“Healing from trauma can also mean strength and joy. The goal of healing is not a papering-over of changes in an effort to preserve or present things as normal. It is to acknowledge and wear your new life – warts, wisdom, and all – with courage.” ~ Catherine Woodiwiss
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who approaches treatment and diagnoses through a trauma informed lens. My primary theoretical approaches are Person-Centered, Attachment, and Psychodynamic with trainings in CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and TF-CBT (Trauma Focused CBT).
I focus on the therapeutic relationship where I connect with each of my clients personally through their interests, strengths, passions, and values. I prioritize establishing a safe space for people to be authentic and engage in self-exploration (i.e. who they are/how they want to show up in the world). I believe that if you carry your genuine self to any life role that decision-making, coping with mental health, family conflict, etc. will be more effectively navigated from a strong sense of self. Each person has the wisdom within to answer questions and navigate life – my role as a guide is to support and facilitate clients to build a healthy relationship with themselves and then with others.
Clinical Experience
I have six years of experience as a mental health clinician where I primarily worked with families, teens, and young adults within a non-profit organization. Additionally, within those six years, I worked as a clinician at a high school, for four years, where I engaged with students in coping with mental health conditions that are common for that developmental stage due to stressors (e.g. depression, trauma, social anxiety, ADHD, ODD, and OCD), as well as collaborated with school staff in support of the students. I have transitioned to Psych Healing Counseling Center to continue to diversify and build on my current clinical experience. I currently provide, family, individual, and couple’s counseling at the Ontario location.
- School: Azusa Pacific University
- Degree: Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, MFT
- Year Graduated: 2015
- License No. and State: 125840, California
- Treatment Orientation: Person Centered, Psychodynamic, Attachment, and CBT
- Additional Credentials: CBT and TFCBT
- Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Inner Child/Reparenting, Family Generational Patterns
- Issues: Trauma responses, Relationship/Family Conflict, Infidelity, Grief, Teen Development/Adjustment Difficulties, Self-Identity Crisis/Incongruence
- Ages: Youth (age 6-17), College Age (18-25), Adults