Originally from Oregon, my professional experience includes seven years in New Mexico working with children and families, and more recently six years in New York City working with adults from diverse cultures, gender expressions and sexual orientations.Because I believe that therapy is not “one size fits all,” I tailor sessions to meet each client’s needs.

I work from an intersectional lens and am thoughtful of the ways that race, class, gender, and sexuality inform a person's unique lived experience. I take an eclectic approach to therapy utilizing psychodynamic, Positive Psychology, CBT, Narrative Therapy, and body psychotherapy.

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Here is a short summary of my vita:

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Just before I relocated to Berlin I worked at  the NYU Hospital (Manhattan, NYC) as a Medical Social Worker assisting patients with medical needs, adjustments to self care needs/diagnosis, and family coping skills.

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2015 I made my Master of Clinical Social Work at Smith College School for Social Work in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA. In 2009 I received the B.A. Multicultural Counseling Psychology at the College of Santa Fe
in New Mexico, USA.

 

2016-2018 Harlem United (Manhattan, NYC), Psychotherapist working with clients with depression, anxiety, LGBTQIA+ related issues, trauma, substance abuse, HIV+, and system of oppression trauma.

 

2015-2016 Institute for Community Living, ACT team (Brooklyn, NY), Family and Individual Therapy. Non-traditional, interdisciplinary team approach working with clients with serious mental illness including schizophrenia and bipolar.

 

2014-2015 Veteran Association Bronx Medical Center (Bronx, NY), Psychotherapy. Provided individual and group mindfulness psychotherapy.

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2013-2014 UNM Children's Psychiatric Hospital (Albuquerque, NM), Psychotherapy. Provided individual child and family psychotherapy.

 

2010-2013 Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region (Santa Fe, NM) Lead Program Specialist. Supervised Program Staff in caseloads and crisis management. Monthly support of family and adult volunteers in mentor relationship. Spearheaded LGBTQ volunteer program and recruitment.

 

2008-2010 Teambuilders Counseling Services (Santa Fe, NM) Behavioral Management. Provided one-on-one behavior skills training with children in their home, school, and community to facilitate and support emotion regulation.

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