Born and raised in Los Angeles, I completed my undergrad in Psychology at Cal State Northridge. I obtained my Master is Social Work at The University of Hawaii, Manoa. I lived in Hawaii after I graduated and obtained my Clinical License initially for Hawaii. I now live back in CA, but Hawaii will always be another home for me.
I have 20 years of experience in Mental Health and have been a Board Certified Clinical Social Worker since 2009. I am licensed in Hawaii and California.
I own and manage a private practice in CA, which is purely all telehealth. My practice specializes in working with adults only. I work with BIPOC clients and the range of adjustments and experiences our communities encounter in life. I am second generation with parents from Latin America. I know the challenges that many of us come up against as we navigate being 200 percenters and mesh two worlds that make us who we are. Many of my clients want support in navigating parenthood, careers and family dynamics and learning to create a balance between our two worlds.
I am certified in Perinatal Mental Health and have advanced training and expertise in working with all things related to mental health and parenthood. The journey to becoming a parent starts before we set eyes on a live baby. Bringing a child into our lives can be joyful, but it also comes with many stressors, many of which we do not talk about - fears about expecting, infertility concerns, pregnancy losses, mood changes and rage during pregnancy, postpartum and beyond being a few. My advanced perinatal training goes beyond the usual coping skills and treatment that a non-trained perinatal therapist provides. The journey into and through parenthood touches people in ways they have never experienced life stressors. I Get it.
Most of my experience has been non-profit community-based work. I have only been in private practice 7 years. I believe there is no better way to make a difference than getting to know the community and people you want to support. My love for doing community work continues and I volunteer for Postpartum Support International (PSI) as a Local Coordinator. I also previously volunteered as the Diversity and Inclusion Chair and Board Chair of the PSI California Chapter Board of Directors.
I have 20 years of experience in Mental Health and have been a Board Certified Clinical Social Worker since 2009. I am licensed in Hawaii and California.
I own and manage a private practice in CA, which is purely all telehealth. My practice specializes in working with adults only. I work with BIPOC clients and the range of adjustments and experiences our communities encounter in life. I am second generation with parents from Latin America. I know the challenges that many of us come up against as we navigate being 200 percenters and mesh two worlds that make us who we are. Many of my clients want support in navigating parenthood, careers and family dynamics and learning to create a balance between our two worlds.
I am certified in Perinatal Mental Health and have advanced training and expertise in working with all things related to mental health and parenthood. The journey to becoming a parent starts before we set eyes on a live baby. Bringing a child into our lives can be joyful, but it also comes with many stressors, many of which we do not talk about - fears about expecting, infertility concerns, pregnancy losses, mood changes and rage during pregnancy, postpartum and beyond being a few. My advanced perinatal training goes beyond the usual coping skills and treatment that a non-trained perinatal therapist provides. The journey into and through parenthood touches people in ways they have never experienced life stressors. I Get it.
Most of my experience has been non-profit community-based work. I have only been in private practice 7 years. I believe there is no better way to make a difference than getting to know the community and people you want to support. My love for doing community work continues and I volunteer for Postpartum Support International (PSI) as a Local Coordinator. I also previously volunteered as the Diversity and Inclusion Chair and Board Chair of the PSI California Chapter Board of Directors.