Hello

If I am going to get the pleasure to know you, it is only fair to tell you a bit about myself.  I have three beautiful children who keep me busy in my free time.  My favorite thing to do is watch them play sports, which includes: baseball, softball, football, basketball, volleyball, cheer and power lifting.  They amaze me every day and I am pretty sure I learn more from them than they will ever learn from me (or so they think).  I started working with adolescents with Emotional/Behavioral disturbance in my early 20's as a Special Education teacher.  From there, I began 1:1 behavioral therapy in both school and home settings.  While working on my Master's Degree, I provided case management services to adults with severe mental health diagnoses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.  Upon moving to Texas, I returned to working with children and adolescents in the foster system as a Clinical Case Manager and then as a Therapist.  This is where I learned to eat, breathe and sleep TBRI and worked with treatment foster parents on behavior shaping for the most difficult to place youth, most of which had significant trauma and behavioral concerns.  From there, I became a Mental Health Professional for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) where I spent the majority of my time working in the Violence Intervention Continuum (VIC) with some of the most violent juvenile offenders in the state.  While at TJJD, I was trained to conduct individual and group Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), as well as Capital Offender Treatment (COG).  The culmination of my experience has led to me being comfortable and confident in working with some of the most challenging mental health and behavioral cases. I look forward to seeing how I can help each of you with your needs.