About

Psychotherapy can be a challenging and rewarding process. People often come to treatment to talk about what's wrong, but it is also important to talk about what's right. Each person has natural areas of strength we can capitalize on to increase coping skills, reduce distress, improve relationships, and develop a more adaptive outlook. With a collaborative approach that combines insight-oriented and goal-directed interventions, we will work together to create new pathways towards well-being.

I conduct both short- and long-term psychotherapy with adults of all ages, with a particular interest in issues of one's identity and relationships. I have advanced training in the treatment of substance use and the behavioral addictions. I also work as a research scientist where I conduct studies that evaluate the effectiveness of mental health and substance use interventions—this means I consistently apply the latest evidence-based methods to your treatment. 

I am a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of California (PSY 27759).

I hold a Ph.D. in clinical/counseling psychology from New York University and completed my clinical training at Columbia University Medical Center, the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. 

I then completed a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship in substance use and the addictions at the University of California, San Francisco in the Dept. of Psychiatry

In addition to providing psychotherapy, I am also a tenured professor at SDSU, a behavioral scientist at RAND, and a Research Scientist at UCLA.

Individual Therapy: $275/50 minute session

While I am not an in-network provider with insurance companies, I can provide you with a bill that may be submitted to insurance companies for reimbursement if you have out-of-network (PPO) benefits. I accept most major credit cards, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle, as well as cash and checks are accepted.