About Me

My formal education prepared me for my professional journey. However, my life journey created my “on-the-job” training. I grew up in a culturally diverse environment and feel fortunate to have experienced such rich friendships with people of different nationalities and socioeconomic backgrounds. I appreciate these experiences because it taught me cultural awareness, diversity, and respect for humankind. My childhood and teen years were challenging growing up in a family where narcissistic personality disorder was present. I certainly did not understand it then, let alone comprehend its impact on my personal life. This lived experience coupled with my professional education taught me to explore behaviors within the home, examine its effect on the family relationships, and to uncover the self-interpretation that can evolve from the family dynamic. I also experienced the sudden and tragic loss of both my siblings. I understand the feeling of being an empty shell, a floating cloud never feeling grounded, and the stark reality of being an adult orphan. The road traveled through grief and mourning is a journey. Healing takes time, and it came through surrounding myself with trusted and supportive loved ones and experiencing the powerful healing benefits of EMDR. Because I experienced such profound healing through EMDR, I chose to incorporate this healing modality into my practice.