Meet Our Staff
Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) at UC Santa Cruz is a part-centralized, part-decentralized service, with professionally trained master's- and doctoral-level clinicians located in our central counseling office within the Cowell Student Health Center complex, as well as in various locations across campus. Our staff members come from diverse backgrounds and have a special interest in and experience with helping students explore a wide range of issues. We offer a variety of mental health and wellness services to UCSC students and the broader UCSC community.
Please note that while some of us have particular areas of specialization, all of us at CAPS recognize the social pressures and cultural factors that affect different groups in unique ways. We have been trained in aspects of multicultural counseling, including working with LGBTQIA+ students, addressing rape and sexual abuse, and supporting students with disabilities. CAPS staff also engage in ongoing mandatory and voluntary continuing education to further enhance their skills as mental health professionals.
The following is a list of our staff members and their locations. Note that we do not provide drop-in counseling, so if you are interested in finding out about and/or starting services with CAPS, please stop by our central office or call us during business hours at (831) 459-2628. You can also find more information about our services on our Counseling Services, Psychiatry, and Groups & Workshops web pages.
- Pronouns she/her/s
- Title
- Psychiatric Case Manager
- Division Student Affairs and Success
- Department
- Counseling & Psychological Services
- Phone 831-459-2649
- Fax 831459 5115
- Office Location
- Cowell Student Health Center, Room 2454
- Mail Stop CAPS
Summary of Expertise
Expertise and interest in the areas of sexual abuse/assault; people raised in nontraditional homes, including foster care, guardianship, and adoption; student athletes and musicians; living with serious or chronic illness; death and dying; grief and loss; mindfulness; and integrative therapies. Currently providing workshops about ADHD, and introduction to psychiatry care and psychotropics.
Biography, Education and Training
Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a BA in Human Development from UCRiverside and MSW from the University of Southern California, and over 30 years of experience in individual, couples, family, and group therapy on both coasts, and licensure in three different states. Has worked in mental health, child welfare, healthcare, palliative and end-of-life care, as well as residential treatment and school-based prevention/intervention programs focused on child abuse and juvenile delinquency.
Certified in teaching High Risk Parenting, Resolve Through Sharing group treatment for pre/peri-natal demise, Forensic Interviewing of Child Victims, and the Science & Art of Herbal Therapeutics. Has completed the MBSR program, a year long course on Balance, Self-Care and Resiliency, a week-long residency training on Buddha, the Brain & Bach on the intersection of neuroscience, music and mindfulness, and is currently working on a certification in Mindfulness & Psychotherapy.
