Working Together

I work with adults, young people, and couples who struggle to understand what they are experiencing in their inner and outer lives. These experiences can take forms such as depression, anxiety, motivational issues, and any number of other symptoms. They can have roots in past and present traumas, or in the bewildering passages of life transitions.

Even for those who have been in therapy before, or who have explored their inner lives through spiritual practices, relationships with others can be disruptive and disappointing. Frustrations at work can cause suffering that seems to go deeper than a job alone. 

Informed and inspired by psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, and contemplative traditions, I accompany people of all ages and backgrounds as they cultivate relationships—even friendships—with the unknown. I enjoy working with those who are curious about the inherent wisdom of the present moment. Approaching therapy in these ways can provide opportunities to find life and creativity in each session.

For adults, this might mean listening for how your emotions shape your partnerships, work, mind, dreams, and connection to your body in real time.

For young people, the unknown can be overwhelming as questions about who you are come from all directions. Therapy becomes about honestly asking the questions coming from within, while facing necessary questions coming from family, friends, and the outside world.

I have a special interest in working with couples to reimagine conflict. Our work together might involve observing what it really feels like to be together, to be apart, and to exist in intimacy during harmonious and chaotic moments of life alike. I have experience with couples confronting issues that include mental health crises, questions about kink and non-monogamy, parenting dilemmas, divorce, and financial stresses.

 

Session Details and Fees

  • Session length is 50 minutes, with a minimum frequency of one session per week.

  • Sessions take place at my office in Pasadena at 16 N. Marengo Ave or online.

  • My fee is $150 per session for individuals and $175 per session for couples.

  • I have a limited number of sliding-scale appointments. Please feel free to reach out to discuss.

  • I am an out-of-network provider, but I can provide a superbill for insurance reimbursement.