ABOUT

Born and raised in Chicago, IL, I first developed interest in Psychology during my senior year in high school, upon graduation I frequently traveled to California; honestly I fell in love with the warmer climate, and the landscape was absolutely beautiful and so very captivating that I decided in the late eighties to make it my permanent home.  Over the years I have obtained a myriad of personal and professional experiences. I have worked in Business Management, owned/operated a small project studio along with delving into Human Resources and Training and Development. My objective then was predominately focused on: improving the overall quality of work life, working with diverse populations, creating equal opportunities, and assisting others with the goal of maintaining non-discriminative practices.

I have always maintained a strong sense of community, believed in people and strived diligently to make a difference. I subscribe to the idea that people are all connected and have a general responsibility to help one another when possible. Such core beliefs and actions continue to guide and improve my focus daily. I believe that these strong and powerful foundations created a dynamic pathway to my true passion of becoming a Psychotherapist.  Today I am a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who is not only dedicated to strengthening interpersonal relationships within individuals and families, but also extremely motivated to providing necessary resource linkage and consultation. I want to consistently work closely with local and national organizations to improve the overall vision of mental health, to hopefully increase individual personal and professional success.  

I think, sometimes the moment of discovery starts from within (i.e., for the individual, family, group or community), and being open to that moment can strengthen and develop our present and future!

Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA.

M.A., Clinical Psychology w/emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy

California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA. 

B.A., Psychology

• Individual, Family, Child, Group and Couples Therapy
• Same Sex Couple Relational Difficulties
• Group Facilitation (Court Mandated Classes)

1. Parenting Education
2. Child Abuse
3. Domestic Violence
4. Small Social Skill Building
5. Anger Management
6. Girl's empowerment groups within elementary schools/community settings
7. Teen Drug Insight
8. Teacher and Faculty Support