About Me

Teen and Family Specialist

From breakups and grief to family transitions and questions around identity and self-worth, I’ve helped individuals and families process pain and find healing. You don’t have to walk through it alone — and you don’t have to have it all figured out to start.

Graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a Masters in Psychology

Registered Associate MFT with the Board of Behavioral Sciences

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• Counseling Specialties
  • Anxiety and Depression
  • Family Counseling
  • Help for Teens
  • Counseling for Adults

The Need for Support

I realized early on how important it is to have someone step alongside you when growing up. If you have no one to help you when facing tough challenges, it's easy to spiral downwards fast.

It's like wet cement that will solidify over time. I want to make sure a child's foundation is as clean and pure as possible, before the influence becomes permanent. If there is a fist punch in the cement, we want to patch it up and fix it before moving on.

With over 13 years of experience walking alongside individuals during some of their most formative and challenging seasons, I’ve come to understand how early experiences and relationships shape us — sometimes in ways we don’t fully realize until later in life. Teens today are navigating complex influences: social media, peer pressure, academic stress, and family dynamics. Without the right support, these pressures can lead to anxiety, identity confusion, and harmful behaviors.

As someone who’s worked closely with adolescents and parents — and who has walked through my own challenges growing up — I believe in the power of having a safe space where you can be heard without fear of judgment. Whether you’re a parent struggling to connect with your teen, a young person navigating identity or relationships, or a couple working through conflict, I’m here to help you feel seen, supported, and empowered to move forward.

My journey of working with teens and families began the summer I graduated high school in 2012. What started as volunteering as a small group leader quickly grew into a full-time role as a Youth Director — and since then, my passion for supporting teens, young adults, and families has only deepened.

I Help Teens Overcome...

• Worries about keeping up with schoolwork, grades, college admission
• Expectations from school or parents.
• Anxiety and Depression
• Self esteem issues
• Balancing your teens need for freedom and independence with your need for them to be responsible
• Feeling disconnected, excluded, lonely
• Fear of embarrassment
• Negative impact of social media

Teens friendships, sports, future and pleasing their parents are tied to their identity and effects their self-esteem.