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When it comes to hardship and emotional pain the path towards healing is not around the pain; I believe healing is one’s journey through the pain. This journey is different from person-to-person and may encompass various forms of trauma. I believe the path towards healing and wellness begins with the client-counselor relationship and creating a safe space for the client to experience emotional honesty. I use an experiential approach to help clients experience emotional honesty which I describe as an alignment between one’s thoughts feelings and actions. I find that when clients achieve this alignment they are able to approach and address their issues from a place of personal integrity self-respect and with an increased capacity for coping nMy experience has included working for community based mental health agencies with various populations such as children adolescents adults and the LGBT community who have required a high level of care due to severe mental illness. I have worked with issues ranging from adjustment disorders ADHD Bipolar Disorder Depression Anxiety Substance Abuse Schizophrenia Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Personality Disorders and issues pertaining to sexual/gender identity. I have worked with clients in the contexts of individual couples families and groups. I received my Bachelors Degree in Psychology in 2010 from San Francisco State University and my Masters Degree in Counseling Marriage and Family Therapy from California State University Fresno in 2013. I have completed basic training for EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) to address symptoms of traumatic stress. When I am not practicing therapy I serve as a post-graduate teacher’s assistant for California State University Fresno and provide presentations on affirmative therapy and core competencies for working with the LGBT community.

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I work to provide a supportive and client-centered space for individuals to share their experiences. Reaching out to a therapist can be a difficult experience and it is important to me that my clients feel comfortable and safe. I am genuinely passionate about building a healthy nurturing and interactive relationship with clients which will help foster growth and change. I earned my BA from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and my Masters in Social Work from the University of Southern California (USC) nI have dedicated years of support and work to the LGBTQ community. Primarily supporting transgender and gender diverse clients. I specialize in trauma chronic medical illness anxiety depression life transitions self-esteem career struggles academic barriers interpersonal relations OCD grief/loss and sexual health nI have years of extensive training. I am trained in EMDR Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) Motivational Interviewing TF-CBT Gottman Method and Mindfulness Based Treatments. However I utilize an eclectic approach to working with clients and believe that everyone does not fit into the same intervention.

Centro La Familia provides a broad range of services to un-served and underserved residents in more than a dozen different communities. Each week our experienced and specialized bilingual staff (English Spanish and Hmong) works in remote areas of Fresno County to assist community members who face transportation barriers.

A Licensed Clinical Social Worker, based in Fresno, California.

Welcome! You’ve made the first step in seeking help. There comes a pivotal point in our lives we begin to start questioning our decisions and thoughts including our interactions and relationships with others. It leads us to having difficulty regulating our daily thoughts feelings and emotions. The experience of hardships and emotional pain follows us like our own shadow contributing to the way we feel think and act. I firmly believe early childhood experiences complex and secondary trauma daily stressors and life adjustments shape who we are as individuals and how we relate to others nI help my clients regain emotional honesty self-compassion healthier thinking patterns and secure relationships. I have specialized training in Early Childhood Mental Health including Relationship-Based Attachment-Focused and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I’m a trans-gender friendly therapist with a gender-affirming & non-binary approach nMy experience includes working for local mental health agencies with infants/children teens adults and families in crisis as well as the LGBT community. I have worked with issues ranging from Adjustment Disorders Depression Anxiety PTSD Schizophrenia Personality Disorders and sexual & gender identity. I also provide Telehealth services at this time.

I have extensive experience working with clients who are motivated to work in therapy. I join with you in partnership to accomplish your unique goals which together we determine. Individuals Couples Families and Groups make up my private practice experience. I am particularly adept with Men’s Issues Marital/Relationship Therapy LGBTQIA concerns and survivors of Trauma (PTSD). Our work together will facilitate empowering YOU KNOWING YOU better and co-creating a more defined ‘set of practical tools’ from which you may draw as you embark upon a richer more fulfilling experience of life. Sensitive to multi-cultural issues I find empowering the LGBT African-American and other ethnic communities fulfilling. I have run Men’s Groups and dealt with Men’s issues for over 20 years. I have a special interest working with Couples and delve into accomplishing my client’s needs wholeheartedly.

Valley Caregiver Resource Center provides seniors and their caregivers throughout the Central Valley with a wide array of services. Serving Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare and Tuolumne counties, VCRC is here to help you navigate the caregiving journey.