Therapy for Teen Girls & Young Women
Figuring out who you are outside of everyone else’s expectations.
Between school stress, social media noise, family changes, first breakups or friendship ruptures, growing up can feel confusing and overwhelming. When you don't always have the words for what’s happening inside, you shouldn't have to navigate it alone.
This is a zero-performance space to make sense of things without having to filter yourself. Together, we build the language and boundaries to help you stay connected to what matters while forging your own path.
My approach combines active narrative mapping with grounded, real-world tools. We don’t talk in circles; we look at daily pressures, name the scripts you feel trapped by, and build practical strategies.
What We Work on Together
Academic Pressure & High-School Burnout
Navigating the relentless drive to achieve in the Bay Area, dismantling the harsh internal critic, and learning how to succeed without running on chronic anxiety and exhaustion.
Forging Your Own Path While Staying Connected
Growing up means wanting more autonomy, but figuring out how to claim it safely without constant conflict at home is tricky. We work on building a bridge - learning how to speak up, set boundaries, and forge your own direction while keeping your important relationships intact.
Identity, Belonging & Social Noise
Untangling the curated personas of social media, navigating complex friend groups, and discovering who you actually are outside of peer and societal expectations.
College Leaps & Early Adulthood Transitions
Managing the abrupt leap into college or early career life, breaking free from the pressure to have everything figured out, and choosing a path rooted in your own values.
First Relationships, Boundaries & Heartbreak
Navigating your first romantic relationships, dating, and friendship ruptures can feel all-consuming. We focus on cutting through the confusion to understand what a truly healthy, respectful dynamic looks like.
This is a space to process heartbreak without minimizing it, learn how to spot your own boundaries, and practice communicating what you need - so you can build real self-trust through connection and loss.
Support for Teens, With
Thoughtful Parent Involvement
Teens need a space that feels safe, respectful, and truly their own.
At the same time, parents and caregivers often have important questions.
How involved will I be?
Will I know what is going on?
How can I support my teen at home?
What if I am worried about them?
When I work with teens, I try to create a thoughtful balance. Teens need privacy and trust in order to speak honestly. Parents also need enough guidance to understand how to support their teen with more patience, clarity, and connection.
When helpful, parent collaboration may include talking through family communication, emotional support at home, patterns that may be creating stress, or ways to better understand what your teen is navigating.
The goal is not to shut parents out or put teens under a microscope.
The goal is to support the teen while strengthening the relationships around them.
You Don’t Have to Figure It Out Alone. Let’s Talk.
Whether you are a parent looking for grounded support for your daughter, or a young woman ready to unpack what’s next, let's connect for an initial conversation.
In-person in San Francisco and Berkeley, online across California, private pay and in-network with Aetna.