I became a psychologist because the work of psychotherapy (and the study of psychology as a whole) is at base, the work of being human with others. All the things that are important in life are relevant in psychotherapy: relationships, family history, ones personality, ones quiet inner struggles, our wishes, desires, longing, fantasy, grief, the list goes on. For me, these experiences matter the most: how we think about and reflect on our inner world, how we interact with the world around us, and how we make use of our strengths and challenges.

I have a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute (c. 2017), and completed a two year psychoanalytic psychotherapy certificate training at The New Center for Psychoanalysis. I have taught as an adjunct faculty and served as the Director of Clinical Training at Pacifica Graduate Institute’s Doctoral programs, teaching courses on Clinical Supervision and Assessment, Clinical Training, Qualitative Research, and numerous courses on Psychoanalytic Theory. I also taught at Antioch University’s Masters in Clinical Psychology program, teaching psychotherapy theory and group dynamics courses. I currently hold a Visiting Professorship at the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis teaching courses in clinical training. My research interests include psychoanalytic theory and technique; clinical supervision; personality development; financial and wealth psychology; gender, culture, race, class, and equity; and the self of the therapist in psychotherapy. I live and practice in Santa Barbara, California.