Who I Am

I am a double board-certified child and adult psychiatrist, interested in the intersection of parent-child development.

My Timeline

  • At age eleven I revealed my aspirations to become a child psychiatrist and writer in an interview with my local newspaper after becoming a Kid-to-Kid advice columnist.

  • Over two decades I completed my Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship, served as Contra Costa County Lead Child Psychiatrist, trained primary care doctors and therapists, and practiced psychiatry for patients at every developmental stage—all while raising my boys in tandem.

  • Today, I have become increasingly interested in supporting and validating parents and children at the intersection of their development.

Training & Certifications

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship:

    University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

  • General Psychiatry Residency:

    University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

  • Medical School:

    University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

  • Undergraduate:

    University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

    Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Regents Scholar

  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)

    Certification in General Adult Psychiatry

    Certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

  • Northern CA Regional Org of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (NCROCAP)

  • CA Medical Board, Physician’s License

  • Continuing Medical Education focus on Reproductive & Maternal Mental Health