Mental Health: 

Utilizing culturally responsive, evidence-based approaches, I conduct trainings and provide consultation to mental health providers. I have extensive experience serving people managing Psychotic Spectrum Disorders, including those dealing with problematic drug use, individuals with severe emotion regulation issues and self-harm behaviors, and communities impacted by incarceration. I have particular interest in working with the LBGTQ+ community with an emphasis on the transgender and nonbinary community, and have a strong commitment to integrating intersectionality and anti-racism in all aspects of my clinical work and training.

I've worked as a provider of individual and group therapy, client advocacy, and clinical case management services for racially and economically diverse populations in settings such as non-profits, health care companies, prisons, and county agencies. 

Community Activism:

I have roots in the world of nonviolent direct action and advocacy for environmental sustainability, gender justice, and immigrant rights. I co-created a program to assist individuals with disabilities in transitioning out of institutions that were breaking Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) law. I utilize my experience in macro-level advocacy work to examine the way my client’s life is influenced by the institutions and environment around them, including the way their intersecting identities shape their experience in the world.  

Education: 

• Masters in Social Welfare (MSW) from the University of California, Berkeley

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of California

• DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™

• Sex Educator, trained by San Francisco Sex Information

Areas of Expertise:

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

• Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp)

• LBGTQIA+ Mental Health

Outside of Work:

When I’m not working, I enjoy camping and hiking in the obscenely beautiful state of California. I also love dancing, spending time with my loved ones and two cats (Scout & Olive), and serving my community through activism. I was born and raised in Texas, and have lived in the SF Bay Area for the last twenty years. I identify as a white, European-American, queer & nonbinary person. I use they/them pronouns.