I have Master's level training in Expressive Arts Therapy & Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Lesley University (Cambridge, MA). My recent training emphasizes the process over the product when seeking real change, honoring the journey from point A to point B (with everything that has already led you to the place you are at when you come to therapy), and externalizing your process through art-making across different media (visual, dance/movement, music/sound, drama, poetry, storytelling, etc.). I have other trainings in Psychodrama, Body Psychotherapy, and Motivational Interviewing. I have been a case manager, a BA level counselor, and worked as a customer service representative in community mental health. Before my professional involvement in the field of mental health, I was a preschool teacher specializing in social-emotional learning, reggio emilia, and montessori techniques. My work as a therapist is rooted in the experience of being raised by a refugee and immigrant to America. I am currently working toward full licensure under supervision.