About Me

I chose to work in psychiatry because I saw how mental wellness — and mental health struggles — can impact everyone's life in many different ways.

About my practice

I am proud to work at Brookside, Kaiser Permanente's residential psychiatric unit. At Brookside, we take a trauma-informed approach to support our patients in living meaningful lives in spite of past challenges they may have faced — whether that be adverse childhood experiences/abuse, current work/relationship stressors, chronic pain, substance use, chronic mental illness, or other factors. I also provide consultation services for patients in the emergency room, with treatment focused on acute stabilization, as well as in consultation to the medical/surgical floors, often to assist the primary team with questions related to agitation or delirium, in addition to any acute psychiatric concerns.

How I thrive

I enjoy gardening, the arts, and DIY projects.