Finding Sustainability
Therapy for adults who are ready to reclaim their energy, voice, and life
If you’ve spent most of your life being the dependable one, the one who shows up, holds it together, and gets things done, it can be hard to recognize when you need support.
That’s where I come in.
I’m a licensed psychologist with 18 years of training and experience. I specialize in supporting adults through burnout, codependency, perfectionism, people-pleasing, anxiety, and life transitions. I work with adults who are exhausted from overdoing, overthinking, and overgiving. Many of my clients are people who are highly capable, sometimes too capable, but feel stuck in roles that keep them running on empty. Maybe you’re burned out. Maybe you’re tired of saying yes when you mean no. Maybe you’re ready to stop being so hard on yourself, and to stop abandoning yourself in the name of being “fine” or “strong.”
The Work We’ll Do Together
This is not checklist therapy, and you are not a problem to solve. The way you move through the world makes sense. The over-functioning, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and caretaking patterns often began in childhood, forming in environments where your inner world was not always safe to express. You learned strategies early on to protect yourself, stay connected, or keep the peace. In therapy, we make space to understand those strategies with curiosity and compassion, not judgment. We will explore how you have learned to cope, what those patterns have protected you from, and what they may be costing you now. Some of these habits have helped you succeed. Others may quietly drain your energy, clarity, or sense of self.
While therapy is never one-size-fits-all, our work often includes
Understanding your patterns—how you relate to others, where you override your own needs, and what is hard to let go of
Tracing the roots—exploring family dynamics, attachment experiences and wounds, and relational roles that shaped how you learned to stay safe and connected
Practicing new ways of living—setting boundaries that hold, noticing when self-abandonment creeps in, and choosing responses that support your self-worth
As an integrative psychologist, I use a range of evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches to meet each person where they are and support their unique journey. These include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), psychodynamic approaches, trauma therapies like Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic therapies, and Dr. Karyl McBride’s trauma recovery model for adult children of narcissistic parents.
This work helps you step out of old survival patterns and into something more sustainable, more connected, more balanced, more you. You do not have to keep pushing through or settling for “fine.” Change is possible. It starts by getting curious about who you have always been and giving yourself permission to matter today.
Ready to see how therapy can help you show up differently for yourself and others? Click to learn more about my services and fees or book your free consultation.
Credentials & Experience
PsyD in Clinical Psychology from The Wright Institute in Berkeley, California
Licensed Psychologist in California (PSY26495) and Hawaii (PSY-2242)
Over a decade of experience in primary care and integrated behavioral health
Specialist in burnout, codependency, people pleasing and boundaries
More Human
When I’m not working, I’m spending time with my family, cooking, gardening or hiking. I love slow mornings, a good laugh, and deeper connections.
“The irony of adult life is that what once kept us safe now keeps us stuck.”
— Unknown
If you’re wondering about what therapy costs, you can find those details here. I keep things transparent and straightforward, so you know what to expect from the start.