Hi! I’m Ida.
I began my private practice in 2016 after working in county and community mental health settings, supporting individuals navigating complex stressors across many life circumstances. Working in schools, hospitals, and behavioral health clinics gave me a broad foundation and helped me recognize how early life experiences, chronic stress, and unresolved emotional patterns often resurface years later.
Living and working in cities such as New York City and Los Angeles, and now back home in the Bay Area, has shaped my perspective on identity, culture, immigration, and the impact of environment on mental health. These experiences reinforced my understanding that emotional well-being is shaped not only by individual history, but also by relational, cultural, and systemic contexts.
Over time, I’ve worked with many clients whose emotional and relational struggles show up both internally and physically, through patterns of anxiety, disconnection, tension, fatigue, sleep disruption, pain, or feeling chronically overwhelmed. Emotional and relational experiences often live in the body as much as the mind.
I’m deeply committed to ongoing learning and reflective practice. I’m drawn to approaches that help make sense of how people become who they are and how early adaptations continue to shape emotional life, relationships, and physical well-being. Rather than working from a single framework, my perspective integrates cognitive, behavioral, attachment, relational, trauma-informed, and mind–body approaches.
I take seriously what it means to show up well for my clients. I make space for time in nature, movement, music, and creative outlets, which help me remain present and engaged in the work I do with clients. This work matters to me, and I approach it with care and respect.
HOW I WORK
Therapy with me is a conversation, and not just a place to vent while someone nods. I bring a curious, friendly, and relaxed presence to our work, creating space for honest conversation and thoughtful exploration. I’ll ask questions, offer reflections, and help you connect the dots in ways that feel clear and manageable. The work is collaborative and gently direct, moving at a pace that allows for both insight and change.
With individuals, we focus on understanding emotional patterns, thoughts, beliefs, and coping strategies, and how these show up in daily life and relationships. At times, our work involves slowing things down to better understand what’s underneath, before focusing on what needs to change.
With couples, I help partners understand the relational cycle they get pulled into, especially during conflict or emotionally charged moments. We work to identify what’s happening beneath reactions, how each person contributes to the cycle, and how to communicate in ways that create more understanding, repair, and connection.
Curious to give it a try?
If this approach resonates with you, let’s schedule a consultation, or you can send me a message.
This is an opportunity to ask questions, share what’s bringing you here, and see if working together feels like a good fit.
The right therapeutic fit matters. I’m committed to working with people I can genuinely support. If it ever feels like another provider would be a better fit, I’ll gladly help you find someone who aligns with your needs.