Experience

Psychotherapist and Psychologist in Private Practive

• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Licensed Marriage Family Therapist #100194

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  I work with children, adolescents and individual adults, as well as couples and families. I am certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and trained in Brainspotting, AF-EMDR (Attachment Focused-EMDR), TRM 1 & 2 (Trauma Resiliency Model) and TF-CBT (Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy). I work with children, adolescents and individual adults, as well as couples and families. I am certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and trained in Brainspotting, AF-EMDR (Attachment Focused-EMDR), TRM 1 & 2 (Trauma Resiliency Model) and TF-CBT (Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy).



Marriage and Family Therapist Intern

• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Psychotherapist in Private Practice

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2017

  I believe in developing a strong collaborative relationship with my clients to maximize their success. My strengths-based approach is rooted in Systems and Attachment Theory. Empathy and humor play a significant role in my relational style. Having spent over two-decades as an educator, thirteen of which were in Special Education, I have worked with children, adolescents, and families with a variety of social, emotional, behavioral, and learning issues. I helped develop, write, and implement hundreds of Individual Education Programs (IEP) to ensure that the children that I've worked with would have their specific needs and learning styles met. As a therapist, I rely on many of the skills that I developed working with students and families into the work that I do with client’s (of all ages) in therapy, such as anxiety, behavior, bereavement, depression, self-esteem, relationship, as well as school, career, and family issues. I am currently in the process of being trained in EMDR and TRM. I work with individuals (children, adolescents and adults), couples, and families. Show less



Family Service Agency Of Burbank

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marriage and Family Therapy Trainee

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Worked with Elementary and Middle School client's as a school-based therapist for FSAB within BUSD. • Conducted therapy with children, adolescent, and adult agency clients at FSAB's main location. • Worked with Elementary and Middle School client's as a school-based therapist for FSAB within BUSD. • Conducted therapy with children, adolescent, and adult agency clients at FSAB's main location.



The Gifford School

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Marketing and Community Relations

  • Jul 2007 - Jun 2011

  • Developed, produced, and managed all fundraising, marketing and public relations materials including all publications and the school website.• Prepared press releases about newsworthy issues such as current and planned events.• Prepared Board biographies and information about the school for Board manuals.• Developed and implemented yearly fundraising plan including potential funding sources, due dates, identifying potential revenues and determining likelihood of receipt of monies, writing fundraising proposals, grants, and letters.• Maintained fundraising and marketing database, solicitations and gifts.• Planned and coordinated annual appeal campaign including the development of appeal letters and mailings. Show less

• Admissions Coordinator

  • Jul 2005 - Jul 2007

  • Represented Gifford to incoming families, legal guardians, guardian ad litem’s, referring school systems, other special education programs, and advocates.• Handled admissions process from initial inquiries to acceptance or rejection.• Scheduled and fulfilled tours, interviews, and genograms prior to presenting student’s case to staff in preparation for child’s start date. • Maintained referral database and processed student information.• Completed all acceptance and application paperwork including updating and amending all new student IEPs and ensuring all current testing and treatment plans were up-to- date Show less

• High School and Middle School Head Teacher

  • Nov 1999 - Jul 2005

  • Oversaw all educational aspects of program including schedules, grades, progress reports, IEPs, and testing.• Worked with specialized instructional teachers and therapeutic consultants to help augment and individualize educational instruction to meet each child’s needs. • Supervised, trained, and evaluated teachers.• Represented school and students’ educational and academic needs at internal meetings, IEP meetings, and parent meetings.• Met and worked with students individually to help them learn to advocate for their own social, emotional, behavioral and/or educational needs. Show less