MY STORY

My Story

​I am a proud first-generation Ivy-League college graduate.

I am a published practitioner-scholar, most recently on Cultural Humility, the Cultural Formulation Interview, and First-generation College Students. 

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My professional areas of interest include:

• first-generation college students, graduates, and professionals

• working with individuals and communities of color

• training emergent clinicians

• DEI&B workshops

• psychotherapy

• advocating to destigmatize mental health in marginalized communities

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I am the founder of Empire Wellness Group - a boutique practice that provides DEI&B training, professional development, and mental health services.

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My professional experience also includes providing psychotherapy and supervision in union members' assistant program, residential life, and college counseling center settings.

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Personally, I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors and family - who were kings and queens and are warriors, survivors, advocates, and pioneers. I am a(n) refugee, daughter, sister, spouse, mamá, aunt, foodie, traveler, gardener, and healer. I am bilingual and bicultural. I am passionate about my family and my career.