Biography
About Me
I live in Orange County, CA with my family and two dogs. I graduated with my Master's degree in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology with honors.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist (LMFT #149958) and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC #16141). I am also an Adjunct Professor of Psychology teaching theories of counseling and psychotherapy and developmental psychology in the Master's program at Pepperdine GSEP. I am trained in both EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and The Trauma Resiliency Model. Recently, I joined PHR (Physicians for Human Rights) and the Red Cross Disaster Mental Health (DMH) Team engaging in Humanitarian work.
I have passionately served a diverse range of individuals since 2019, proudly offering care and resources to patients of various ages, races, sex, nationality, and citizenship status. My education and experiences have provided me with the foundation to serve and address a wide range of backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses and therapeutic issues.
I enjoy working with individuals questioning life, handling depression and anxiety. I also look at the bigger picture, looking at the culture and the world around them to discuss unconscious factors resulting in depression and anxiety from systemic issues to personal issues. Usually, there are many things happening in our lives that get addressed and processed through together in therapy. I am currently diving into multiculturalism work in the space of decolonization and how internalized racism affects society as a social unconscious. I think there is a substantial amount work to be done there, so this is where my passion lies in working with trauma and multiculturalism.
In my free time I like to read, exercise, cuddle with my dogs and I engage in amateur photography.
I am a proud member of PSI CHI, ACA, APA and CAMFT.
