I am a licensed marriage & family therapist collaborating with youth and families in California. Some of my working experience over the past 10 years include serving foster youths, school-aged youths, and adults with mild, moderate and severe mental health challenges (inpatient and outpatient). In addition, I have extensive experience in providing therapy in community mental health settings and private practice.
Narrative therapy, EMDR, and NLP are my base theoretical foundations. I believe exploring the narratives of an individual and highlighting points of resiliency can empower and increase personal morale for those he works with. collaboratively. I utilizes a variety of other interventions as clinically indicated.
While I specialize in working with children, teens, transitional age youths, and families of color, I have continued to provide therapeutic support to people of all walks of life, in the communities that I serve. I have been a volunteer bereavement counselor for children & teens for many years and have extensive education, training and clinical experience in this area. I am also passionate about foster care on the non-profit side, actively creating change within the system through advocacy and creating spaces for continued conversations, for the marginalized teens.
In the non-profit arm of my private practice, I offer support to marginalized youths and families of color, who cannot sustainably afford therapeutic support otherwise. The goal is to provide a safe environment where people of color can be vulnerable, have opportunities for growth, instill/enhance the value of finding and maintaining strong community bonds, as well as to provide creative and healing outlets. Another goal I have is to advocate alongside other supportive providers to procure resources for people of color and work towards empowering themselves, as well as each other.
Narrative therapy, EMDR, and NLP are my base theoretical foundations. I believe exploring the narratives of an individual and highlighting points of resiliency can empower and increase personal morale for those he works with. collaboratively. I utilizes a variety of other interventions as clinically indicated.
While I specialize in working with children, teens, transitional age youths, and families of color, I have continued to provide therapeutic support to people of all walks of life, in the communities that I serve. I have been a volunteer bereavement counselor for children & teens for many years and have extensive education, training and clinical experience in this area. I am also passionate about foster care on the non-profit side, actively creating change within the system through advocacy and creating spaces for continued conversations, for the marginalized teens.
In the non-profit arm of my private practice, I offer support to marginalized youths and families of color, who cannot sustainably afford therapeutic support otherwise. The goal is to provide a safe environment where people of color can be vulnerable, have opportunities for growth, instill/enhance the value of finding and maintaining strong community bonds, as well as to provide creative and healing outlets. Another goal I have is to advocate alongside other supportive providers to procure resources for people of color and work towards empowering themselves, as well as each other.