Overview
I am a clinical psychologist with a primary interest in outpatient interventions for difficulties managing emotional experiences that interfere with well-being. As a clinician, I specialize in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for adults who report a variety of mental health problems, including personality, mood, anxiety, eating, trauma, stress-related, adjustment, and impulse control disorders. My approach to psychotherapy includes working collaboratively with my patients to identify their unique life and therapy goals and implementing evidence-based interventions to achieve the identified goals. As an educator, I train clinicians nationally and teach graduate students, psychology and psychiatry residents in in how to effectively apply CBT and DBT in their clinical work. As a researcher, I focus on psychotherapy optimization and neuroscience-informed treatment development for emotion dysregulation. My research keeps me up to date with the latest evidence-based approaches to use in my clinical work, and my work with patients strongly influences the research that I do. Outside of work, I enjoy traveling, gourmet food, nature adventures, and time with friends with family.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Publications
The power of context: Enhancing repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation effects through skillful behavior.
Journal Article Behav Brain Res · June 25, 2026 INTRODUCTION: Non-invasive neuromodulation techniques like repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) have shown promise in treating psychopathology. However, emerging evidence suggests that the brain's functional state during stimulation may sign ... Full text Link to item CiteStochastic Approximator of Motor Threshold (SAMT) for transcranial magnetic stimulation: Online software and its performance in clinical studies
Journal Article Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation · June 1, 2026 Background: The motor threshold (MT) plays a central role in probing brain excitability and individualizing transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Previously, we proposed stochastic approximation (SA) as a new method for determining TMS MT and demonstrat ... Full text CiteNoninvasive brain stimulation combined with evidence-based psychotherapy for psychiatric disorders: A meta-analysis of optimal implementation parameters.
Journal Article medRxiv · February 24, 2026 Evidence-based psychotherapies are first-line treatments for psychiatric disorders, yet response rates remain suboptimal. Noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) may augment psychotherapy by modulating treatment-engaged circuits. We conducted a systematic rev ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Biomarkers for neuromodulation and behavioral interventions
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health · 2026 - 2028Neurostimulation Enhanced Cognitive Restructuring for Transdiagnostic Emotional Dysregulation: A component Analysis
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2027FlexED: A Digital, Gamified Early Intervention for Eating Disorders based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2025 - 2027View All Grants