Promoting Mental Hygiene Since 2006

The passion for psychology was born out of wanting to deeply understand what it means to be human - and how we evolve. My aim is to provide compassionate guidance. A lovingkind springboard can catalyze the ablity to embrace our personal wisdom, seek allignment with our values, and widen the scope of intention and joy. 

I am mama to two most curious and spirited children. We live in the foothills of Boulder, Colorado. I enjoy mountain life and spend family time forest bathing, hiking, paddleboarding, or in community. Being present, and savoring, is at the core of my values.

I have worked with a variety of populations in a number of settings since 2006 ranging from crisis work, chronic pain, cancer, and recovery. However, it was my experience at UCSD’s Center for Mindfulness in 2007, under the mentorship of director Steven Hickman, Psy.D., that I found my deep calling. This internship cultivated a passion for mindfulness that has guided my clinical work since.

My doctoral research focused on mindfulness and professionals-in-training, illustrating the importance that therapists practice mindfulness themselves. I became very interested in what instills lifeblood in our journey. That said, I am a mindfulness practitioner. Mindfulness is a personal passion that has translated into every essence of my being, including the root of my professional life. I have lectured at two national conferences on this topic and co-authored a published chapter on mindfulness and self-care in a peer reviewed journal along with other mindfulness articles. Just recently my excerpts were chosen in a book on Mindful Motherhood that highlight my expertise in mindful parenting and parenthood/reparenting. I enjoy facilitating workshops, talks, groups, meditations and activites that endgender mindfulness. I am currently working on a book that focuses on mindful family living and run a private practice in Boulder while balancing family life.

Since 2008 I have worked in private practice as a psychotherapist employing mindfulness-based psychotherapy for individuals, couples and groups. I graduated in 2012 with a doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) with an emphasis in *Integrative Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology. My lens is deeply rooted in wholism, interdependance, wellness and development. I am a registered psychotherapist in the state of Colorado. My wisdom, while grounded in education, is alive with experience.

In addition to my role as a clinician, I am a professor, author, and collaborator. I have also co-founded several psychological communities/organizations. I stay active as a member (since 2006) of the Center for Integrative Psychology. I am rooted in community, it is here I both nurture and am nurtured, thrive and come alive.

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