I came to this work 17 years ago as a result of the adoption of my daughter through the foster care system in California. From the day I began work as a social worker and now as a clinical social worker, I have devoted my work to the well-being of others. Over the past years, I have worked with adults, children, families, and couples to assist them in building better relationships, and grow through effective interventions and client centered therapy.

I focus on helping individuals, couples, families and children through supportive talk therapy, EMDR,, for trauma Expressive Arts Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Attachment base therapy, Gottman Couple's therapy, and other evidenced based interventions while always using a positive strengths based approach.

Degrees, License, Certifications and Training

• MSW-Master of Social Work, California State University, Sacramento

• LCSW-Licensed Clinical Social Worker Arizona

• CAGS-Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Expressive Arts Therapy, Ottawa University

• EMDR trained by Dr. Robbie Adler-Tapia

• Expressive Arts Therapy Graduate Certificate
  Ottawa University

• CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy) Trained by Dr. Riggenbach

• Harris Infant Mental Health Certification with Harris Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Training Institute

• Gottman Method Couples Therapy Trained in Level 1

• Sandtray Therapy-Trained by Dr. Rosemary Ludwig

• Play Therapy and Trauma-Trained by Dr. Eliana Gil

• Adult Attachment Interview

• More Evidence Based Trainings and Interventions