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I am a professional therapist with two decades experience working in public health to help people navigate

their way to healthier, happier lives.

 

Now I focus on my private practice, where I provide flexible online support to help you navigate this thing called life.

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Areas of Expertise

Substance use, chronic mental health challenges, medical and mental health intersections, oppression, cultural stress, cognitive dissonance, and therapy for people who try it only because someone else wanted them to do it

Theoretical Background

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction and Psychodynamics

Education & License

Masters of Social Work, San Francisco State University

Bachelor of Arts, Women's Studies, University of Massachusetts at Boston

California License #22399 (2004)

Career Highlights

I began my career at the Psychiatric Emergency Service at San Francisco General Hospital, later spending over a decade on a specialty team working with frequent users of the Emergency Department.

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Later, I supervised a community mental health program for Marin County, rising to the position of Director of Adult Mental Health Services responsible for multiple community health programs and services.

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I completed my career in public service providing consultation to specialty courts for the federal court system, including pre-trial and drug diversion and re-entry programs.  

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