Transcultural Clinical Services offers culturally sensitive treatment in English, Spanish, or French to a diverse clientele.

• Do you want to feel better?
• Want to improve your communication with friends and family?
• Need help understanding and changing unhelpful behaviors?

If the answer is yes, Transcultural Clinical Services is designed to help you achieve your goals in a comfortable and supportive atmosphere.

I work with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues, specializing in:

• Anxiety
• Adjustment issues
• Cross-cultural issues
• Depression
• Family issues
• Grief and Loss
• Human Trafficking
• Interpersonal Issues
• Relationship Challenges
• Sexual Assault
• Stress management
• Transition concerns
• Trauma
• Workplace Issues

I strive to tailor my approach to your individual needs so that you can achieve healing and a better quality of life.

I am a multilingual psychotherapist who specializes in providing culturally sensitive treatment to a diverse clientele.

With 20 years at agencies such as the Montgomery County Victim Assistance and Sexual Assault Program, the DC Commission on Mental Health, and the National Center for Children and Families, I have experience in helping clients with depression, anxiety, and victimization. I am particularly interested in working with clients to heal from physical and sexual trauma as well as addressing issues of disempowerment, cultural adjustment, and life transitions.

I am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and EMDR Therapist. My interactive approach also involves providing support and practical feedback.

• LCSW-C and LICSW
• Multilingual Therapist (English, Español and Français)
• Consultations for Clinicians
• Somatic Experiencing Trauma and Mindfulness Practitioner
• EMDR Trained Therapist
• PACT Trained – Couples Therapist
• Highly sought-after workshop presenter and conference speaker

• EMDR International Association
  Washington, DC
  EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Training

• Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute
  Niwot, CO
  Three-Year Certificate Program in Somatic Experiencing

• Washington School of Psychiatry
  Washington, DC
  Two-Year Clinical Certificate Program in Clinical Psychotherapy Practice

• University of Maryland at Baltimore
  Baltimore, MD
  Masters of Art in Social Work, LCSW-C

• Purdue University
  West Lafayette, IN,
  Masters of Arts in Spanish

• Middlebury College
  Middlebury, VT
  Graduate work in French

• St. Mary’s College of Maryland
  St. Mary’s City, MD
  Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Literature (French and Spanish)

• Contract Trauma Therapist
  Washington Adventist University

• Contract Bilingual Trauma Therapist
  Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services

• Psychotherapist in Private Practice

• Psychotherapist II
  Victim Assistance and Sexual Assault Program, Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services

• Therapist
  DC Commission on Mental Health/Multicultural Program

• Parent Educator
  National Center for Children and Families

• Senior Program Officer/Project Director
  The Phelps Stokes Fund

• Program Officer
  Central American & Caribbean Program, Georgetown University

• Foreign Affairs Analyst
  Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division, Library of Congress

• Congressional Black Caucus Fellow
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs and the Office of the Chair, George W. Crockett

• Research Associate and Assistant Editor
  Council on Hemispheric Affairs