Over the last 6 years I have worked with children, teens, and families to provide much needed support as they faced the many and varied challenges that everyone experiences. As a child, and later, a parent in a blended family, I understand how life can make us feel isolated, uncertain, and at times even inadequate to the problems we face. These experiences have guided me throughout my education and career and remain a core element in my theoretical approach with clients. 

I have over 4 years of experience working with teens and their families to provide stabilization services following psychiatric hospitalization. I also have 4 years of experience working with children and teens that are classified as having Severe Mental Illness.

I attended Visalia Unified schools for the majority of my primary school education and graduated from Golden West High School in 2003. I returned to school in 2009 and attended College of the Sequoias for part of my undergraduate education before transferring to California State University, Fresno. I completed my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2013. I continued my education at CSU, Fresno and earned my Master of Science in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling in 2016.