My undergraduate degree is in comparative religious studies and psychology from Florida International University. My master’s degree is in mental health counseling, from Nova Southeastern University, where I concurrently worked on treating substance abuse, anger management and domestic violence, working at the time with the Florida department of children and families. My doctorate is in Counseling Psychology from the University at Albany, state university of New York. I engaged in research, at that time, in the supervision of psychotherapy process and on the mental health of queer people of color. My area of expertise for many years was on trauma, recovery and coping for people from marginalized communities. I received specialty training while working in brain injury rehabilitation, military trauma at the VA, and severe mental health disorders in rural counties. I taught cognitive assessment and career exploration for college students at the University at Albany.

Subsequently, I worked at New College of Florida, Florida’s public honor’s college, for almost a decade. There I served as the assistant clinical director of programs, ran the group therapy program, assisted in supervising doctoral therapists in training, was responsible for diversity, equity, and inclusion education for the college, working with various departments from the office of the president and police department, to housing and recreation. Through my tireless work with some of the brightest minds, I came to love post-traumatic growth, wellbeing, flow state, and what’s possible for humanity, and began coaching a wellness swim club for college students in addition to counseling and administration. Once leaving, Inner Sage Psychotherapy was born as a vehicle for healing and transformational change toward possibility and excellence.