I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Child Development with a Minor in Sociology. I earned my Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW), with a concentration in Mental Health. I have been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 1994 (#LCSW16858).
My work history includes:
Yolo County Mental Health, Horizon School (adolescent day treatment program)
Sutter Counseling Center in Sacramento, working with children and families
Sacramento State University, Student Health and Counseling Services
Can Stop, co-facilitated a group for girls who had been sexually abused
University of California Davis, Student Health and Counseling Services
Private Practice in Davis since 2015
My clinical experience includes:
Over the years, I have provided individual, group and family therapy along with parental guidance sessions and parenting classes. While working on college campuses, I led workshops for students and suicide awareness trainings for students and staff (safeTALK).
During my time as a psychotherapist, I continued to see many clients struggle with the negative effects of trauma that often showed up as anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, insecurity, shame, helplessness, avoidance and difficulty developing safe and secure relationships. This led me to my most recent commitment of becoming an Attachment Focused EMDR therapist. I began this training early in 2020. It has transformed my practice and allowed me to help clients in a very powerful way.
Currently, I have a private practice in Davis. My husband and I moved to Davis in 1998 to raise our children. In my free time I enjoy time in nature, hiking, yoga, cooking, exercise, time at the beach, and time with friends and family.
In 2015 I began volunteering for the UC Davis Kesem chapter both as a Mental Health Professional and as an Advisory Board Member. Kesem is a national organization run by college students that offers year round support, including a free, week-long, summer camp for children affected by their parents’ cancer. Their mission is to “support children through and beyond a parent’s cancer.”