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