My path to this moment has been winding and joyful. Born and raised in Mammoth Lakes, I spent my youth in the Eastern Sierra until I moved to San Francisco to attend San Francisco State University, where in 2012 I received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication Studies.

In 2010, I attended my first 10-day silent meditation retreat in the Vipassana lineage, taught by SN Goenka, and returned for my second in 2011. These experiences were my first in-depth taste of meditation and self-study, or as Goenka puts it - “self-purification through self-observation.” Soon after, I was blessed to find traditional Yoga at the Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco, where beginning in 2015 I participated in a Basic 200-Hour Teacher Training, Intermediate Teacher Training, Restorative Yoga Teacher Training, Meditation Teacher Training, and dozens of workshops, lectures, and study groups. I have my RYT-500 certification from Integral Yoga and feel this study and connection to Eastern-based spirituality is one of the cornerstone lenses I use with myself and those I serve.

I have come to believe that working with the mind and body are the foundations of all aspects of health, meaning, and connection. This understanding inspired me to want to work as a psychotherapist and I received a Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from San Jose State University in 2021. After graduating, a psychotherapy job at Mono County Behavioral Health alongside a longing for the mountains brought me back to the Eastern Sierra.

Looking back, I have found immense personal purpose in contemplating and exploring how we can create balance and meaning through how we think, behave, and connect. My intention is to use psychotherapeutic methods and spiritual practices to support people in creating meaningful and fulfilling lives.

In my personal life, I enjoy spending time with my partner and dog, being in nature, buzzing through cities, cooking and eating delicious plant-based food, traveling, losing myself in music, connecting to my body through movement, and being quiet.