I earned my PhD in Clinical Science from the University of California, Berkeley—one of the nation’s leading programs in clinical psychology—where I spent years studying what brings people closer and what pushes them apart: the moments that build trust, and the patterns that create distance.

I completed my predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the VA Greater Los Angeles and VA Long Beach Healthcare Systems, where I received advanced training in evidence-based treatment for trauma, anxiety, insomnia, and the struggles that don’t fit neatly into categories.

I continue my work with Veterans at the West Los Angeles VA, work I care a whole lot about. Many of the Veterans I work with joined the military looking for structure, purpose, or a way forward from difficult beginnings. They know what it means to feel disconnected from a world that kept going while they were away, and they’re willing to do the hard work of finding their way back. They remind me that change is possible, even when everything says it isn’t.