While I have a generalist practice and my clinical training and interests span a broad array of psychological, emotional, and behavioral difficulties, I have specialized knowledge in the area of pediatric gender medicine and psychotherapy and particular interest in and experience with the complex impacts of immigration on individuals and families.

I have extensive knowledge about pediatric gender medicine and considerable experience providing psychotherapy to gender-distressed and gender-diverse youth. I offer compassionate care rooted in proficiency in medical and psychological ethics and the evidence base for medical interventions. I collaborate with a diverse range of healthcare providers and researchers and participate in international conferences to stay up-to-date on the latest research, learn about various perspectives, and deepen my understanding of gender distress and gender diversity.

In this highly controversial field marked by a politically polarized environment that easily lends itself to censorship, misinformation, and false accusations, it is difficult for young people and their families to navigate conflicting claims and to know where to turn for help.

I have significant experience providing psychotherapy to gender-distressed and gender-diverse youth as well as adults of all ages at various points in their relationship to gender. Whether you are a parent, an adolescent, or an adult seeking compassionate, ethical, evidence-based care, I welcome any questions or concerns you may have.

Pediatric Gender Medicine & Psychotherapy

Experiences of immigration evoke complicated and sometimes painful thoughts and feelings. Confusion, longing, nostalgia, a sense of in-betweenness, and disconnection are common. Traumatic family histories of migration are particularly complex and can leave people with absences or the presence of experiences they themselves did not have but nevertheless live with, perhaps unbeknownst to them. For both young and adult children of immigrants, this experience may be especially baffling, as well as a source of distress. Additionally, cultural norms at home may diverge from those outside the home, leading to relational difficulties and inner turmoil that persist in adulthood.

A sense of “home” can become fragmented and disorienting for those who experience immigration, sometimes multiple times, and for their children, who inherit these states of mind. Tolerating such feelings, especially when trauma is involved, can sometimes seem unbearable.

Layers of closeness to and distance from language, food, smells, sights, and ways of relating to others impact one’s day-to-day life in expected, surprising, amusing, and painful ways. I have many years of experience providing psychotherapy to immigrants and children of immigrants from diverse countries and am particularly attuned to how our subjectivities are culturally shaped and embedded.

Immigration