Anxiety that looks like competence
You meet every deadline and lie awake replaying the day. We work on what's driving the vigilance, not just how to manage it better.
Accepting new clients this month
You've been holding it together for a long time.
Therapy for anxiety, perfectionism, and burnout. In person in Oakland, and by video anywhere in California.
Book a free 15-minute consult
No cost, no obligation. A short call to hear what you're looking for.
Accepting new clients this month
You've been holding it together for a long time.
Therapy for anxiety, perfectionism, and burnout. In person in Oakland, and by video anywhere in California.
Book a free 15-minute consult
No cost, no obligation.
LMFT #123456, State of California|
Twelve years in practice|
Oakland office + telehealth statewide|
Training and credentials
How I work
We slow down where you'd normally speed up.
Most people arrive able to explain their problem clearly and still stuck inside it. Insight is not the missing piece. What usually helps is having somewhere to feel the thing you've been managing around, with someone who doesn't flinch and doesn't rush you.
Sessions are conversational. I ask questions, I say what I notice, and I will tell you when I think something matters. You set the pace, and nothing about the work requires you to fall apart to prove it's serious.
Emotion-focused therapyWorking with the feeling underneath the pattern, not only the story about it.
Somatic attentionTreating what your body is doing while we talk as information, not interruption.
What I work with
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Burnout in caring professions
For clinicians, teachers, and anyone whose job is other people. Including the parts you can't say out loud at work.
Perfectionism and self-criticism
When the standard that got you here has turned into a full-time job. We work on the pattern, gently and specifically.
In their words, not clinical ones
"I'm doing fine on paper and falling apart underneath."
That sentence, or some version of it, starts most of my first sessions. If you recognised yourself in it, that's reason enough to make the call.
What happens next
01
You send a short note
Your name, a sentence or two about what's going on, and when you're generally free. Keep clinical details light, since email isn't a secure channel.
02
I reply within two business days
If I'm not the right fit (wrong specialty, wrong hours, full caseload) I'll say so plainly and send two or three referrals who might be.
03
We talk for fifteen minutes
A phone call, no charge. You describe what you're looking for; I tell you honestly how I'd work with it and what it would cost.
Fee
$170 – $210
per 50-minute session, depending on format
Insurance
Out-of-network
monthly superbill provided for reimbursement
Where
Oakland + video
telehealth anywhere in California
Rhythm
Weekly, ongoing
a few reduced-fee slots held open
The first step is a phone call, not a commitment.
I keep a few consult slots open each week. If none of them work for your schedule, say so and we'll find another time.