I earned a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in clinical psychology from Capella University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, completing post-doctoral training at Rosewood Ranch, a residential eating disorder center in Wickenburg, Arizona, after my internship at West Valley Family Development Center in Avondale, Arizona, providing individual and family therapy, psychological and neuropsychological assessments, and clinical supervision.

I completed a Masters of Arts in Professional Counseling from Argosy University in Phoenix, spending my internship treating children and adolescents struggling with behavioral, psychological and emotional issues in the Phoenix area, and have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from Arizona State University.

In 2008, I became an independent Licensed Professional Counselor in Arizona with specialized training in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing from the EMDR Institute, Inc. and I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional through the International Association of Trauma Professionals.

As an LPC at The Meadows, a residential trauma and addiction rehabilitation center in Wickenburg, Arizona, I trained and worked alongside world-renowned authors and clinicians, Pia Mellody and Claudia Black on how to approach trauma and addiction in the group setting. and provided individual therapy in an outpatient clinic.

As a Case Manager at Value Options under the Maricopa County’s Regional Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA), treating serious mental illnesses I saw first hand the need for more specialized training for effective intervention.

During my enlistment in the US Army the travel and experience of other cultures helped ground me and prepare me for struggles I faced in my personal and professional life, this included dealing with high stress situations.