I didn't start out as a therapist. I started as a lawyer.
I graduated summa cum laude from Boston University with a double major in Philosophy and Linguistics, then earned my JD magna cum laude from UC Hastings College of the Law. I built a career in corporate litigation, and from the outside, everything looked exactly right.
But something was missing. I couldn't name it at first. I just knew that the path I was on, as impressive as it looked, wasn't the one I'd chosen for myself. I felt lost. Successful. But lost at the same time.
That feeling led me on a journey. I studied Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism. I deepened my yoga practice. I started going to therapy myself. And slowly, I found my way back to who I actually was. That process is what led me to graduate school, to a master's degree in Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies, and ultimately to the work I do now.
I share this because I think it matters. When you sit across from me, you're sitting with someone who has done this work herself, not just studied it. I understand the courage it takes to question the life you've built and the vulnerability of admitting that you want more.