My story
Trained for this.
Called to this.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years of experience supporting individuals and families through life's most challenging transitions.
I am also a Perinatal Mental Health Specialist with advanced training in supporting pregnancy, postpartum, trauma, and anxiety-related concerns.
I have worked in preschools, shelters, crisis hotlines, and community mental health agencies. Later I established my own private practice, where I now specialize full-time in perinatal mental health.
I am also a mother. I understand this transition not only as a clinician, but as a mother myself. The exhaustion, the love, the disorientation, the moments that don't look anything like what you imagined — I've lived those too. It shapes every session.
"People carry pain quietly. It matters — more than almost anything — to have someone who can really see it."
I offer therapy in both English and Spanish. All sessions are via telehealth across Virginia and Oregon.
My approach
How I actually work with you.
I understand the complexities of pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood. I am trained to recognize and treat Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) — including Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Anxiety, and Perinatal OCD — through evidence-based approaches tailored to your unique experience.
CBT
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Identifying and shifting the thought patterns that drive anxiety, depression, and OCD. Practical, structured, and gives you tools that work outside the session.
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing
One of the most evidence-based treatments for trauma — including birth trauma, PTSD, and anxiety rooted in past experience. Works where talk therapy alone often can't reach.
MBI
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Learning to tolerate uncertainty and regulate the nervous system — particularly useful during the perinatal period, when so much feels outside your control.
ERP
Exposure & Response Prevention
The gold-standard treatment for OCD, including perinatal OCD. Structured, effective, and always paced to what you can tolerate.
PMH-C Certified
EMDR Trained
