Education

• PhD Clinical Psychology and Gender Studies, UC Berkeley
• BA with High Distinction, Psychology, University of Virginia

Licenses and Certifications 

• Psychologist

Clinical and Research Interests

• ADHD and Learning Disabilities
• Adjustment Issues (Transition to College, Graduate School, Cultural Adjustment, etc.)
• Anxiety Disorders (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, etc.)
• Bipolar Disorder
• Clinical Supervision and Training
• Community Outreach and Prevention
• Depression and Mood Disorders
• Family of Origin
• First Generation College Students
• Gender and Sexuality
• Grief and Loss
• Psychoeducation
• Relationship Issues
• Self-Esteem and Self-Compassion
• Stress Management and Coping Skills
• Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Theoretical Orientation 

• Trauma Informed
• Strengths-Based
• Solution-Focused
• Relational
• Psychodynamic
• Positive Psychology
• Person-Centered
• Object Relations
• Integrative
• Feminist
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Transtherapeutic Empirically-Based Interventions

Professional Activities, Awards, Memberships

• Author of: The Defining Decade, Supernormal, and The Twentysomething Treatment