I specialize in supporting women and couples through the transitions and challenges of midlife. Menopause, work stress, children leaving home, caring for aging parents, shifting identities, and changes in relationships can feel overwhelming and disorienting.

This can look like:

• Feeling disconnected from your partner or yourself

• Changes in sex, intimacy, desire, or arousal

• Difficulty adjusting to changes in your body or sexual identity

• Relationship conflict or communication struggles

• Anxiety, stress, or emotional overwhelm

• Trouble sleeping or chronic insomnia

My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-based care. I believe every person deserves safe, loving connection, and I help clients navigate life’s transitions with greater clarity, resilience, and intimacy. I work holistically, recognizing how emotional wellbeing, relationships, life roles, sexuality, and physical health—including sleep—are deeply interconnected. If sleep troubles are interfering with your wellbeing, the good news is we can address that directly using CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia), an evidence-based treatment that is highly effective for improving sleep without medication.

Half of my workweek is spent as a population health research scientist at UC Davis and the other half seeing therapy clients. I bring both of those hats to work with clients, by drawing from evidence-based approaches while staying closely attuned to your unique lived experience.