Quick Bio

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Pleasanton, California, where I have built up my Pleasanton therapy practice over the past 15 years.

I received my B.S. degree in Nutrition from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.  After moving to Southern California, I completed my M.A. degree in Psychology from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology in Pasadena.

I began my career as a Nutrition Education Specialist and later served as a Public Health Nutritionist, working for such organizations as Los Ninos, Santa Barbara Family Care Center, Head Start, WIC, Santa Barbara Health Department, and guest lecturing at Santa Barbara City College.

Upon my move to Pasadena for graduate studies, I was invited to join the professional team of La VieCounseling Center.  Here I served as a Nutrition Therapist and helped clients with eating disorders as well as other nutrition related problems.  I have found this nutrition experience has often been very helpful to my Pleasanton therapy clients.

During my graduate studies I began working with individuals, children, and families at the prestigious Glen Roberts Child Guidance Center in Glendale, California.  Later, I founded Passages Family Therapy Center, a counseling outreach that offered psychotherapy to individuals and families.

Upon graduation, I was appointed Program Director for the Wellness Community of Pasadena, a comprehensive psychosocial support treatment center for cancer patients and their families.  I was responsible for the planning and implementation of a variety of community, educational, and social events serving a client base of over 200 people.  I facilitated multiple weekly support groups for cancer patients and their families.