Education and Training

• Bachelor’s in Comparative Human Development, The University of Chicago
• Master’s in Social Work, The University of Chicago

Professional History

• Bilingual Clinical Intern, Heartland Alliance – Freedom From Trafficking
• Bilingual Counselor & Advocate, Fenway Health – Violence Recovery Program
• Bilingual Clinical Program Specialist, YWCA – Sexual Violence Support Services
• Bilingual Therapist, YWCA – Sexual Violence Support Services

Specialty Areas and Certifications

• 40-Hour Domestic Violence Training, The Network
• 40-Hour Sexual Assault Crisis Intervention Training, ICASA
• EMDR Basic Training, Julie Rosen EMDR Training
• Integrating EMDR Therapy, Polyvagal Theory, and Ego State Therapy Training, Complex Trauma, Inc.
• LGBTQ and Neurodivergent Affirmative Dialectical Behavior Therapy Group Facilitator Training, Ride the Wave Recovery

Interests

• Sex and sexual violence
• Relationships and intimate partner violence
• Trauma and dissociation
• Somatic and expressive therapies