I was born and raised in Seattle. I attended the University of Washington as an undergraduate. I earned a Masters Degree in Psychology from Antioch University. I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Board Certified Psychoanalyst. I am a graduate and faculty member of The Northwestern Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and a member of the International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA).

I opened my private practice providing psychoanalysis and psychotherapy in Fremont in 1995.