I work primarily with parents of children who struggle with behavioral, relational, learning, social, and emotional challenges. In other words, “I work on the child through the parent,” because healthy parent-child relationships provide the physiological and emotional regulation that non-formulaic children are unable to orchestrate on their own through the neurobiological effects of co-regulation.

In cases where a struggling adolescent or young adult is motivated to work with a therapist, I also involve the youth’s parents in the treatment. My goal is to help parents become “therapeutic parents” so that their children feel comfortable seeking their support and parents feel comfortable managing the parent-child relationship. My work has taught me that even when the relationship between a child and parent is strained, what the child really wants is to be understood by their parents, and not so much by a stranger (i.e., a therapist). Thus, my job is to reestablish and strengthen that important bond. Indeed, when the connection between parent and child deepens, the child naturally starts to feel better.

I have a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, a master's in business administration, and a master's in counseling psychology. Prior to becoming a psychotherapist, I held positions in engineering design and finance management at energy and technology companies.