ABOUT MY WORK
Eating disorders require specialized care.
I have spent my entire clinical career working with people who struggle with eating, food, and body image. This isn't one of several things I treat. It's the only thing I treat. That focus means you get a therapist who understands the complexity of this work, and knows how to help families show up for it too.
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I do not use weight as a measure of progress, and I will not ask anyone to diet. What I am working toward, with every client, is a life that is no longer organized around food.
HOW I WORK
Depth & practicality
My training is psychodynamic and attachment-based, and that is the foundation of everything I do. On top of it I draw on CBT-E and DBT for the practical work of changing eating, managing urges, and tolerating hard feelings. I draw on Family-Based Treatment and Emotion-Focused Family Therapy when a teen's parents are part of the work.
Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size shape how I think about food and bodies, though they are not treatments in themselves. Every client gets a written treatment plan early on, and I coordinate with dietitians, physicians, and psychiatrists so that plan holds across the whole team.
CREDENTIALS
Licensed in California since 2004
License:
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, State of California, PSY 19941
Education:
Ph.D. and M.A. in Clinical Psychology
California School of Professional Psychology, Alhambra
Postdoctoral certificate:
Psychoanalytically Oriented Psychotherapy
Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies
Memberships:
​​Academy for Eating Disorders
International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals
National Eating Disorders Association
Valley Federation of Eating Disorder Professionals
American Psychological Association
Los Angeles County Psychological Association
EXPERIENCE
Every level of care
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​​Private practice: Valencia and California telehealth. Individual, family, and group therapy for adolescents and adults with eating disorders.​
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Private practice: Beverly Hills. Individual, family, and group therapy. DBT-informed skills groups for eating disorders. Clinical supervision.​​​​
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​​​​Bella Vita Psychology Group, Pasadena. Eating disorders intensive outpatient program. Individual, family, and group therapy.​​​
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​​​​​BHC Alhambra Hospital, Eating Disorders Program. Inpatient, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient treatment for adolescents and adults. ANAD support groups.
