Education

• Master’s of Arts in Counseling Psychology from University of San Francisco 
• Master’s of Divinity (Pastoral Counseling) from Bethel University
• Bachelor of Arts in English from University of California, Davis

Professional

My professional journey is considerably varied and rather unique. In my first career I served as a pastor in many different capacities (church-planting, leading musical worship, teaching, and counseling). I also worked in the field of Technology for nearly two decades and had the privilege of working at both Apple and Tesla. During my first graduate studies I also worked as a teacher at a private Christian school in San Diego. While attending the University of San Francisco I worked as a Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee for a community counseling center and served individuals surviving trauma, children with neurodivergence, as well as those who were coping with anxiety, depression, grief, and loss. I am a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (#149806) supervised by Sean Davis, PhD, LMFT (#45885).

Clinical Specialties

• Trauma (PTSD, childhood trauma, physical and sexual abuse).
• Adoptive Family Issues
• Anxiety & Depression
• Grief & Loss

Personal

As a foster-adoptive parent I have intimate experience helping children living with trauma find healing. I also understand the unique challenges of parenting neurodivergent children (I have a child on the Autism spectrum and multiple children with ADHD).

For fun, I love to ride my bike and will often spend several hours on the weekend trying to log as many miles as time allows. I also love to sing and play guitar, listen to music, and play card games. 

I consider myself a non-judgmental Christian and for those interested, I like to incorporate spirituality when it is therapeutically appropriate.