Services
- Individual
- Couples
- Adolescent/Teen
About My Clients
I seek to walk with the clients I work with and create an environment that empowers them to not only cope with today but develop deep and sustainable change that will influence their lives as well as the lives of others in their communities. This background also prompts me to consider how structural inequities impact physical and mental health and how therapy can be one of many tools toward healing from historical and contemporary social issues.
My Background and Approach
I grew up in San Antonio, Texas before moving to Austin to attend the University of Texas at Austin. Here I received my BSA in Human Development and Family Sciences before going back to school to receive my Masters degree at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at UT. Throughout this time I worked at the campus writing center, conducted research in a sex lab, and volunteered for a community harm reduction outreach nonprofit. My classroom and field training in social work prepared me for my work with individuals, couples, and communities and view their mental health and wellbeing in light of the various environmental contexts that they exist in. This means digging into a client’s biological, psychological, and social systems and assisting them in recognizing and utilizing strengths as well as identifying challenges/barriers that have helped shape them.