I have always had a deep desire to help others and do what I could to improve lives. As a little girl and an empath, I could pick up on things that were going on with people even when they seemed “fine”. I would do nice/thoughtful things to comfort them including holding sacred space and unconditional love. Of my own volition, I made regular trips across the street from my grandparent’s house to the church to make sack lunches for the homeless.

As an adult, I have had a combination of practical business experiences and human-based experiences. As a Director of Training, Bar Manager, and Office Manager, I developed skills of organization, program creation and implementation, leadership development, team building, and the ability to create a positive business culture. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology/Criminology and became a parent educator.

As a parent educator, I taught parents the skills to keep their families intact and trending in a positive direction. As parents started to confide in me about their traumas, I knew it was time to go back to school for Professional Counseling. I finished my Master of Education in Professional Counseling (Clinical Mental Health Counseling) and became a LAPC (Licensed Associate Professional Counselor). After years of working with clients who had experienced trauma, grief, loss, and abuse, I realized that Professional Counseling was beneficial for healing the mental and emotional aspects of a person but did not heal the spiritual or physical aspects.