After graduating from Texas A&M University with my undergraduate degree, like many other individuals, I was unsure of my career path. I accepted a role as a live-in staff at The Settlement Home for Children, a residential placement for teenage girls in the foster care system with extensive histories of abuse and neglect. During my 93-hour work weeks, I was introduced to the incredible world of therapeutic support, therapy, and behavior modification.

After working as a “step-in parent” with a group of 9 teens I decided to pursue my master’s degree to obtain my clinician license. I earned my Master’s degree in Social Work from Texas State University in 2018 and completed the necessary supervision requirements for my LCSW.

Since pursuing my master’s degree, I have worked as a bilingual case manager for Strong Start, an organization dedicated to supporting parents in their parenting journey via psychoeducation, coaching and basic needs. I returned to continue my work in the foster care system at The Settlement Home for Children as the Program Support Specialist (2017-2020), supervising a team of 40+ staff members, successfully managing 4 programs, and training over 200 individuals. In 2020, I transitioned to the therapist role working with emerging adults, both supporting their mental health journey and their daily functioning. After 5 years in the world of foster care, I accepted a position in a community crisis organization, The Mind-Body Collaborative, in which I worked as a clinician and supervisor, working with families and individuals in crisis.

Present: While focusing on my private practice, I continue to work with the wonderful organization The Mind-Body Collaborative (TMBC) as a contract clinician. This work opportunity allows me to continue to work to support families and individuals in crisis to find stability and hope as they move forward in life.

Trainings includes a week-long training at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development to become a Trust-Based Relational Intervention Practitioner (2018) and a certification in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Other workshops include, collaborative assessment and management of suicidality (CAMS), crisis and de-escalation support, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), attachment wounds and disorders, and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT).

I am currently pursuing a certification for Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinician Specialist, to increase my background and skills for individuals with autism and neurodivergence.

Complex Trauma & PTSD

Family of Origin & Childhood wounds

Teenagers & Emerging Adults

Parents

Neurodivergent