I bring a deep understanding of how societal systems and culture shape our experiences in families, intimate relationships, schooling and workplaces. I offer psychotherapy and lead trainings on mindfulness and compassion.

As a psychotherapist, I work with adults, teens, couples and groups. Clients often come to see me because they feel stuck. Perhaps there is a core relationship that keeps challenging you; your parenting or professional responsibilities are exhausting you; or childhood experiences or past or current events are affecting you — even if some aspects of life are going well. I bring a warm, compassionate, and smart sensibility to help you make sense of your struggles, reconnect with yourself and your values, and bring compassion, curiosity, vitality, and depth to your life.

As a researcher and educator, I have been studying teaching and learning in and out of schools for 25 years, with a focus on how systems can be more humane and informed by expertise from community-based knowledge and research evidence. I have taught on the faculty at the University of Rochester and the University of Colorado Boulder.

As a mindfulness teacher, I draw on my experience as a long-time student of buddhist psychology and wisdom and compassion practices. I am committed to sharing these practical and transformative approaches with others. I am also a Certified Teacher of the Mindful Self-Compassion program.