I truly believe that mental health and physical health are inseparable. I also firmly believe that all people (regardless of gender, race, sexuality, or ethnicity) deserve high-quality, integrated, and, personalized care. Over the last 15 years, I have worked in a variety of settings including a residential unit for children with serious mental illness, elders with memory or physical impairments, addiction recovery, and those with chronic pain. I have also worked in private clinics and started a free clinic to provide care for those who did not have health insurance. Previous to working in outpatient clinics I taught nursing students and worked on locked psychiatric units treating those in crisis. I have a holistic perspective on psychiatric care and believe that "less medicine is better medicine." Despite believing that medications should be minimized, my outlook is realistic and I strive to maintain my patient's stability. No one should have medications suddenly stopped or be taken off a medication without a great deal of conversation and compromise.

I look forward to meeting each and every one of you in the future and I know we will have a strong therapeutic alliance.