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EDUCATION

M.A. Community Counseling Psychology
Argosy University, Alameda, CA

M.A. Clinical Psychology, Spiritual Transformative African Centered Psychology
New College of California, San Francisco (degree completed at Argosy)

B.A. International/ Intercultural Studies & Psychology
Pitzer College, Claremont, CA

EXPERIENCE
Founder/LMFT/Clinical Supervisor - 2014
Be Love Community Counseling, Alameda, CA 

Part-Time Counselor/LMFT/Clinical Supervisor
Chabot College, Hayward, CA
Provide brief psychotherapy, crisis counseling and resource referrals for college students of all ages

Clinical Coordinator/Therapist
Community Health for Asian Americans, Richmond, CA
Provide counseling for youth (5-21 years old) and their families 

MFT Intern/Tobacco Use Prevention and Education Group Facilitator
Family Service Counseling Center of San Leandro, San Leandro, CA
Provided substance use prevention and harm reduction counseling to youth 
Provided counseling to diverse youth, families, couples and adults of all ages

Personal Service Coordinator
Bay Area Community Services, Oakland, CA
Provided care coordination for adults living with persistent and severe mental illness

Part-Time Counselor/MFT Intern
Chabot College, Hayward, CA
Provided career counseling, case management and academic planning to adult students in career transition
Provided brief psychotherapy and crisis counseling for college students
Developed and facilitated coping with life challenges group curriculum  

Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Specialist
Davis Street Family Resource Center, San Leandro, CA
Provided counseling to older adults and their families related to substance abuse prevention and coping with life changes
Provided counseling to youth and families in groups and individually
Developed and facilitated youth development/leadership camp 

MFT Trainee
Davis Street Family Resource Center, San Leandro, CA
Provided psychotherapy to diverse youth, adults, couples and families 

Recent Professional Development Trainings

I regularly seek out professional development opportunities to stay up to date on approaches to best serve the people I work with.  Trainings I've attended in the recent past include: 

Hypnosis - Level 1 and Level 2 workshop, North Carolina Component Society of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH)

Generational Brainspotting

Brainspotting - Phase 3

Brainspotting - Phase 2 
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​Brainspotting - Phase 1

31 Secrets of the Embodied Self: Hearing Baby's Story in EMDR for Trauma in Implicit Memory

When There Are No Words: EMDR Therapy for Early Trauma and Neglect Heald in Implicit Memory

Clinical Strategies for EMDR Therapy; Creative Protocols 

Toward an Embodied Self: Integrating EMDR with Somatic and Ego State Interventions

Attachment - Focused EMDR Course: A clinician's guide to healing trauma and developmental deficits 

Attachment - Focused EMDR for an Eating Disorder 

Attachment Focused EMDR to Health a Relationship Trauma

Attachment Focused EMDR for the Repair of Early Childhood Separation and Loss

EMDR for PTSD from a Natural Disaster 

EMDR for Early Child Sexual Abuse by a Stranger

Attachment - Focused EMDR for Panic and Anxiety

EMDR for Public Speaking

Understanding Mental Health Through Indigenous Eyes

InterPlay Leader's Training Program

Certificate of Completion - UC Berkeley Extension - Professional Program in Eating and Weight Disorders 

The Psychology of Weight Reduction: Eating, Exercise and Body Image

Looking Through the Eyes of Trauma and Dissociation - Advanced EMDR Training

Supporting Adolescent Identity Development Using Art

Art and Nature to Increase Resiliency and Well-Being

Clinical Supervision in Behavioral Health Settings

Seeking Safety -  Present-focused treatment for clients with a history of trauma and substance abuse.

NTU Psychotherapy: An African-Centered Approach to Healing and Wellness

EMDR Therapy - Not Just for Trauma Anymore: Using EMDR Therapy with Eating Disordered Clients

Ethics in Spirituality and Therapy
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Challenging Your Inner Voice: An Introduction to Voice Therapy
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) - Part 2

​InterPlay Life Practice Program

Deconstructing Violence within the Family, School, and Community                

Mental Health First-Aid                                                                                                                 

The Power and Benefit of Storytelling in Our Work with Youth                           

National Behavioral Intervention Team Association -                                                                      
Structured Interview for Violence Risk Assessment (SIVRA-35)
Online Threat Assessment

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) - Part 1  

Getting Risky: Integrating Risk Into Our Work with Youth                   
                                                                                                                                                                       
Restorative Justice and Community Building Circles                                                     

Restorative Justice and Repairing Relationships Practices                                        

Black and Brown Lives Matter: Revealing and Healing the Psychic Wounds of Racial Oppression