The heart of my work is always to highlight and elevate the beauty, diversity, capability and creativity of individuals, be it through my work as an artist or working directly within the community.
My advocacy work has taken me up and down the East coast to gaming conferences, and allowed me the ability to support individuals that may struggle in that realm. I have also facilitated workshops for educators addressing their struggles with managing and advocating for youth mental health in educational spaces.
In the last decade of facilitating groups and creating workshops for college-aged students, I have found a huge need for the development of emotional intelligence, and for folks to recognize the impact trauma and adverse childhood experiences have on development and transitioning into adulthood.
As such, I specialize in working with people experiencing depression and anxiety, millennials experiencing career and life transitions, familial and relational issues, and the specialized and unique issues affecting marginalized individuals.
Overall, I believe people innately have the tools to heal themselves and I merely offer a helping hand using integrative strength-based, mindfulness, and body-based approaches to foster healing and change.
The Breakdown:
“Life be lifin’”, and I gotchu! Let’s work!
Specialties:
- ADHD
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Children
- Depression
- Coping Skills
- Racial trauma
- Family/Relationship Issues
- Self-Esteem Issues
- Stress
- Women’s Issues
Training:
- EMDR
- Play Therapy
- DBT
- TF-CBT
Education:
- Rutgers University- Newark, BA Psychology
- LaSalle University, MA Clinical Counseling Psychology
Licenses/Certifications:
- Licensed Associate Counselor NJ# 37AC00462500
- National Certified Counselor