Originally raised in Burlingame, California, I'm thrilled to return home to practice Child, Adolescent, Reproductive, and Adult Psychiatry after completing my medical training. I obtained my medical degree in 2020 and completed a surgical internship in 2021 at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon. Thereafter, I moved to Baltimore, Maryland to complete an Adult Psychiatry residency specializing in perinatal psychiatry in 2024, followed by a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2026.

I am passionate about maternal-infant and young-child attachment, especially for parents who themselves struggle with mood, anxiety, or executive function disorders, such as depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, anxiety, and ADHD. I particularly enjoy collaborating with people to reunite the mind-body connection especially through the lens of significant hormonal fluctuations like feminizing hormonal/surgical therapies, puberty, matrescence, pregnancy, birth, and the post-partum period. A main focus of my perinatal practice is helping parents cope with the changes of matrescence and the realities of that first year after birth to address issues such as sibling integration, feeding, and return-to-work. I enjoy helping families navigate the challenging reality that the “village” has disappeared from our current society and is being replaced by technology, social media, and AI, which can make balancing childrearing feel harder than ever.

My typical practice combines thoughtful medication management with lifestyle adjustments, education, and therapeutic techniques derived from a deep understanding of my patient to arrive at a plan that feels manageable and realistic for each person’s unique situation. When treating young children, my emphasis frequently highlights supporting parents to learn how to structure their parenting to improve their relationship with their children, particularly when anxiety and neurodivergence (like ADHD and ASD) complicate the emotional experience of day-to-day life. I take a collaborative, friendly, down-to-earth approach to help my patients reach their goals and improve their quality of life.

When not working, I enjoy spending time with my husband and kids and love traveling, hiking, gardening, and doing yoga.