My Background and Areas of Expertise
Those who may benefit from my expertise and approach to practice:
People who identify as Black, African American, and/or part of the African Diaspora
People who identify as mixed race and/or multiracial
Transgender and gender diverse adults
QTBIPOC adults
LGBTQIA2S+ adults
Late adolescents and young adults (ages 17-25)
Athletes and sports professionals
Speciality Areas
Anxiety and Panic
Depression
Trans and Gender Affirming Therapy
Healing from Social Trauma (e.g. racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism)
Sexuality and Relationships
Cultivating Healthy Boundaries in Relationships
Codependency
Cross-cultural and Multiracial Relationships and Families
Family of Origin Concerns
Spiritual Injury/Trauma and Spiritual Life
Grief and Loss
Sports Mental Health and Performance
Theoretical Orientations
Feminist Relational (Collaborative, Strengths-Based, Client-Centered, Anti-oppressive)
Psychodynamic
Family Systems
Trauma-Informed
Somatic Based
Mindfulness and Meditation
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
Education and Training
California License #88590; Connecticut License #9456
Trained in Somatic, Mindfulness, and Trauma-informed Interventions
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) Basic Trained, 2021
Post-Masters Fellowship, Yale University School of Medicine, Child Study Center, 2015
Masters in Social Work, Crown School of Social Work, University of Chicago, 2013