I am a native Austinite with over 15 years of clinical experience. I have worked in hospitals, clinics, public agencies, and private practice, with a diverse set of clientele. I hold an undergraduate degree from Trinity University in San Antonio and a graduate degree in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University in California.

My work is informed by my belief in the importance of cultivating meaningful relationships, both with ourselves and with others. Relationships are the underlying structure by which we organize our personalities and shape our behaviors. We establish relational patterns early in life with our caregivers, and those patterns become the model for how we manage our needs and desires as we mature.

It is through the therapeutic relationship that we learn to recognize those patterns, and the needs beneath them. In the safe context of therapy, we're invited to explore new, previously unconsidered ways of relating. By building new patterns that reflect our own values and choices, we move toward healing our emotional wounds and discover ways of connecting with ourselves and others that support intimacy, growth, and freedom.

I bring this same relational lens to my extensive training in mindfulness meditation, which I draw on to cultivate greater compassion, awareness, and connection with the people I serve. I continue to grow as a therapist through ongoing supervision, consultation, membership in professional organizations, and clinical workshops, conferences, and meditation retreats.