I am so glad that you reached out! I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with more than 15 years of clinical, research, and teaching experience. I provide science-based therapy and specialize in stress management, anxiety, emotional regulation, and relationship issues. My therapeutic approach is eclectic in that I select several evidence-based techniques from various psychological perspectives and tailor them to specific treatment goals that you, as my client, will set forth, based on your individual needs and current issues. I look forward to beginning this journey with you!

I've always wanted to work in a field where I could make a difference in people's lives. Getting a graduate degree in psychology and Mental Health Counseling License opened up many opportunities to make a significant impact on others.

In my free time, I enjoy snorkeling. I also love dancing, singing, and playing violin and piano.

I walk on the beach and swim in the ocean.

The book that I have read more than once is Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning. Through this book, the author chronicled his experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II and conveys a message that the meaning of life is found in every moment of living, even in suffering. My favorite quote is the following: "Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances …"