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My Office Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	9:00 am 5:00 pm		9:00 am 5:00 pm	9:00 am 12:30 pm
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

I consider myself from two places: my place of birth, Nicaragua, and San Francisco. I have lived in the Bay Area since I was 10 years old and must say that life was good to me by sending me in this direction! I love the city, the people, the weather, the bay, and the fact that Northern Californians are distinguished for being caring individuals.

I studied Psychology and French Literature at UC Berkeley and years later got my master degree in Psychology from John F. Kennedy University. Then, I began thoroughly enjoying working with infants, toddlers and their mothers in helping them develop good relationships, understanding, and encouraging “fun” to happen between them. Later my work expanded to working with families with children up to 18 years of age.

I envisioned working for Kaiser Permanente after seeing the “wowing” care that KP provided for my mother when she got sick. Nowadays, working in the Early Start program, I have been able to realize this goal in a way that allows me to continue impacting child-parent relationships and enjoying every bit of it!

When not working as a therapist, I spend time with my domestic-partner of 4+ years, our spoiled cat Tye, and my mom. I enjoy exercising, traveling, meeting people, and spending time with friends and family.

Undergraduate Education: Double BA in Psychology and French Literature, University of California, Berkeley

Graduate Education: MA in Psychology, John F. Kennedy University.

Licensing Information*
Specialties or Board Certifications: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Children Trauma Institute Program Graduate,

Professional Affiliations:

• CAMFT, Children Trauma Institute,

Began Practice: 2005

Joined Kaiser Permanente: 2009

*What it means to be licensed:

To become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), a person must graduate with their Master’s Degree from an accredited university. He or she must take additional training in areas such as: alcoholism and other chemical substance dependency, human sexuality, partner abuse detection and intervention and child abuse. After completing graduate school, a licensee must also complete 3000 - 3200 hours of supervised experience and pass written exams before becoming licensed. The licensee must take continuing education courses every two years.

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