hello! I’m Brooke.
I’m a Registered associate marriage and family therapist based in the San Francisco Bay Area providing psychotherapy to California residents
Areas of focus & Experience
Relationships & Communication
We all have a desire to feel connected, to be loved, and to be seen and understood by others. This isn’t always easy — and it’s not always clear why it’s not easy. Relationships are living, breathing things that require attention, curiosity, patience, and fortitude to navigate. That said, I believe the relationship and quality of connection you desire is within reach. My approach is intended to foster safety and trust, clearer communication, greater intimacy, and spark passion while deepening understanding and empathy.
Grief & Loss
Grieving someone we love can feel incredibly lonely. Our society doesn’t honor grief well. Too often, we are rushed to “get over it”, in isolation, without sufficient tools to heal — and yet death, dying, and loss are unavoidable parts of our lives. This can stir up different feelings, from sadness to rage to guilt to existential dread. I call on my personal experience of losing my dad to cancer, alongside a wealth of resources and knowledge, to support the unfolding of your authentic grief process.
Complex &
Developmental Trauma
Complex trauma isn’t a one-time event, it’s the compounding effect of years of exposure, often beginning in childhood with our primary caregivers - but also the result of oppression and marginalization. This disruption in attachment and sense of safety has a profound impact on our adult selves— influencing things like relationships, identity, self-confidence, ability to take up space, access to ancestral wisdom. I will support you in unpacking and processing these experiences in an effort to reclaim vital parts of yourself lost along the way.
Anxiety & Depression
The experience of anxiety or depression differs greatly from person to person. I consider how it shows up for you to be an important communication about the state of your nervous system and its response to what’s occurring in your life. I utilize somatic, mindful, and experiential techniques to regulate and deepen awareness as well as behavioral interventions, such as discussing habits and lifestyle.
Major life transitions
These ‘fork in the road’ moments can kindle the big (scary) questions in life: Who am I? Who are my people, where do I belong? What’s my purpose? Whether it’s divorce, becoming a parent or empty nester, pivoting your career, moving to a new city …it can feel unstable and uncertain, but shouldn’t feel unsupported.
I Work With…
Individual adults and teens
Couples and dyads (e.g., child/parent, siblings, friends)
LGBTQIA+ identifying folks
Currently providing virtual therapy
I Believe…
Therapy is an intentional space to examine and find meaning in your life; to step out from behind patterns and behaviors that no longer serve you; to reconnect with yourself amidst the noise of the expectations that have shaped you; to seek repair and transform through corrective experiences; to process complex feelings; to establish a sense of grounding and clarity where there currently is none; to grieve.
We are not meant to do these things alone, despite how isolated the world has allowed us to feel. For this reason, I believe the therapeutic relationship built between us is a powerful agent of change and repair, and is something I honor and return to in our work together.
In one of my favorite books The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy, the Boy asks the Horse, “What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever said?”
“Help,” the Horse replies. “Asking for help isn’t giving up, it’s refusing to give up”.
I know that seeking therapy isn’t easy despite feeling stuck or unhappy, but I believe that it’s immensely vulnerable, and therefore immensely courageous. I believe you’re here because you haven’t given up. Some part of you knows more is possible — more joy, more connection, more ease, more fulfillment, more meaning.
“Every life is a piece of art, put together with all means available.”
