I am a psychiatrist, which means I am a medical doctor who graduated medical school and then completed four years of specialized training focused on the evaluation and treatment of mental health concerns. I have also undertaken years of additional advanced training in a kind of psychotherapy called psychodynamic or psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
education and Training
Candidate Psychoanalyst, San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis (SFCP)
Adult Psychiatry Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Graduate, SFCP Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program
MD and Master of Health Science Degrees: Yale University
Undergraduate: Yale University
Selected Awards and recognition
Distinguished Service Award, San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis (2021)
Community Service Award, Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology (2020)
UCSF Department of Psychiatry Laughlin Award for Excellence in Clinical Care (2018)
UCSF Area of Distinction in LGBT Mental Health (2018)
2017-2018 American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) Fellow
Other professional activities
Volunteer Clinical Professor, UCSF Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2018 - 2026)
Councilor at Large (elected position), Northern California Psychiatric Society (2021 - 2023)
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Frontline Workers Counseling Project (2020 - 2022)
