I am a Lost Coast off-gridder turned city gal and a political activist turned psychotherapist.

I’m mixed race (Chinese and Russian Jewish), second-generation born in the U.S., from a working-class background, and able-bodied with some experience of chronic pain due to scoliosis.

I received my master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and trained at Church Street Integral Counseling Center. I now practice at the Center for Mindful Psychotherapy.

Lived experience

Some of the big themes I have grappled with in my lifetime are grief & loss, workaholism & perfectionism, gender & sexuality, scoliosis & body image, spirituality & creativity, anxiety & depression, trauma & ptsd, individualism & collectivism, sexual assault, infidelity & trust, monogamy & polyamory.

Training

• Master’s degree from California Institute of Integral Studies

• Bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley

• 10 years in social justice, organizing, and leadership

• 200-hour yoga teacher training

• 20+ years of personal healing and embodiment work

• 6 months living abroad in Ghana and travel across five continents

Outside the room

I’m sensitive, love to laugh, nibble on chocolate chips, read and write, walk with my partner and dog, and nerd out on astrology.