I attended the American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University in Alameda, California, where I earned my Doctor of Clinical Psychology (PsyD) degree in 2014.  My dissertation examined the experiences and biases of sex education teachers in the public school setting, as I have been extremely passionate about the provision of comprehensive sex education in American public schools from the time I attended nursing school in New Mexico.  

I am currently engaged in an intensive training program to become an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, which involves in-depth sexuality education; exposure to alternative sexualities, behaviors, and relationships; and compassionate awareness of sexual conflict born of sexual misinformation, fears, and insecurities.  I also practiced as a labor and delivery nurse for 20 years, bringing medical knowledge, awareness, and compassion to my therapy practice.

I have nearly 12 years of experience in providing therapy services in a variety of settings, leading to my specialization in working with adults and adolescents in the provision of both general and sex therapy services.  During my graduate studies, I provided psychological evaluations and testing, individual therapy, and group therapy to a wide variety of clients, giving me both a depth and breadth of experiences within the mental health field prior to choosing my specializations in sex therapy and reproductive psychology.  I completed my postdoctoral experience in the private practice setting where I provided individual and couples therapy to adults and adolescents under the supervision of Dr. Jessica Buss, Licensed Psychologist, in Austin, Texas.