I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (CA, #6389), a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (MA, #8015), a Board Certified Music Therapist (#09190), and I have a PhD as an applied-research Psychologist in the field of International Psychology. Currently, I work with clients virtually in both California and Massachusetts As a therapist, I specialize in partnering with adults to discover an empowered response to complex challenges. Through compassionate and skilled care, I support individuals in overcoming past and present barriers that enable transformations to thrive. I have expertise with acceptance and commitment therapy, as well as with multicultural, humanistic and existential traditions. My approach is collaborative, holistic, and informed by the unique circumstances that individuals are confronting to develop meaning, wellbeing, and effective skills to navigate roadblocks. I have a focus to treatment that seeks to harness the power of one’s passions to bring about positive change through dialogue and/or the use of Music, the Arts, Gaming, or Tech.