Founder of Clearwater Counseling

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about me and my calling as a counselor. My journey into this work is deeply personal. I was born in California and raised in a complex family system marked by limited emotional support and the profound loss of my step brother, experiences that shaped both my early life and my understanding of grief, attachment, and resilience.

I later found myself at Arizona State University, where I attempted to balance academics with club soccer. During that time, I became overwhelmed by mounting pressures and began experiencing symptoms that were eventually identified as anxiety. Like many, I coped in ways that ultimately deepened my struggles, including unhealthy relationships with alcohol and fractured connections with others. These experiences gave me firsthand insight into how anxiety, maladaptive coping, and unresolved emotional pain can quietly take hold.

After earning my bachelor’s degree, I worked as a bartender for nearly a decade. It was during this chapter of my life that my path toward becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor. It began not from the clinicians chair, but from a being client battling addiction, anxiety, and panic disorder. I graduated from Grand Canyon University with a masters in professional counseling and I found the ultimate healer in Jesus Christ. My walk with God took me back to my roots to heal addiction, anxiety, and panic disorder, I developed a deep respect for the courage it takes to seek help and the transformative power of the therapeutic relationship.

My professional approach today is rooted in empathy, narrative work, and relational safety. I integrate evidence based modalities to support healing from addiction, trauma, depression, anxiety, and emotional dysregulation. I believe meaningful change occurs when individuals feel truly seen, understood, and empowered to reconnect with their story in a way that restores purpose and hope.