EDUCATION

• B.A. Loyola Marymount University – Film & Television Production
• M.S. California Lutheran University – Counseling Psychology, MFT
• Psy.D. Pacifica Graduate Institute – (In Progress) – Clinical Psychology

I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Film and Television Production from Loyola Marymount University, working as a cameraman for some time.  After a few years of exploring the creativity and talent of cinematographers, directors, and actors in the film industry, I decided to continue my education to further explore the complexities of the human psyche. I obtained my Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from California Lutheran University. I have come to realize that we all express our needs and inner demons in several ways, whether channeling and projecting our emotions onto a scripted movie character – as actors do so well, or absorbing others’ emotions at the expense of the Self, we all find ourselves collectively suffering. I feel honored to traverse life’s complexity, darkness, and pain with my patients in search of meaningful insight and clarity.