I was inspired to work in mental health following my own experiences with the impacts of medical trauma as an adolescent. It became clear to me from a very young age that too many people’s sadness goes unnoticed, too many teens suffer in silence, and too many folks with chronic conditions go ignored or undermined. Many teens are too afraid to speak up. Many adults think we should be able to just shake off depression, anxiety, past traumas, or our relationship issues. Or we get sucked into the mind-numbing pleasures of modern life (hello, instagram scrolling!) and forget what it means to be human. Therapy is a powerful support for these needs.

I am multi-ethnic (Persian, White-American, and Mizrahi Jewish), queer/bi, use she/her pronouns, and live with chronic pain and illnesses that make me differently-abled. I am also a multi-medium artist and believe creativity highly promotes psychological healing.

Training and Experience, for the curious:

I hold an M.S. in Clinical Psychology from San Francisco State University - a small graduate program focused on psychodynamic therapy (which is more or less a modern version of classic psychoanalysis that focuses a lot on attachment and relationships).

I completed intensive training internships at the SF State Psychology Clinic (where I provided psychodynamic therapy to college students and the local community), Edgewood Center for Children and Families (where I provided DBT group therapy), and the UCSF Alliance Health Project (where I worked the HIV-affected and LGBTQIA+ community). I spent several years working at the Edgewood Crisis Stabilization Unit, offering immediate support for youth experiencing severe mental health crises. I have also worked for a start-up providing weekly therapy to adults and completing intake assessments. I have deeply enjoyed working with all age ranges, from teens to clients in their 90s. In addition, I have taught several graduate-level courses at SF State.

I am certified as an Advanced Application Practitioner of PRT from the Pain Reprocessing Therapy Center.