Hi, I’m Ali.
As a therapist, I am deeply curious and inquisitive. I am direct when I need to be. I believe that therapy is about making meaningful contact and connection with another person. This requires warmth, kindness, trust, authenticity, humor, and humility, and I work hard to bring these qualities to my practice. Through my work, I’ve found that a bond develops between patient and therapist. Over time, this bond has unique and mysterious healing powers.
Training & Experience
15 Years in Private Practice
Middle School Therapist - San Francisco Unified School District
Adult Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program at San Francisco Center of Psychoanalysis
Child & Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program at San Francisco Center of Psychoanalysis
Ongoing Psychoanalytic Consultation Group Member
Certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
Education
Masters in Counseling Psychology
California Institute of Integral Studies
Bachelors of Science in Psychology
University of Michigan