About
I am a Latina Licensed Clinical Social Worker and I love working with clients to help them to get past difficult stages in their life. I went to UCLA as an undergraduate and then continued on to get my MSW at UCLA as well in 2003. I received my LCSW (license to practice) in 2008 and opened up my own clinical practice at the time. From 2008 to 2016 I worked with a variety of clients including children, adolescents, couples, families, and individuals who were going through challenging situations or had undergone trauma. Throughout my career I have worked in the school system, in a hospital setting, and have provided Supervision to other clinicians. In terms of my approach, I believe in providing culturally relevant, and individualized support to people no matter what they are going through. I work with a variety of modalities depending on what is best for you and your needs. I worked as a fitness instructor for many years and that led me down a path of recognizing the importance of healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle in supporting our best mental health. I am also a Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider. This means that I received specialized training in helping to consider nutrition, lifestyle, spiritual health, herbs, movement and supplementation in helping people to get healthy I am a follower of Jesus so I am especially passionate about helping others who share my faith. I believe it is my calling to help others to feel well so that they can fulfill THEIR purpose. I provide services via TELEHEALTH only for the convenience of my clients and for health considerations.
My Christian Faith and My Professional Practice
My faith is very important to me and has been a huge source of comfort and coping throughout sad and challenging times in my life. I am grateful to those who guided me toward strengthening my faith. In that same spirit, in my professional role, I give clients the option to be able to incorporate their faith into their healing if they choose to do so.
