Licensure

  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Washington State registered with the Department of Health (License No. LH 60699133)

Career Experience

  • Psychotherapist in Private Practice. (2014-Present)
  • Psychotherapist. Wellspring Family Services (2017–2018)
  • Mental Health Therapist. Consejo Counseling and Referral Services (2015–2017)

Specializations

Women’s Healing from Abuse and Trauma. Supporting women recovering from emotional, physical, sexual, and relational abuse, drawing on trauma-informed and body-based approaches.

Mindfulness-Based Practice. Integrating mindfulness and self-compassion techniques as a Certified Mindfulness-Informed Professional, to help clients build resilience and presence.

Couples and Relational Work. Applying evidence-based couples therapy training, including the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy, to strengthen individual clients’ relationship patterns and attachment.

Trainings and Certifications

  • Dr. Sue Johnson’s Emotionally Focused Therapy Intensive (2026)
  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy — Level 1 (2026)
  • Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment: A Somatic Approach to Working with Parts (2026)
  • EMDR and DBT for Interpersonal Trauma (2026)
  • Sexual Trauma Clinical Training (2026)
  • Integrative Sex and Couples Certification Training (2026)
  • 2-Day Shame-Informed Treatment Certification (2025)
  • Disordered Eating and Binge Eating Disorder Clinical Interventions (2025)
  • Internal Family Systems Model: Addictive Behaviors as Self-Preservation (2025)
  • Certified Mindfulness-Informed Professional (2022)
  • Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (2022)
  • Mindful Self-Compassion, UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness (2020)
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy — Basics (2017)
  • Introduction to Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (2017)
  • Ethnic Minority Mental Health Specialist Designation, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (2015)
  • Q&A for Advocates, presented by The Northwest Network of Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse (2012)
  • Domestic Violence Training by Eastside Domestic Violence Program (2011)

Professional Affiliations

  • Associate Member: Washington Mental Health Counselors Association (2020-Present)

Education

  • Master of Arts in Psychology. Seattle University, USA (2012-2014)
  • Clinical Practicum, Seattle Therapy Alliance. A feminist psychotherapy practice for women, by women. Now continuing as Mend, USA (2013)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature. University of Washington, USA (2011-2012)
  • General Studies and Humanities. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP). Lima, Peru (1999-2000)