About the Counselor
Specialties
Substance Abuse Counseling
Trauma Counseling
Person-centered Approach
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Psycho-education for Addiction
Co-Occurring Disorders
My Story
I am a licensed independent substance abuse counselor with the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners and a member in good standing with NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals. I obtained a Master of Science in Addiction Counseling from Grand Canyon University and a Bachelor of Science in Human Services from the University of Phoenix.
I have been working with individuals and families with mental health and addiction issues for the past sixteen years. My experience includes: Street outreach to homeless teens; Family support to girls and women; Direct care in group home for sex-trafficked teenage girls; Family support specialist; Outpatient counselor for families with addiction and custody struggles; Individual and group counselor in an intensive outpatient day program for co-occurring disorders; and Counselor in a residential substance abuse treatment center.