Do you feel like screens have taken over your family's life — or your own?
Between social media feeds, videogaming, AI chats, online gambling, and all the app notifications, it's easy to feel like digital devices are out of our control at home. Parents come in worried about their child who’s struggling in school, unmotivated or lost interest in after-school activities. At home, their child has problems sleeping, eating, being active. When screens get in the way of your child’s health, you know you need to help them but you don’t know how, especially in a fast paced online world. Raising children in this digital age is a unique struggle that only parents today can really understand. It quicky overwhelms us and burns us out. In our work together, we slow down and look at what's driving your concerns with your child’s behavior, not just the behavior itself. I meet you where you are and together we make a family media plan that builds healthier habits and sets realistic goals around screen use at home.
About Selma
Hi, I'm Selma (she/her). I’m a San Francisco (born and raised) Digital Native who has experienced technology’s impact on childhood firsthand. I grew up on dial-up, Myspace, and burning CDs of pirated music. Cellphones made calls, no one texted. Later, I got my college on Facebook because it hadn’t been added yet. When everyone got a smartphone, I got a Blackberry. It wasn’t until decades later that I realized I, like many, had become addicted and dependent on my smartphone.
Professionally, I spent my career at the intersection of youth mental health and the everchanging digital world they are growing up in. I began my clinical work supporting at-risk youth, neurodivergent children, and tech start-up clients in SF greater Bay Area.
Today, I work with teens and their families to help them navigate issues that are more common than people realize — phone addiction, toxic relationships, health concerns, substance use, risky behavior, online bullying, and more. A particular focus of mine is supporting and guiding parents on their personalized journey to a healthy relationship with screen use at home. I draw on an adaptable approach blending family systems, strength-based, and trauma-informed frameworks with motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral techniques — to meet each client where they are at.
Outside of my therapy practice, I am an active advocate for youth mental health in a digital age. I facilitate parent workshops, I speak at school board meetings and press conferences the CA State Capitol about the harmful effects of technology on children and learning. I am committed to affirming, culturally responsive care for LGBTQ+, BIPOC and addicts in recovery.
Mis favoritos
Música - Kendrick Lamar, Alicia Keys
Películas : El propósito de un perro, Cinema Paradiso
Espectáculos - Cosas negruzcas, más extrañas
Deportes : baloncesto, esquí, ciclismo
Juegos - Clash Royale, NBA2K
Comida : cualquier cosa picante y con limón.
Placeres culpables - té de Boba
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
- Eleanor Roosevelt