ABOUT ME

I received my Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and my Master's degree in Clinical Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy from Azusa Pacific University. Immediately upon graduation, I began working in eating disorder treatment facilities. I continue to work with those struggling with eating disorders and co-occurring trauma.

While working in eating disorder treatment facilities, I realized the complex biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors involved with eating disorders required expanding my training to better help those struggling with eating disorders. Since then, I have completed extensive specialized training programs in treating eating disorders, trauma, and developmental wounds through somatic therapies, equine-based therapy, and yoga. I have completed advanced training, continuing education, and supervision to become a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist. Later, I completed additional requirements to be able to consult and supervise others seeking this distinction. In hopes of integrating the mind-body connection into my work, I became an experienced Registered Yoga Teacher. Next, I was trained and Certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), an evidence-based treatment for all forms of trauma. I expanded access to eating disorder treatment by becoming certified in Telebehavioral Health. I later sought to expand my somatic work with clients by becoming trained and Certified in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. Lastly, my love for nature and animals as well as seeing the healing that can occur through the human-animal bond, led me to being trained and Certified as a Gestalt Equine Psychotherapist.

Before starting my private practice, my experience working with those who struggle with eating disorders and trauma included working in residential treatment, partial hospitalization (day treatment), and intensive outpatient programs. I have worked in private practice since moving to northern Colorado in 2016. I have experience in guiding recovery through individual, group, family, couples, and multi-family therapy sessions.

All of my education, training, and experience led me to specialize in an integrative and holistic model for supporting those struggling with an eating disorder and trauma. In this model, healing comes from the inside out. This means I want to support clients with not just thinking differently, but feeling healing in their whole being by integrating this change in mind, body, and spirit. This also involves coordinating with other providers such as registered dietitians, psychiatrists, pediatricians, primary care physicians, and caregivers as well as family members and other supports.