My journey to Coastal Waves Counseling began as a community Social Worker in Chicago. For the last 7 years, I have been living in San Diego where I’ve been working in the community and in private practice. What drew me to expand my work in the community was my passion to work with adults, teens and families. Through this transformational work, I was able to acknowledge my own imperfections with humility and self-compassion. This experience provided me with a humanistic, strength-based approach to support and serve individuals and families and introduce alternative ways to help with transitions and difficulties in their own life. 

To feed my love of learning in the practice of service, I have engaged in my own self-reflection and self-inquiry through cultivating conscious relationships with those who I have encountered throughout my career as an active attempt to see each person fully, honor their stories, and provide hope for all to achieve authenticity in their life. I am community focused and trauma informed.