I am a holistic therapist and passionate about the integration of progressive evidenced-based therapy practices with timeless spiritual wisdom. have been working as a clinician since 2007. The tools that I teach during therapy sessions are tangible and numerous. Such tools include Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Polyvagal Theory, and Somatic Experiencing interventions.
MSW - Social Work, California State University, Sacramento
I enjoy serving my community in a positive manner and helping others reach their fullest potential.
I enjoy hiking, yoga, and participating in different types of healing practices (i.e. floating, chakra alignment, reiki, meditating, sound bathing, spending time at hot springs).
Play with my son and French bulldog!
Wild Steps of Heaven by Victor Villasenor because it is fun, fantastical, and references my Latin heritage.
I have a French Bulldog named Oliver, who is the love of my life. My favorite Oliver story is when I visited his breeder for the first time in order to meet another puppy in his litter who was "assigned" for me to adopt and take home. While holding the other puppy, Oliver was having none of it and muscled his chubby body onto my lap. From then on, I knew he was the dog for me (I love his spunk).
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