I completed my BA in Psychology and Philosophy at UC Berkeley and my PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Iowa. My graduate research focused on the benefits of friendships and other supportive relationships in the lives of children who have experienced abuse. I have worked in a variety of settings including community mental health clinics and VA medical centers. I am frequently touched by the threads of human experience that many of us share in common.

 

I am a theatre and stand-up comedy fan, Halloween and costume enthusiast, and former Disneyland employee. During the pandemic, I reconnected with my childhood love of bugs (caterpillars and chrysalises are sometimes on view in my office). I enjoy needle felting fuzzy sci-fi creatures and spending time with my husband and daughter. Recently, I've been spending most of my free time reading about Victorian photography.