Pronounsshe/her

Department/College/UnitStudent Affairs and Success

TitleClinical Psychologist / Multi-Cultural Focus

AffiliationStaff

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Biography, Education and Training

I am a cisgender, Latinx, Queer woman, born and raised in Southern California. I earned my doctorate degree at Pepperdine University, and have been working in college and university counseling centers since 2011. I work from a Person-Centered therapeutic framework, while incorporating cognitive-behavioral, solution focused, and trauma informed therapies. My work is largely attentive to the intersections of various parts of identity, including culture and ethnicity, sexual identity, and gender. My goal is to work collaboratively with students to identify changes they wish to experience in their life, highlight personal strengths and resilience, and help them create a roadmap to facilitate movement towards their goals. 

Summary of Expertise

I specialize in working with students of color, student activists, first generation students, and Queer identified students. I have a special interest in sexual and gender identity development, family relationships, culture and ethnicity, and socio-political stress.