In-Person Therapy in Beverly Hills and Online Across CA
Individual Therapy for Adults
You want more than insight. You want real change.
Many of my adult clients are thoughtful, capable people who have gotten very good at functioning. They show up, get things done, keep the train on the track, but still feel stuck in patterns they can’t quite seem to change.
Maybe relationships feel harder than they should. Maybe you are tired of overthinking everything, managing everyone else’s reactions, or wondering why the same emotional dynamics keep showing up again and again. Maybe your life looks fine, even great, from the outside, but internally it feels like a lot more work than people realize.
I help clients like you understand what is happening beneath the surface, not so you can analyze yourself forever, but so you can begin responding to yourself, your emotions, and your relationships in new ways.
My Areas of Focus
LGBTQ+ affirmative and culturally responsive therapy
Life transitions (e.g., moving, going to college, changes in relationship status, career changes, parenthood, etc.)
Acculturation and minority stress
How I Work
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DBT blends acceptance and change strategies to support you in managing strong emotions and navigating relationships more effectively. We may work on building practical skills for mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, communication, and relationship management.
This structured, evidence-based approach is especially helpful if you often feel overwhelmed, reactive, or caught in painful patterns with others that haven’t shifted with traditional talk therapy.
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Insight matters. We will look at how earlier relationships, family dynamics, and protective strategies may still shape the way you experience yourself and others. The goal is not to blame the past, but to understand what it taught you to expect. By bringing unconscious patterns into awareness, you can gain clarity about what drives your feelings and choices. Over time, this insight helps you move toward greater balance, self-understanding, and healthier relationships.
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Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to the present moment with openness rather than judgment.
In therapy, mindfulness can help calm anxiety, reduce stress, and increase your capacity to respond thoughtfully instead of reacting automatically. It’s a powerful tool for creating more steadiness and clarity in daily life.
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Somatic approaches emphasize the mind-body connection, using physical awareness as a way to process emotions and release learned tension. Because we often play out our stress and trauma in our bodies, working somatically can bring about deep shifts in learning to regulate your nervous system that talk therapy alone may not accomplish. This approach can help you feel more grounded, resilient, and safe in your body.
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IFS recognizes that our inner world is made up of many “parts,” each with its own perspective and role. In therapy, we’ll get to know these parts (whether protective, critical, or vulnerable) with compassion and curiosity. This work supports healing from trauma, reduces inner conflict, and strengthens your sense of self-determination and self-compassion.