about me

Hi. This is me. And here is a little more about my background.

Groupwork & Ritual

  • 2023, 2021, 2020- Spirit Weavers. Expressive Arts groups and mental health support with the Empowerment Center

  • 2021- Into the Dark Women’s Retreat. Founder/Facilitator with Katie Cooper

  • 2019- Chakra Map Women’s Expressive Arts Circle (2). Leader

  • 2015-2017- Nature Sages Rites of Passage 2 Year Program for Teens. Founder/Facilitator

  • 2015-2016- California Pacific Medical Center. Art Therapy Groups for End of Life.

  • 2015 & 2016- The Sacred and Profane Women’s Campout. Founder/Facilitator

  • 2015- Wandergirls Rites of Passage Summer Camp for Tweens. Founder/Facilitator with Katie Cooper

  • 2014-2015-Camp Grounded Summer Camp for Adults. Group Facilitator

  • 2014-2015- Girls on the Go Summer Camp. Site Director

  • 2013- Camp Galileo. Art Instructor

  • 2012-2013- Franklin Elementary Behavioral Unit. Paraprofessional

  • 2008-2012- Outback Therapeutic Expeditions. Teen Wilderness Rites of Passage Facilitator

Work in Mental Health

  • 2020-Present. Private Psychotherapy Practice

  • 2017-Present. East Gate Mentoring. Owner/Operator

  • 2018, 2019 & 2020. Camp Tawonga. Therapist Intern

  • 2017-2018. Child Therapy Institute. Therapist Intern

  • 2015-2016. California Pacific Medical Center. Therapist Intern

Wilderness Guide

  • Bike Touring the Cascade Lakes, OR

  • Bike Touring the California Coast

  • Bike Touring Escalante Staircase to Zion, UT

  • Bike Touring the South of France

  • Bike Touring Eastern Europe

Arts & Crafts

  • Alternative Press Expo, San Francisco, CA

  • Craft Lake City, Salt Lake City, UT

  • Manhattan Beach Old Hometown Fair, CA

  • Book Show, Sonoma Library, CA

  • End of Money Experiment, Los Angeles, CA

  • Fools Foundation Gallery, Sacramento, CA

Education

  • 2016- Masters in Counseling with emphasis in Expressive Arts Therapy, California Institute of Integral Studies

  • 2007- Bachelors in Psychology with Honors, University of California, Santa Cruz

  • 2007- Bachelors in Painting and Intermedia, University of California, Santa Cruz

Trainings

  • Deep Body Institute - 4 cycles, with Stefana Serafina

  • Tending the Fire -2 cycles, with Mireya

  • Summer of Song, with Lauren Arrow

  • Ecotherapy & Expressive Arts, with Ariana Candell

  • Group Therapy Year Long Training, The Psychotherapy Institute

  • Vipassana 10 Day Silent Retreat- 2 sessions with Goenka

  • Ecotherapy Retreat, with Joanna Macy

  • Meditation 1 & 2, with Jan Olds

  • Drama Therapy Training, with Armand Volkas

  • Waking Dream Theatre, with Armand Volkas

  • Soul Art Retreat, with Aninha Livingston

  • Mindfulness for Kids

  • Trauma informed CBT and Art Therapy

  • Child Therapy Institute Year Long Training