After a decade in the financial sector selling trust and investment services, I refocused my career to align with a deeper calling: being of true clinical service to the world. Over the years, this path has led me through a rich variety of settings, giving me a broad and deeply integrated foundation of knowledge to draw upon.
My clinical framework is uniquely shaped by thirty years of experience across the healthcare landscape:
Specialized Neurological Care: I spent seven years at the Stanford Neuroscience Health Center, helping individuals and families navigate the profound emotional and practical realities of living with progressive conditions like Dementia, Parkinson’s, and Stroke.
Clinical Leadership: My background includes high-level operational and clinical leadership, serving both as the Director of a home care agency dedicated to helping individuals age with dignity, and later as the Director of Clinical Services for Concern: Health.
Corporate & Systems Consulting: I spent nearly a decade in Employee Assistance (EAP) and HR at Wells Fargo and Concern, providing deep systems-level consultation on workplace dynamics, disability, interpersonal conflicts, and critical incident crisis response.
Acute Behavioral Health: My foundational clinical roots were built in intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs across diverse populations at Danbury Hospital, Smith College Student Health Center, and Mills-Peninsula Medical Center.
All of this experience—the rich intersection of hospital-based care, corporate leadership, and specialized neuroscience—ultimately led me to launch my private practice three years ago, where I now bring this comprehensive, real-world wisdom directly to the individuals and families I support.
Research therapist
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Research Therapist
In addition to my clinical practice, I am a research therapist with two prominent labs at Stanford University: the Exploratory Therapeutics Lab and the Heifets Lab. Our work explores the clinical applications of novel therapeutics—including psilocybin, MDMA, and Propofol—to develop breakthrough treatments for severe mental health conditions like depression and PTSD.
Current Clinical Trials
MDMA-Assisted CPT for Severe PTSD A randomized trial comparing MDMA-assisted Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) versus standard-of-care VA CPT for the treatment of severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Veterans.
Learn more: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05837845?viewType=Card&cond=PTSD&intr=MDMA&page=2&rank=14
Induction of Dreaming with EEG and Anesthesia for PTSD (IDEA_PTSD) An innovative trial investigating the use of targeted anesthesia to induce dreaming states as a novel therapeutic pathway for PTSD recovery.
Learn more: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06577636?term=Propofol&intr=PTSD&viewType=Card&rank=3
Published Research
Single-dose psilocybin for U.S. military Veterans with severe treatment-resistant depression: A first-in-kind open-label pilot study. Journal of Affective Disorders (2025) | Read the Study
Long-term outcomes of single-dose psilocybin for U.S. military veterans with severe treatment-resistant depression: 12-month data from an open-label pilot study. Journal of Affective Disorders (2025) | Read the Study
Avenidas Caregiver conference- Making the most of your Medical Appointment (10-22-16)
Stanford Neuroscience Supportive Care Caregiver Workshop- Practical strategies for long-term planning (8-2-17)
MSA Coalition Patient and Family National Conference- Practical strategies for long-term planning (9-28-18)
Stanford Huntington’s Disease Caregiving Symposium- Building a care team (11-3-18)
Stanford Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Participant Day Conference- Care planning & Available Resources (11-2-19)
Stanford Huntington’s Disease Education Day- The Nitty-Gritty Q&A with Social Work and Genetic Counseling (5-7-22)
Avenidas Caregiver Conference- Optimizing Your Medical Appointments (9-29-22)
CPTR Alumni Association- Psychedelic Medicine in Practice Panel (5-17-23)
Stanford Social Work Department- Evaluating & Reporting Abuse (6-6-23)
Stanford Help Desk Staff Presentation- A brief history of the early research and therapeutic use of psychedelics and the path to where we are today (8-29-24)
Kensington Place Memory Care- How to Prepare for a Health Crisis of a Loved One with Dementia (5-29-25)
Rosener House Adult Day Services- Caregiver Forum on Dementia (6-11-25)
Webster House Assisted Living- My Loved One's Been Diagnosed with MCI (8-6-25)
The Sequoias Senior Living- Optimizing Quality of Life (10-27-25)
MSW, Smith College School for Social Work (1995)
BA, Scripps College (1984)
LCSW #19012 (1998)
Compass Pathways Psychedelic Assisted Therapist Tier 1 (2022) (https://compasspathways.com/our-work/therapist-training/)
CPTR Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research Certification (2023) (https://www.ciis.edu/research-centers-and-initiatives/center-for-psychedelic-therapies-and-research)
MAPS MDMA 100-training Certificate (2023) (https://maps.org/2016/01/29/mdma-therapy-training-program/)
Beckley Psychtech 5 MeO-DMT Research Therapist Certification (2023) (https://beckleypsytech.fluencetraining.com/)
CITI GCP Human Research Certification (2021)
ADHD Clinical Services Provider Certification (2023)