Biography
I am a licensed therapist and educator with over 20 years of experience in counseling, clinical leadership, and higher education. My professional background includes serving as a lead counselor within a comprehensive middle school setting, where I provide direct mental health services, coordinate schoolwide supports, and supervise intern school counselors. My work is grounded in developmental, systems-based, and evidence-based approaches that support students’ academic, social, and emotional functioning.
I currently serve as an adjunct professor in the Bachelor of Arts Psychology program at Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU). In this role, I focus on instruction, mentorship, and the integration of theory with applied clinical practice. My academic and clinical interests include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), group counseling, grief interventions, and trauma-informed care. I bring extensive experience facilitating therapeutic groups and supervising emerging counselors within educational and clinical environments.
In addition to my academic and school-based work, I maintain a private practice serving individuals, couples, children, and adolescents throughout California. My clinical specialties include CBT, EMDR, couples counseling, and individual therapy. I am committed to culturally responsive, and evidence-based practice that promotes resilience, emotional regulation, and long-term psychological well-being.
Education and Certifications
LMFT Lic 44754 Grief Certification and Certified Anger Management
Courses
- PPS / School Counseling Courses (Alliant Catalog)
- PPS 60240 – Family, School & Collaboration
- PPS 65700 – Individual Counseling
- PPS 62060 – Academic, College & Career Readiness
- PPS 62050 – Professional Ethics and Legal Mandates
- PPS 62090 – Group Counseling and Counseling Theories
- PPS 62000 – Child Development & Learning Environments (2 sections)
- PPS 72150 – Social Emotional and School-Based Mental Health
- PPS 65520 – Psychopathology and Psychopharmacology
- PPS 62100 – Student Academic Development
- PPS 62040–50 – Social Emotional
- Practicum Courses
- Practicum I – (course number TBD)
- Practicum II – (course number TBD)
- Psychology Courses
- PSY-2133-02 – Social Psychology
- PSY-1001-01 – Introduction to Psychology
- PSY – Counseling & Psychotherapy