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Training & Credentials
I am a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) licensed by California's Board of Behavioral Sciences. My clinical training includes working with adults (ages 18-66), children (ages 4-17), families, and leading groups including expressive arts groups, social skills and yoga/mindfulness training for school age children. I have worked in various clinical settings: outpatient clinic, agency clinic, domestic violence shelter, school district, community based, and EAP workplace settings. I have extensive experience working with trauma (life event, abuse, domestic violence, acculturation, and childhood or recent trauma). I have also completed state certified domestic violence counselor training. Prior to becoming a therapist, I worked in nonprofit and start-up settings.
Education
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
M.A. Counseling Psychology
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
B.A. Sociology
Professional Affiliations
• Clinical Member, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
• Licensed Member, Santa Clara Valley Chapter, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
• Professional Member, Division on Filipino Americans, Asian American Psychological Association
Languages
• English, Spanish, conversational Tagalog
Licensure
• MFT # 104555, Board of Behavioral Sciences, California
Workshops/Awards/Articles
• “Why I love you is so elusive for Asian immigrant families like mine,” Interview for mic.com, February 2021
• Pilipinx Mental Health: Boundaries, Commitment, and Care, InterVarsity’s National Pilipino American Conference seminar, December 2020
• Adulting 201 Seminar Speaker: Stress Management, The River Church Community, San Jose, April 2019
• Health Advocate Award, Santa Clara County’s Office of Women’s Policy/Commission on the Status of Women, August 2018
• Guest Speaker: Trauma and culture, University of San Francisco's Counseling Psychology Trauma class, July 2018
• Distinguished Service in Multicultural Training in Psychology (YWCA of Silicon Valley Healing Center), Palo Alto University, June 2018
• Workshop Presenter: Holistic Health, Women of Color Conference: Self-Care, The River Church Community, San Jose, May 2018