My father came out to California at the beginning of the Sixties to teach at Stanford. I had the great fortune to be raised in Silicon Valley at a time of remarkable creativity and hope. I spent my formative years attending the Peninsula School in Menlo Park, an alternative school that was formed in 1925 and was committed to emotional authenticity, creativity, and the freedom to think. As an undergraduate I studied Philosophy at Harvard. During this time, I began my journey in psychology working with troubled children at a therapeutic program in New Hampshire. After a short stint working in children's television and documentary film making, I enrolled in the doctoral program in clinical psychology at the University of Denver. Finally, after returning to the Bay area, I was trained as a Psychoanalyst at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California. 

Ten years ago, I began to expand my practice into the field of Executive Coaching. Over this time, I have worked with founders, CEOs and executives to help them navigate the adventure and challenge of working in leadership. In this work I bring together my grounding in psychoanalytic practice with an interest in Eastern philosophy. I am an engaged and compassionate coach who is committed to working deeply on the foundations of the self.

I live in Fairfax, California where I get to walk the beautiful hills of Marin. In the winter you might find me skiing with my 11-year-old son. In the summer, the trout streams beckon me to fly fish.