My Background ~ 14 Years ExperienceI decided to study Psychology as an undergraduate because I've always been interested in what makes people act the way they do and what lies at our essence. A native of Saint Augustine, Florida, I completed my Bachelor's Degree in Psychology at the University of Florida, where I served as a research assistant gathering data for publications, including this article on Tourette's and Tic Disorder that I received co-authorship on. I worked in foster care case work and adoptions case management. I attended the University of Michigan's School of Social Work where I did field placements at a residential program for teenage boys from Detroit.
I served at-risk families as a therapist in Day Treatment, a school for teenagers with behavior problems. After becoming fully licensed in 2013 while working in Intensive In-Home Therapy, I began providing outpatient individual and family therapy at Universal, where I worked for 10 years. Providing individualized, culturally competent, evidence-based interventions to underserved people is my mission. My theoretical orientation is humanistic and person-centered. I believe each spiritual path has something to offer and that there are many paths to the mountaintop. I'm a certified Heart-Based Therapeutic Practitioner--an innovative approach that has received support from VAYA Health and was taught at MAHEC. HBT holds that we each have an innate longing to feel completely safe and unconditionally loved. When one learns to feel safe living with an open heart, a profound healing transformation can occur which leads to a tangible, kinesthetic experience of completeness that is like a baby resting in the gentleness of the mother's arms. My intention is to bring this peace and fulfilment into the sessions I provide on a daily basis. |
Who I Am
I'm nerdy, nurturing, and enthusiastic. I experience deep satisfaction in knowing that I have significantly helped a person, which has become part of my identity. I'm the kind of environmentalist who focuses all on my own environmental impact and pride myself on planting trees and putting my clothes on my clothesline. I stay involved with my community of friends and intentional groups, such as song circles, and support local musicians. I'm a people person; I'm humorous, and outspoken yet sensitive.
My hobbies include gardening, hiking, dancing, yoga, and swimming. I meditate daily and practice Open Heart meditation as part of self-care and Spirituality. |
Problems I Treat
- Anxiety Disorders, including Panic Disorder, PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Alcohol and Other Substance Use (Treatment for substance misuse with biomedical complications or significant risk of harm may require referral to another provider)
- Neurodivergence and Autism
- Intellectual and Developmental Disorders
Contact me at the number below for questions and scheduling. If I am unable to answer, please leave a voicemail.
