Education and Trainings

Certifications:

• TFCBT - Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 2009-2011
• 200 Hour Bhakti Yoga Teacher Training and In-Depth Study 2014 Bhakti Yoga Shala
• Triple P - Positive Parenting Program Levels 4 (2013) and 5 (2017)
• AIM HI – An Individual Mental Health Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder 2019. University of California, San Diego
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Treatment Specialist 2025
• Couples Therapy Intensive Course 2025

Additional Trainings:

• Advances in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – 9 month long weekly training 2009 Harbor UCLA
• Combat to Community: Readjustment Challenges in Returning Global War Veterans 2010
• Effective Clinical Assessment of Trauma Exposure for Veterans 2010
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention 2013
• Nonviolent Education and Parenting 2014 Echo Parenting
• Trauma Sensitive Yoga - 3 Day Workshop 2015 Trauma Center
• Best Practices in Birth to Five Mental Health Intervention 2015 USC
• Integrated Services for Families with Young Children: An ecological perspective 2015
• Integrated Services for Maternal, Perinatal, and Child Health 2015
• Brain Development and Attachment 2015
• Observing and Assessing Infants 2015
• Substance Abuse Intervention Training 2017
• LGBTQ Awareness 2017
• Clinical Interventions for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders 2018 Children's Hospital Los Angeles
• Integrated Screening and Interventions for Treating Adolescents with Co-occuring Disorders 2018 UCLA
• Eating Disorders: A look at Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment in Adolescents and Young Adults 2018 USC
• Understanding Eating Disorders 2018 UCLA
• Practical Applications and Interventions of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy 2022 UCLA
• Socratic Dialogue: Improving Therapy Outcomes 2023 Simple Practice
• After the Affair: Working with Couples and Infidelity 2023 NASW
• ADHD: The Neurobiology, Motivation, and Treatment 2023 NASW
• Compulsive Hoarding 2023 NASW

Mental Health Professional Experience:

• Psychiatric Social Worker at LA County Department of Mental Health 2008-2022
• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – intern 2007
• Maternal Child and Adolescent Virology and HIV Clinic – intern 2006
• Child Care Counselor at Orange County Children's Foundation 2003-2004

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology 2006 – Biola University
• Master’s Degree in Social Work 2008 – University of Southern California (USC)