About Me

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Welcome to a compassionate space that offers growth and empowerment! I am passionate about supporting you and your partner understand how past childhood emotional traumatic experiences can project into present relationships when feeling angry, unheard, frustrated, or threatened disrupting feelings of connection and love. 

I am a collaborative therapist that centers your experience. My approach will draw from modalities like Narrative Therapy, Collaborative Dialogical Practices, Solution Focused Therapy, and the powerful modalities of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO) an IFS based couples’ therapy. When anxiety, depression, or other symptoms get the upper hand, Brainspotting (BSP) can be used for deeper healing. 

Living across the US and overseas, shifting from one culture to another, I experienced the difficulties of being separated by loved ones, excitement and frustration of adapting and thriving in new cultures. These transitions taught me about our uniqueness as individuals, how cultures impact how we make meanings, and how deeply intertwined we are as humans. Know that our conversations will grow with cultural sensitivity challenging societal pressures! 

I am not just your everyday therapist I am a survivor too. I know what it feels like to have a ‘nervous system’ that swings from over-drive to no-drive! I know the exhaustion of hypervigilance, anxiety, overachieving, and people-pleasing. Through somatic therapies like Brainspotting (BSP), I was able to start releasing the long-held tension. Feeling safer on the inside had a profound shift of my negative fear-based thoughts, allowing a deeper connection with all parts of myself and others. My goal is to support you through your journey shifting away from overwhelming emotions toward a freer more balanced life. 

In-person sessions are offered at my Houston office and on-line sessions extend throughout Texas. 

• MS in Psychology, Our Lady of The Lake University, Houston, with a focus on Narrative Therapy, Collaborative Dialogic Practice, Solution Focus Therapy
• Internship at Michael DeBakey Veterans Affair Medical Center
• Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Associate #205635 
• Licensed Professional Counselor Associate #97121

• Psi Chi - International Honor Society in Psychology
• Texas Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (TAMFT) Member
• Houston Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (HAMFT) Board Member; Secretary (current), Fundraiser & Sponsorship Director (2023-2024)

• Busting Myths about Male Sexuality with Dr. Joe Kort (12.5 hours)
• IFS Therapy Immersion: Integrating the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Model Across Clinical Applications (14 hours)
• Brainspotting Phase 1 (3 days) and Phase 2 (3 days) with Kelly Larson (3 days)
• Brainspotting Masterclass with David Grand (3 days)
• Intimacy From the Inside Out (IFIO) with Toni Herbine-Blank (In-Progress)