About Me

Andrew is wearing glasses and has a tattoo on his left arm, he is wearing a denim vest and black t-shirt, standing in front of a pink and white window frame.

As an LGBTQ+ adult, child, sibling, friend, confidante, and therapist, my diverse life experiences and roles inform my approach to therapy. With a background in entertainment, I believe that our stories shape our identities and there is immense power in rewriting our own narratives. My passion for therapy stems from my own journey of self-discovery and growth, and I am dedicated to helping others find their own path. Nothing is more powerful than the stories we tell ourselves.

How I approach this work:

I use a holistic approach to therapy that is affirming, relational, collaborative, drawing upon various modalities including narrative, psychodynamic, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), inner child/parts work, somatic work, and mindfulness. My work is culturally informed and embraces diversity and inclusion; I am LGBTQ+ affirmative, sex/kink positive, neurodiversity-affirming, poly/CNM-affirming, and work from a Health at Every Size lens.

My experience and credentials:

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #153599), licensed in the state of California and working in private practice. My Masters degree is in Clinical Psychology, with a focus on LGBTQ+ affirmative care from Antioch University LA. Additionally, I hold a Bachelors degree in Film and Digital Media from the University of California, Berkeley. My experience includes working with the LA LGBT Center, Brave Trails Mental Health, and the LA Gender Center.

I am an EMDR-trained therapist and received my training from The Institute for Creative Mindfulness, which emphasizes considerations for folks that are any or all of queer, BIPOC, and neurodivergent.

What I’m Reading…

  • The Fellowship of the River: A Medical Doctor's Exploration into Traditional Amazonian Plant Medicine, Joseph Tafur, MD

  • The House In The Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune

  • Circe, Madeline Miller

  • I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy

  • Box Hill, Adam Mars-Jones

  • Daddy Boy, Emerson Whitney

What I’m Listening to…

  • Popstar, Tinashe

  • you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, Olivia Rodrigo

  • Big Disgrace, Haute & Freddy

  • The Great Divide, Noah Kahan

  • Pure Heroine, Lorde

  • WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA, Slayyyter

  • Estrus, Tove Lo

  • Everybody Scream, Florence + The Machine

What I’m Playing…

  • Baldur’s Gate 3 (PS5)

  • Death Stranding (PS5)

  • Resident Evil 7 (PS5)

  • Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo Switch)

  • Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Switch)