I'm adjunct professor with the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences and facilitate courses in General Psychology (Introduction to Psychology) and Adolescent Psychology. I absolutely LOVE teaching, as many of you know, and imparting knowledge onto future leaders & healers.I typically teach two courses per semester with an average class size of 35 students. My goals as a professor, apart from the specifics of the courses taught, are to engage and excite students with the world of education and to promote and increase critical thinking skills!

I'm a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working with a diverse population on a multitude of issues and concerns. While I enjoy working with all populations and work with couples, families and individuals my focus is on the LGTBQ+ community.My office is centrally located in Hillcrest.I have extended experience working with the LGTBQ community as well as adults and juveniles who have been or are part of the justice system. I am EMDR trained an incorporate a trauma-focus in all of the work that I do.Visit my webpage for more information: http://westcoastmft.com

Kids Konnected is an amazing nonprofit that provides support to children and teens who have a primary caregiver that currently has cancer, who has had cancer, or who has passed away from cancer. The focus of the organization is to create a connected community for the the youth. We do not focus on grief or bereavement.Kids Konnected offers support groups in seven different cities in Southern California - I facilitate the San Diego groups. We also offer a Summer Camp for children as well as a Teen Leadership Program - I oversee both programs.

San Diego CAMFT is a chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. We provide support and education opportunities to our community (including Social Workers, Educational Psychologists, Professional Clinical Counselors and CAADACs).I began as the Pre-Licensed Chair person and was elected to the role as President in 2016.My mission as President has been two-fold: Increase awareness of the field of MFT and ensure our relevance in the mental health community, and to increase collaboration within the mental health community.As President I have been instrumental in bringing to life two amazing collaborative events:- Critical Issues in Child and Adolescent Mental Health annual conference and training. This is an annual event organized by MFTs, Psychologists, and Psychiatrists.- San Diego Mental health Collaborative annual networking event. This is an annual networking mixer with MFTs, Psychologists, and Psychiatrists.

I am a contracted Clinical Supervisor for CCS - an amazing nonprofit that provides services for survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault. I supervise a team of Interns as well as Trainees. CCS is a unique setting offering a unique training experience for future clinicians.

I work one evening a week at SDTRC providing individual and group therapy at this Intensive Outpatient Program. SDTRC is relatively new in San Diego and I assisted in the program design, using my knowledge and expertise in the arena of recovery and evidence based/best practices.I facilitate Seeking Safety groups which addresses co-occurring substance abuse/dangerous behaviors and PTSD/trauma. I also facilitate a group on Change using motivational interviewing.

I was the Program Manager working with the county's most severe and chronic juvenile offenders.• I managed a team of nine counselors working with the county’s highest level juvenile offenders delivering evidence-based and best-practices CBT group curricula; additionally, individualized counseling and case management were provided in a program designed to help juveniles successfully transition from incarceration through to termination of probation.• I sourced, developed and implemented appropriate evidence based and best practices curricula for my team and supervised the delivery and quality control.o Groups include Substance Abuse/Relapse Prevention, Parenting, Aggression Replacement Training, Healthy Relationships, Life Skills that include financial literacy and basic health, and Moral Reconation Therapy, Seeking Safety, Motivational Interviewing, and work readiness.• I sourced, implement and delivered all staff staff training.• I was responsible for the fiscal oversight and planning of a $1,086,000 per annum budget.• I coordinated and developed relationships between Probation Department, Juvenile Court and Community Schools, County Mental Health, Health and Human Services Agency, Planned Parenthood, and other community based organizations such as South Bay Community Services, North County Lifeline and Metro.• I maintained the program’s integrity by implementing and monitoring appropriate training, by hiring and providing supervision to a high level of professional staff, and by consistently monitoring the performance outcomes/expectations of the team. This included file reviews, semi-annual performance measurements, and setting individual and team goals.• A recent report by the Probation Department showed a MARKED decrease in juvenile recidivism by youth in our program.

• Organized three region-wide counts of street homeless people, mobilizing over 420 volunteers from the public and private sectors. Grew the project from an initial 98 volunteers and 124 areas covered, to over 420 volunteers and 180 areas covered in the region. Solicited and secured sponsors from the business community. Developed and produced the Regional Homeless Profile through the coordination of local service providers, our Homeless Management Information System, San Diego State’s Institute of Public health and independent demographers. Maintained a system of maps using ArcGIS.o Developed and implemented the training for all volunteers.• Organized, implemented and facilitated the fourth Project Homeless Connect in San Diego. Over 350 volunteers from agencies and the community volunteered on the day and we saw an attendance of over 750 people – almost four times the attendance of previous events. More than 13 new services were added to the day and over 3,000 services were rendered. The extensive use of the Internet in registration and volunteer coordination as well as the production of advertising materials contributed to the success of PHC.o Developed and implemented the training for all volunteers.• Organized the first ever San Diego regional forum and discussion on Street Homeless youth enumeration which will lead to a region-wide count and survey of street homeless youth.• Produced and implemented a web-based resource guide incorporating Google Maps. Expanded this resource by coordinating with regional and faith based collaborative.