Hi! I’m Avery (he/they).
I believe everyone deserves a good therapist, because being a person is hard. I’ve included a little bit of information about my background, style, and areas of expertise- if you have any questions, I encourage you to reach out!
Background & Education
I have over 10 years of education and experience working in the mental health field. I received my Bachelors in Cognitive Science from UCLA and completed my graduate work at USC. I’ve provided therapy, assessment, and advocacy in a range of environments including crisis settings, hospitals, and community mental health. In addition to my clinical experience, I’ve also contributed to large-scale psychiatry research studies at Stanford, UCSF, and UCLA. Most clients come to me for support managing OCD/anxiety, trauma, or relationship issues, as I have extensive training in each of these areas.
Approach
My style is relational, affirming, and flexible to your needs and goals. Regardless of what you’re interested in exploring, therapy should be a place you can show up exactly as you are- without judgment. As a queer, biracial, and neurodivergent clinician, I am committed to providing high quality, culturally sensitive care to people of all backgrounds. I’m sex/kink positive, poly-affirming, and practice from a Health at Every Size perspective. I draw on a range of modalities including psychodynamic (talk) therapy, EMDR, Exposure and Response Prevention, I-CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, parts work/inner child healing, somatic (mind-body) interventions, and psychedelic assisted therapy.
Availability & Fees
I see adult clients in Silver Lake, Los Angeles and virtually throughout the state of California. My fees are as follows:
Individual Therapy (50 min): $275
Relationship/Couples Therapy (5o min): $300
Group Therapy (75 min): $60
I work on a sliding scale based on the green bottle method: http://www.wortsandcunning.com/blog/sliding-scale
I do not file with insurance, but I can provide superbills to submit for reimbursement.
