Therapy Services in Lafayette, CA
Every person who walks through the door is dealing with something real.
Whether you are a parent worried about your child, a couple trying to find your way back to each other, a teenager overwhelmed by pressure, or an adult quietly carrying more than you want to admit — therapy works when it takes your specific situation seriously.
Who I Work With
Below is an overview of who I work with and what we can address together. If you are not sure whether what you are experiencing fits any of these descriptions, reach out anyway. We can figure that out in a first conversation.
Children · 3–12
I work with young children through play therapy — a research-backed approach that uses creative play, storytelling, and expressive activities to help children process difficult experiences and develop emotional skills in a way that feels natural to them. More about therapy for children
Teens · 13–18
I work with teens as their own people — not as problems to be managed or extensions of their parents. A teenager who feels genuinely heard in therapy will do the work. One who feels patronized will not. More about therapy for teens
Adults · Individual Therapy
Individual therapy with adults is the core of my practice. I work with people at all stages of life — young adults navigating early independence, mid-life adults managing careers, families, and aging parents simultaneously, and older adults facing questions of meaning and transition. Whatever the presenting concern, the work is about understanding yourself more clearly and developing a fuller sense of agency over your own life. More about individual therapy for adults
Couples Therapy
I work with married couples, engaged couples, and long-term partners. I also work with couples navigating particular cultural and religious dimensions of their relationship — including couples from different backgrounds, couples managing family pressure around marriage, and couples where faith plays a significant role in their values and expectations. More about couples therapy
Family Therapy
I have particular experience working with families navigating cultural and intergenerational tensions — where parents and children are operating from genuinely different reference points, where immigration has created distance between what parents know and what children are living, and where the expectations of extended family are a real and active presence in the household. More about family therapy
What We Can Work On
The following are areas I address regularly in my practice. If you are searching for support with something specific, this section is for you.
Anxiety and stress
Including generalized anxiety, social anxiety, health anxiety, panic, and the chronic low-level tension that comes from managing too much for too long.
Depression and low mood
The kind that drains color from ordinary life, makes getting through the day feel effortful, and disconnects you from the people and things that usually matter to you.
Childhood behavioral challenges
When children can't find the words for what they're feeling, it often shows up as defiance, meltdowns, withdrawal, or behavior that leaves the whole family stretched — therapy helps uncover what's underneath and restore calm at home.
Life transitions
Any significant change that disrupts your sense of who you are or what your life is: a new job or the loss of one, a move, a marriage, a divorce, a bereavement, retirement, a child leaving home.
Neurodiversity among children and adults
Whether it's ADHD, autism, sensory sensitivities, or a mind that has simply never worked the way the world expects — therapy starts from the belief that different is not broken, and focuses on building self-understanding, psychoeducation, support and practical strategies.
Cultural identity and bicultural experience
Navigating the space between two cultures, two sets of expectations, or two versions of who you are supposed to be. This is one of the areas I find most meaningful to work in. It is rarely spoken about as a legitimate source of stress, and it absolutely is.
Faith and mental health
Questions about how your spiritual and religious life intersects with your psychological experience. Whether faith is a source of strength, a source of conflict, or both, it deserves to be part of the conversation if it is part of your life.
Immigration, acculturation, and diaspora stress
The invisible weight of building a life somewhere new, the grief of what has been left behind, the pressure of navigating systems and expectations that were not designed for you, and the particular complexity of raising children between cultures.
Parenting challenges
The relentless, loving, exhausting work of raising a child. Parenting support can focus on a specific child's behavior or needs, on the relationship between the parents themselves, or simply on the question of what kind of parent you want to be and how to get closer to that.
Relationship difficulties
Patterns of conflict, disconnection, or miscommunication in any significant relationship. This includes not only couples, but also the relationships with parents, siblings, and close friends that shape who we are.
Grief and loss
Bereavement, but also the other losses that do not come with a ritual or a name: the end of a relationship, a miscarriage, a friendship, a version of yourself you had to leave behind.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Starting therapy is a significant decision. If you are not sure whether now is the right time, or whether this practice is the right fit, the best thing to do is to get in touch. A free 15-minute introductory call will give you far more information than a website can.