Welcome

I’m a California and New York licensed speech-language pathologist specializing in social communication support. My practice is built around providing deeply informed, relationship-based care for children and families navigating social communication differences, neurodivergence, and complex developmental profiles. I see clients in-person in San Francisco, as well as throughout California and New York via telehealth.

In addition to my private practice, I am the co-founder of Social Learners SF, a practice providing group-based therapy for clients with social learning challenges in San Francisco.

About Me

I have worked with children, adolescents, and adults across the lifespan in private practice, schools, and inpatient care settings. I completed my clinical training in speech-language pathology at UCSF and my clinical fellowship in social cognition at Social Thinking® - Stevens Creek. I am also a Natural Language Acquisition (NLA)-trained clinician with advanced education in gestalt language processing and delayed echolalia. Having experienced selective mutism myself growing up, I bring both deep empathy and personal insight to my work with clients navigating communication challenges.

Before becoming a speech-language pathologist, I worked in corporate communications in New York City. After volunteering at the NYU Child Study Center’s intensive treatment program for children with selective mutism, I knew this was the field for me. I earned my Master’s degree in speech-language pathology from the University of Oregon and my undergraduate degree from Indiana University at Bloomington.

Who I Work With

I work with children, teens, and adults who experience differences in social communication, language, and learning. I also collaborate closely with families, schools, and care teams to support consistency across environments. Many of the individuals I work with have complex profiles or have not fully benefited from more traditional, skills-based therapy models.

Areas of focus include:

  • Autism (including PDA profiles)

  • Selective mutism

  • ADHD and related executive functioning challenges

  • Social pragmatic communication differences

  • Developmental language delays

  • Expressive and receptive language disorders

  • Natural Language Acquisition (Gestalt language learners)

My Approach

My practice is grounded in deeply informed, relationship-based care for children, teens, and adults navigating social communication differences, neurodivergence, and complex developmental profiles. I specialize in social-cognitive therapy and real-world communication, with a focus on helping individuals better understand themselves, others, and the social world in ways that are affirming, empowering, and developmentally appropriate.

I work collaboratively with families, schools, and care teams to support consistency across environments, and I maintain a low-volume practice so families receive not just therapy sessions, but ongoing clinical thinking, responsiveness, and coordinated support as needs evolve.

Families often appreciate the ability to reach out for thoughtful clinical input between sessions as questions arise or situations change. I aim to be a steady, informed presence rather than a once-a-week siloed service.