About Me

My unquenchable thirst for vitamin C and longing for the ocean brought me to sunny Southern California, where I fulfilled my dream to become a guiding light for those in search of a better life. My ethos both personally and professionally is to embrace life as a journey, never a destination. While I take pleasure in tangible and intangible rewards, I recognize there’s always more to strive for. Life, on the other hand, happens in the now, and to me, that’s what matters most.

Over the course of my career, I've had the opportunity to make a difference in many ways. As the Program Director of an eating disorder treatment facility I provided services aimed to help individuals restore their relationship with food and themselves. Prior to that, I spent several years working in forensics. My biggest accomplishment while working for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation was the implementation of support groups for male-to-female transgender inmates to provide them with a safe space in which they could share fears, dreams, tears, and hearty laughter. To this day, I am dedicated to providing services to underserved populations whose need for connection is neglected and hope to continue my work as an advocate and ally.

My educational background includes a B.A. in Psychology from Heidelberg University in Germany, as well as an M.A. and a Doctor in Clinical Psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology in Orange, California.