I am a Clinical Psychologist, licensed to practice in California and New York, with experience providing individual and group therapy to adults.

I obtained a bachelor’s degree in Psychology at New York University and a doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology with an additional focus on Health Psychology and understanding how people make sustainable behavior changes at University of Rhode Island (URI).

At URI, under the mentorship of James Prochaska, PhD, a developer of the Transtheorical Model of Behavior Change (TTM; “Stages of Change” model) and a pioneer in motivation and behavior change science, and in my role as a graduate research assistant at Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc., I contributed to research related to the understanding of mechanisms of change. This also included contribution to the development and implementation of technology tools for helping individuals make sustainable changes to improve their physical and mental health.

I did my pre-doctoral clinical internship in the areas of general mental health and illness, cancer psychology, and inpatient medical-surgical consultation at University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.

This was followed by clinical postdoctoral training and specialization in evidence-based or research-backed therapies in treating a wide range of mental illness, sleep difficulties, and chronic pain at San Francisco VA Healthcare System (SFVA).

I ended my formal training with postdoctoral research in chronic and complex mental illness including psychosis spectrum disorders and persistent depression, also known as treatment-resistant depression, at SFVA/ University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

These varied experiences across a range of clinical settings and populations have allowed me to better understand and treat a wide spectrum of mental health concerns and illness that can have an impact on physical health and overall well-being.