I’ve been working in the field of mental health and psychological research since 2012. My initial experience was in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit at Seattle Children’s Hospital where I worked with pediatric patients facing acute psychiatric crises. At the same time, I assisted in research on infant development and recognition of beauty at Seattle Pacific University in their Infant Lab. As a graduate student I worked in the public school system providing school based counseling services to elementary aged students. I utilized play and art therapy to support children facing difficulty with anxiety, depression, family dysfunction, academic difficulties, and poverty. Later in graduate school, I worked in foster care and adoptions in Los Angeles County supporting families looking to become certified resource families or adopt children in the foster care system.

Once I received my Master of Social Work (MSW), I worked in an Intensive Outpatient Program for young people from the ages of 13-24 and their families. I provided individual, group, multiple family group, and family therapy to client’s with complex trauma, family dysfunction, substance abuse disorder, and co-morbid psychiatric disorders.

I am certified in Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) through the Personal Transformation Institute. I’ve completed advanced training and supervision in EMDR for both in-person and virtual therapy.

I’ve worked in a multitude of treatment settings and populations throughout my career but I firmly believe nothing is more impactful than lived experience. I bring every lesson learned, healed wound, and insight gained into the therapeutic relationship. Together we can find a better way forward.