This is the care behind the work
I am a Clinical Psychologist — but more than that, I am a caring, intentional, card-carrying member of the human race, bringing both clinical expertise and genuine care into this work.
I was trained in the ivory tower — professionally raised to honor fidelity and evidence-based care — and grounded by years spent living and working in the real world, where even the best textbook knowledge often fails real human people.
I found my place in the spaces most others hurried past — residential programs, hospitals, forensic settings, community clinics.
I leaned into the hardest work — the layered, complex realities that demanded deeper thinking, sharper listening, and unwavering presence.
But what I loved most wasn’t the complexity itself.
It was the dignity — the unshakeable worth of people others were too quick to overlook.
Flawed systems, naysayers, and even the fear of getting it wrong — be damned.
I was in.
I still am.
Whether in overlooked corners or high-pressured lives, my commitment remains the same:
to see the human being in front of me — fully, and with care.
beyond the professional
Before I am a psychologist, I am a person — a daughter of immigrants, a wife, a mother, a sister, a friend, an aunt — someone who has moved through many chapters of life.
I've lived across states and seasons — building homes, raising young children, blending families, and finding steadiness through change. Along the way, I’ve navigated infertility, loss, the complexities of special needs parenting, and the hard-earned realities of moving through systems that don’t always see the full person.
I know what it’s like to live inside those systems — not just to work in them.
I know the weight of unanswered questions, the resilience it takes to keep moving forward, and the quiet strength it takes to hold hope through uncertainty.
These experiences shaped me — not into someone who knows it all, but into someone who shows up differently.
They remind me every day what real care demands.
outside of work
Life looks a lot like coffee cups left half-full, little feet running around, family gathered close, and game nights that get a little too competitive — in the best way. I love warm weather, messy gatherings, good food, and the feeling of bringing people together. I'm someone who moves through the world with an open heart, a stubborn belief in kindness, and a deep respect for the complicated beauty of real lives.
I believe the best work happens there — in the middle of real life, where people are trying, growing, hurting, healing, and still choosing to show up.