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Clinical Philosophy

My approach centers around deep respect for personal narrative, cultural context, and individual meaning.

Areas of experience:

  • Trauma-informed and strengths-based frameworks

  • Attachment-focused and relational models

  • Harm reduction and client-centered care

  • Systems awareness and social context

  • Mind–body integration and regulation strategies

This lens allows us to look beyond symptoms and toward the larger patterns that influence emotional health, behavior, and relationships.

Professional Experience

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 10+ years of clinical experience across community, residential, inpatient, and outpatient mental health settings

  • Leadership in trauma-informed community mental health and supportive housing programs, including services for women experiencing homelessness and serious mental illness

  • Extensive work with individuals navigating complex trauma, chronic stress, and major life transitions

  • Clinical supervision and mentorship of social work students, case managers, and early-career clinicians

  • University-level instruction in social welfare policy and advocacy

  • Implementation of Harm Reduction, Motivational Interviewing, Housing First, and Trauma-Informed Caremodels

  • Experience integrating mental health care with housing stability, social services, and community resources

  • Ongoing commitment to ethical, culturally responsive, and dignity-centered careProfessional Background

Licensure & Education

Licensure & Training

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker — Austin, Texas (2019–Present)

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker — Chicago, Illinois (2014–2019)

  • Professional Birth Doula, DONA International 2015

  • Certified Yoga Teacher, Sivananda Lineage 2011

Education

  • Master of Social Work, Loyola University Chicago
    Specialization: Children and Families

  • Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Services
    Minor in Business, Ohio University

Honors include competitive scholarship award and graduate assistantship position during graduate education.