My Story

I was born and raised in the suburbs of New York City in a bi-cultural household. As a young child I experienced the loss of my father due to cancer, lived through 9-11 as a recent college graduate, and later, Hurricane Katrina when I was living in the vibrant city of New Orleans. It was there I earned my MSW from Tulane University in 2003.

Life took me on a journey across the country, and in due time, I found myself back in New York City, in grad school where I earned my Doctorate Degree in Physical Therapy. The combination of these 2 degrees offered me great opportunity and experience to hone skills in both fields at Denver Health Medical Center, where I spent the bulk of my career.

One of my favorite books is ‘Going on a Bear Hunt’ by Michael Wayne Rosen. And one of my favorite quotes from the book is “You can’t go over it, you can’t go under it, you have to go through it”. This is the crux of therapeutic philosophy, and I understand how difficult and painful moving through discomfort can be.

Having moved through trauma, grief and loss with the assistance of a therapist, I know and understand the complexity around accepting the cards one is dealt. I also deeply understand the internal stress that comes with forced code-switching and adapting your true self to fit the expectations of ones current and immediate environment.