When you meet with me individually, you enter a space that’s just for you where you can pause, exhale, and speak freely without judgment. Together, we might explore how anxiety or stress show up in your body, process past experiences that still affect you today, or untangle questions around identity, relationships, and life transitions. Whether you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or simply curious about growth, each session is designed to help you find clarity, restore balance, and feel more like yourself again.

Group therapy near Sierra Madre offers something rare and powerful: a community of peers who get it. This is a safe, inclusive space where teens can show up as they are no masks, no pressure to have it all figured out. Instead of lectures, we focus on connection. Teens talk about what’s really going on in their lives, from school stress and social media to family challenges and self-esteem. Through honest conversation, creative tools like art or mindfulness, and shared support, group therapy helps teens feel less alone and more empowered.

Trauma has a way of living in the background shaping thoughts, behaviors, and even physical sensations long after the original event. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a well-researched therapeutic approach that helps the brain reprocess these memories so they no longer hold the same emotional charge. In our work together near Sierra Madre, EMDR can be a stand-alone treatment or blended with talk therapy, depending on your needs. Whether you’re carrying a single painful event or a lifetime of stress, this approach can offer deep healing and relief.

Anxiety can be invisible to others but exhausting to live with. It can take the form of racing thoughts, chronic worry, restlessness, or physical symptoms like tension or fatigue. In therapy, we’ll create a toolkit that works specifically for you, one that may include nervous system regulation, breathwork, mindfulness, and cognitive strategies to shift anxious patterns. The goal isn’t to “get rid of” anxiety entirely, but to help you feel grounded and more in control so that it no longer dictates your day-to-day life.

Depression in teens can be subtle or loud from constant irritability and withdrawal to numbness or emotional shutdown. Many teens don’t have the words to describe what they’re feeling, and that’s okay. My role is to help create a space where those feelings can be named, understood, and held with care. We explore coping skills that support emotional resilience, rebuild a sense of agency, and help teens reconnect with joy, purpose, and hope for the future.

For students in Sierra Madre, the pressure to succeed academically can be relentless. Burnout is more than just being tired, it's emotional exhaustion, loss of motivation, and sometimes even a sense of failure or disconnection from what once mattered. Therapy offers a space to slow down, assess what’s driving the burnout, and redefine success in a way that feels healthier and more sustainable. Together, we rebuild balance, self-worth, and a relationship to achievement that supports long-term well-being.Depression in teens can be subtle or loud from constant irritability and withdrawal to numbness or emotional shutdown. Many teens don’t have the words to describe what they’re feeling, and that’s okay. My role is to help create a space where those feelings can be named, understood, and held with care. We explore coping skills that support emotional resilience, rebuild a sense of agency, and help teens reconnect with joy, purpose, and hope for the future.

Graduating from college or finishing school is often seen as an exciting achievement but for many, it marks the start of confusion, anxiety, or depression. Without the structure of school, life can feel uncertain or directionless. In therapy, we work together to unpack these feelings, explore your values, and find clarity about your next steps. Whether you're dealing with job stress, identity shifts, or just feeling lost, this is a space to make sense of it all and build a life that feels meaningful to you.

Teen trauma often goes unrecognized, but it can profoundly impact how a young person relates to the world around them. In my trauma-informed work with teens, we address painful experiences with compassion, care, and the right tools. Whether it’s a recent event or something from earlier in childhood, therapy helps teens process what happened, reduce overwhelming emotions or flashbacks, and rebuild a sense of safety in their bodies, relationships, and environments. It’s not about forgetting the past; it’s about helping it lose its hold on the present.