About me

I earned my doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium and completed my clinical internship at the Sacramento VA Medical Center. I was an Associated Health Fellow at the War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center and a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. Living in Seattle, Washington, I previously worked remotely as a Healthcare Data Scientist at WRIISC. Alongside these roles, I have also maintained a private practice, which I now focus on full-time.

I have worked in a variety of clinical settings with diverse patient populations, utilizing a range of therapeutic modalities, which has shaped my integrative approach. I currently work with adults who wish to explore purpose, meaning, and loss, while also addressing life transitions, relationship and family dynamics, chronic stress, burnout, grief, trauma, serious mental illness, and other emotional challenges. My training in meditation and psychotherapy deepens my ability to integrate mindfulness principles and compassionate awareness into my therapeutic work.

As a researcher, I specialized in biobehavioral health, mind-body interventions, and clinical informatics. My work focused on analyzing large-scale epidemiological and longitudinal datasets, clinical trial data, and developing clinical dashboards to enhance care delivery, efficiency, and outcomes in large healthcare systems.

Experience

VA Palo Alto Health Care System | Data Scientist
June 2024 - June 2025

Stanford University School of Medicine | Postdoctoral Fellow
August 2022 - June 2024

VA Palo Alto Health Care System | Associated Health Fellow
August 2022 - June 2024

Education

PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium | Palo Alto, CA
PsyD, Doctor of Psychology | July 2022

Maryland Institute College of Art | Baltimore, MD
MPS, Information Visualization | June 2016

University of California, Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA
BA, Psychology | June 2011

Certifications

San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group
Oct ’24 – May ’25 | Certificate in Control Mastery Theory | SFPRG Website

The Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy Certificate Program
Sept ’20 – May ’21 | Certificate in Meditation and Psychotherapy | IMP Website

The Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program
May ’17 – May ’19 | Certificate in Teaching Mindfulness | MMTCP Website

Licenses & Authorizations

Psychologist License
State of Washington
Department of Health

Provider Credential Search
License #: PY61334761

PSYPACT Authorization
Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT)

Verification of Authorizations
APIT #: 17010