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About Me.

I have worked in group practice, community mental health, outpatient centers, hospitals, and schools. I have ten years of experience treating a variety of mental health challenges across the lifespan including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, trauma, ADHD, OCD, ASD, and issues related to grief and loss. 

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I firmly believe that the therapeutic relationship serves as the cornerstone of effective psychotherapy, providing the necessary foundation for healing, growth, and positive change. I prioritize building and maintaining a strong alliance with my patients to create a supportive environment where they can explore, understand, and overcome their difficulties with confidence and resilience.

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I take a collaborative, holistic, nonjudgmental, and warm approach when working with my patients. I practice from an integrative, relational framework that utilizes methods and conceptual understandings from psychodynamic, attachment, Adlerian, interpersonal, and cognitive theoretical orientations. I also believe that incorporating spirituality into treatment can enrich the therapeutic process, help address existential concerns in a sensitive and meaningful way and allow patients to explore their beliefs, values, and ultimate concerns in a safe and accepting enviornment.   

Areas of Expertise
-Anxiety
​-Depression
-Relationships
-Parenting
-Marijuana Abuse 

Education

2013-2018

Adler University 

Chicago, IL 

APA Accredited Program 

Doctor of Clinical Psychology (Psy.D) 

2013-2015

Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology 

Adler University

Chicago, IL

2008-2012

University of Arizona 

Tucson, AZ

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Minor in Biology and Sociology 

Magna Cum Laude  

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949-285-6893

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