"We meet ourselves time and time again in a thousand different disguises on the path of life." -Carl Jung
Background and Experience
I have over 30 years of experience treating adults, teens, children, and families in the counseling office, outpatient counseling programs, medical and hospital facilities, residential treatment programs, and school setting. I am experienced with assisting in most challenges one may be facing. Of course, everyone's struggle is their own. My current specialized focus of care is with assisting those with chronic pain, chronic health conditions, physical and emotional trauma, attachment and developmental trauma (trauma stemming from childhood and at times one's family of origin), posttraumatic stress conditions, and complex posttraumatic stress conditions where one has experienced trauma from multiple sources and/or at multiple times during one's life.
I have lived and worked in a number of places over the years including Illinois, the US Virgin Islands, Florida, and Hawaii for over a decade, before serving the people of Austin, Texas for the past 18 years. I have recently returned to Hawaii but continue to treat my clients in Texas. I am also licensed and treat clients in Hawaii, Connecticut, and Tennessee.
I have developed an integrative model of care for treating chronic pain and chronic health conditions based in neuroscience and the body’s inherent ability to heal. I teach and train other therapists on how to use these methods through providing multi-day trainings as well as speaking at conferences, summits and other professional engagements. It is one of my missions to help people with these conditions to end their immense suffering and to be able to heal to their body’s fullest ability.
I have created numerous programs and treatment curriculums for medical organizations, treatment centers, and schools for issues including Chronic Pain, Depression, Substance Abuse, Parenting, and ADHD.
While working at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, which has been recognized by US News and World Report as Best Hospital in Hawaii, I was awarded Clinical Personnel of the Year.
I served on Kaiser Permanente's National Guideline Development Team to develop evidence-based guidelines in treating children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
I love people. And, I embrace and appreciate all cultural and ethnic backgrounds, religious and spiritual belief systems, and lifestyle orientations.
I have lived and worked in a number of places over the years including Illinois, the US Virgin Islands, Florida, and Hawaii for over a decade, before serving the people of Austin, Texas for the past 18 years. I have recently returned to Hawaii but continue to treat my clients in Texas. I am also licensed and treat clients in Hawaii, Connecticut, and Tennessee.
I have developed an integrative model of care for treating chronic pain and chronic health conditions based in neuroscience and the body’s inherent ability to heal. I teach and train other therapists on how to use these methods through providing multi-day trainings as well as speaking at conferences, summits and other professional engagements. It is one of my missions to help people with these conditions to end their immense suffering and to be able to heal to their body’s fullest ability.
I have created numerous programs and treatment curriculums for medical organizations, treatment centers, and schools for issues including Chronic Pain, Depression, Substance Abuse, Parenting, and ADHD.
While working at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, which has been recognized by US News and World Report as Best Hospital in Hawaii, I was awarded Clinical Personnel of the Year.
I served on Kaiser Permanente's National Guideline Development Team to develop evidence-based guidelines in treating children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
I love people. And, I embrace and appreciate all cultural and ethnic backgrounds, religious and spiritual belief systems, and lifestyle orientations.
