About me

About me

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (# 127413). I received a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Sonoma State University. Previously, I earned MA and PhD degrees in Philosophy from Harvard University and taught Philosophy at the college level.

My background as a philosophy professor strongly influences my perspective as a therapist.  My interest in existential questions and therapeutic methods led me to work with grief and loss in North Bay Hospice agencies for over two years.  I have also worked extensively with young adults in university settings. 

Curiosity, openness and humor are some of the most important tools I bring to this work.  I have a cerebral temperament and particularly love to help bring understanding to experiences and behavior patterns that are a source of confusion, frustration and shame.  I also love to use metaphor, analogies and humor to shift perspective and connect with different ways of seeing phenomena.