I love holding safe, accepting, and authentic space for clients and respect that you already have everything you need within you to heal. Sometimes, we just need someone with a good set of tools to remind us who we are. Someone who reminds us of the strength in our resilience, in our roots, in our faith(s), in our communities, in the pearls of our tragedies. Through gentle use of evidence-based practices and years of experience, I have helped many clients move closer to their authentic, actualized selves and realize the promise they were meant to be, and it is always a blessing and an honor. 

I am originally from Sacramento and prior to my career as a therapist, I worked for five years as a Behavioral Counselor with developmentally delayed adults and then as a preschool teacher, both in Santa Cruz, Ca. I obtained Preschool Teacher certification and a Bachelor’s in Child Development. I received my Master’s in Social Work from San Jose State in 2017 and worked with Sacramento County families and children until 2022, completing my two years of clinical supervision working with youth and families at a local non-profit. I have received additional training in trauma, play therapy, sand tray therapy, and EMDR. I use evidence-based approaches and am always seeking to expand my knowledge base to be the best therapist I can. I have worked with a variety of clients from many different populations and backgrounds and am an advocate and ally of communities that experience oppression and marginalization at the macro and micro levels, from African American, Indigenous/Native, Latinx, various Asian communities, Queer and Trans, persons who are autistic, and person with delays and other cognitive impairments. I am also recovery friendly. My wish for you is that you find a match in a therapist so great that every week is a relief, and you get momentum on your healing journey, and one day soon, you start recognizing your joy and your light and the promise of yourself again, and the next thing you know, you will be off in the world, shining, all by yourself, just like I knew you would!