As a therapist, I am interested in helping people find a way to thrive in life and not just survive. I love helping people make lemonade with the lemon’s life has thrown at them. I create a confidential, judgment-free space where clients can be vulnerable and open to talk about life stressors and difficulties. I work with my clients to craft a space where they can grow, and learn tools and skills to incorporate into their lives over the long term to help navigate life challenges and transitions.

As a therapist of color, I focus on working with my clients of color to process the impact of being a POC in America today, and to explore how they can navigate the world while being unapologetically and authentically themselves within the multiple systems they incorporate and live within. While I believe therapy can be brief, it can also be a lengthy process that requires time and patience.  I meet the client where they are, and collaborate with them through the entire process, however long that takes.  I use an eclectic approach to treatment to make sure the client gets their needs met.

A few of the modalities I use are cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness techniques, motivational interviewing, (MI), person-centered, positive psychology, and strength-based approaches. While using different approaches a few areas of focus I work with include anxiety, depression, parenting, life transitions, racial trauma, racial identity, complex trauma, and social injustices.

My motto is “compassion and not judgment.”  Meditating on this reminds me daily to look deeper within myself and the situations I face.  It allows me to be more understanding of others’ situations and decisions as well.  I believe we are all just a tragedy, bad decision, life-changing event away from “losing focus” and needing additional help navigating the difficult times. I want to help individuals and families, especially individuals and families of color, facilitate change through individual change, familial change, and social justice change. I use many different approaches in session as everyone has different needs. With a collaborative, holistic, client-centered approach, my clients will be able to make and met goals to help them create a life where they are thriving and present.  

I use many modalities to include cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness techniques, motivational interviewing, (MI), person-centered, positive psychology, and strength-based approaches.