I began clinical care for adolescent in a group facility in 2012, then worked as a crisis counselor and court advocate. In 2014, I moved to North Carolina to earn my PhD in sociology. During the course of my doctoral research, I became interested in men's mental health and saw a need for mental healthcare for that population. With the intention of working to remedy that deficit, I received my clinical degree soon after my PhD.
I am a lifelong student; I continuously seek knowledge of people and how change can happen. I remain engaged with research to improve mental healthcare by developing deeper and more transformative therapeutic practices. I've trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy at SouthLight healthcare and UNC-Chapel Hill and ongoing study in neuroscience, integrative health, and existential psychotherapy. I am a member of the American Philosophical Practitioners Association and the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science.
Beyond session with clients, I am committed to building community. I engage in Spanish language exchange, nature, film, writing workshops, running, cycling, and walking in the outdoors, and art/music.
"Therapy isn't curing somebody of something; it is a means of helping a person explore himself, his life, his consciousness." - Rollo May
Baltimore, MD
Durham, NC