I am a board-certified psychiatrist (a medical doctor trained to treat conditions that affect the mind through both medication management and psychotherapy) and a psychoanalytic candidate (in training to become a psychoanalyst).
I completed my undergraduate degree at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN and obtained my medical degree at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, WI. In 2015, I completed my residency training in psychiatry through the UC Davis School of Medicine and obtained board certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. I went on to pursue specialized training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy through the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis, and obtained certification for a 2-year Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program in 2016. I am currently a psychoanalytic candidate at the Psychoanalytic institute of Northern California. I have been in private practice since 2015. I also served as Medical Director of Adult Outpatient Services at Sutter Center for Psychiatry from 2015 - 2021.
I utilize both psychotherapy and medication management as part of my treatment approach. Although I believe that medications can be a useful tool for treating specific symptoms of distress, I have found that the expectations of medications are often exaggerated and their side effects too often minimized. As such, I am conservative with my use of medications, and I do not see patients for the sole purpose of medication management. Moreover, through my years of training and experience, I have come to believe that psychological distress is rarely, if ever, purely biological. Though the contributors to psychological distress may not always be immediately obvious, many of these symptoms may be traced back to problematic dynamics in childhood, traumatic life experiences, trans-generational trauma, or outright abuse and neglect. I believe the process of healing and transformation occurs through in-depth psychotherapy. Though I occasionally make exceptions based on need and circumstances, I generally meet with my patients at least once a week, and often, more frequently.
I completed my undergraduate degree at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN and obtained my medical degree at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, WI. In 2015, I completed my residency training in psychiatry through the UC Davis School of Medicine and obtained board certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. I went on to pursue specialized training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy through the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis, and obtained certification for a 2-year Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program in 2016. I am currently a psychoanalytic candidate at the Psychoanalytic institute of Northern California. I have been in private practice since 2015. I also served as Medical Director of Adult Outpatient Services at Sutter Center for Psychiatry from 2015 - 2021.
I utilize both psychotherapy and medication management as part of my treatment approach. Although I believe that medications can be a useful tool for treating specific symptoms of distress, I have found that the expectations of medications are often exaggerated and their side effects too often minimized. As such, I am conservative with my use of medications, and I do not see patients for the sole purpose of medication management. Moreover, through my years of training and experience, I have come to believe that psychological distress is rarely, if ever, purely biological. Though the contributors to psychological distress may not always be immediately obvious, many of these symptoms may be traced back to problematic dynamics in childhood, traumatic life experiences, trans-generational trauma, or outright abuse and neglect. I believe the process of healing and transformation occurs through in-depth psychotherapy. Though I occasionally make exceptions based on need and circumstances, I generally meet with my patients at least once a week, and often, more frequently.