About Me

I graduated in social work in Germany in 1992, received my MA in counseling psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, California, in 1997, and became a licensed California Marriage and Family Therapist in 2001. Then I obtained my doctorate in international psychology with trauma focus from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. I have developed the curriculum and instructed the course “Global Mental Health and Human Rights” for The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. As adjunct faculty I also teach psychology to a rural and predominantly Hispanic student population at Hartnell College in California. I have provided EMDR therapy in English, Spanish, and German to a wide spectrum of client populations throughout Santa Cruz County, California: children in foster care, probation youths, patients suffering from HIV/AIDS, and immigrant families. My work experience, my own immigration history, and my marriage to a Mexican metal artist have sparked my interest in possibilities created by our communalities and our differences that affect our mental and physical wellbeing worldwide.