I've spent much of my life thinking about freedom. 

That question has taken many forms over the years.

I first looked for answers in politics and human rights. I wanted to understand the conditions that allow people—and societies—to flourish. I imagined a career in refugee advocacy and international law, believing that if we could build better systems, we could create more freedom.

Life unfolded differently. I spent the next decade working in tech, from early-stage startups to Fortune 500 companies. Along the way, I came to appreciate another truth: freedom isn't only political. Financial stability, meaningful work, and a sense of safety profoundly shape what's possible in our lives. The external conditions matter.

Eventually, my attention turned inward. I became increasingly interested in the inner conditions that shape our experience. I immersed myself in therapy, meditation, philosophy, psychology, psychoanalysis, and contemplative practice—not as hobbies, but as ways of understanding my own mind. Over time, I began to recognize a vigilance and intensity that had quietly organized much of my life. Learning to relate to those parts of myself with curiosity rather than force didn't eliminate suffering, but it gave me something I had been seeking all along: more choice. More freedom to respond intentionally instead of automatically. More freedom to build a life that felt authentic, meaningful, and deeply my own.

Then I became a mother.

Few experiences have transformed my understanding of freedom more profoundly. Motherhood has a way of illuminating both our deepest capacities for love and the places where we feel the most terrible. It asks us to grow, grieve, adapt, and continually renegotiate who we are in relationship to ourselves and the people we love. It has deepened my appreciation for how powerful—and how difficult—real transformation can be.

Looking back, I can see that every chapter of my life has been exploring the same question: What allows people to become more fully themselves?

That question eventually led me to a career in psychotherapy.

Today, I work with driven professionals who have spent years carrying too much on their own. I support mothers navigating the profound transition into parenthood and the emotional complexity that often accompanies it. And I help children and families better understand one another, navigate big feelings, and build stronger relationships.

I don't believe therapy is about becoming someone different. I believe it's about becoming more fully yourself.

For me, therapy is a process of bringing awareness to the beliefs that once helped us survive but may no longer serve us. As we begin to understand those patterns with greater honesty and compassion, something remarkable happens: we have more choice. We become less driven by habit, fear, or old wounds, and more able to respond from the person we want to be.

I've come to believe that awareness creates choice, choice creates freedom, and freedom allows us to live more fully as ourselves. It's a privilege to accompany people as they discover that freedom in their own lives.

Credentials

• M.A. in Clinical Psychology, California Institute of Integral Studies (2025)

• Alameda Unified School District Children & Families Program (2026)

• Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C), Postpartum Support International (In Progress)