPhee, PhD - Person Centered supervision, individual and group
Dr. Peter Maduro, PsyD, JD - Intersubjective consultation group
