• Treats adults with eating disorders along with concurrent mood, personality, substance disorders • Provides direct counseling to individuals, couples, and families as well as group therapy• Utilizes evidence based practices such as CBT, DBT, MI, ACT and other modalities• Trained in psychosocial assessments, Suicide Risk assessments, and intake evaluations• Developed treatment plans alongside treatment team and worked in collaborative environment• Proficient in electronic charting to Joint Commission Standards

Coordinating an autism study based San Diego county schools.Focusing on implementing Pivotal Response Training in classrooms.

Our goal is to give individuals and communities a greater understanding of autism through outreach, education, and support. We are heading to Nepal in July 2011 to do our next training project. In many parts of the world, there is an extremely limited understanding of autism. Many communities and rural villages in developing countries lack adequate resources and are often unaware the disorder exists, even though it is occurring in children and adults around them. People see the symptoms and effects of autism, but often don't know what is wrong or how to help. Our goal is to provide these communities with a greater understanding of autism, its effects, and ways to manage its effects. Through outreach, education, and support, individuals with autism in developing countries around the world will be better understood, accepted, and integrated into their respective communities. Understanding of autism can positively affect families, schools, and the societies as a whole.

We're conducting research out of the Behavioral Health Sciences division of Children's to develop and implement social skills interventions in the local schools for teenagers with High Functioning Autism. I also work at the Autism Center part of the week working as a Family Service Coordinator which entails intakes, resource allocation, and patient care.

Currently at ASTAR, I'm working as a coach in a group called Peers geared toward youth who have high functioning autism or Aspergers to specifically develop social and interpersonal skills. It meets once a week at ASTAR, and it's just fabulous to help with important skills like conversation building, bullying avoidance and developing deeper friendships with other kids during this pivotal time/age of growth.