aBOUT us

  As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I am positioned to support you as a Health Care Advocate, Health and Wellness Coach, and Aging Life Care Manager. I have the tools and understanding to help you to create the life you imagine and get a renewed sense of self. For over 20 years, clinical counseling services have been cultivated, from crisis intervention to long-term case management. The unique needs of individuals are appreciated, from diverse backgrounds, at all times of life and stages of development. I have supported families of newborns and children with developmental delays and disabilities, ensuring access to entitled resources. Others have been supported with end of life care, including planning/preparing for one’s own death or that of a loved one. Education and anticipatory guidance for clients and families promotes independence, self-care, physical and behavioral wellness, risk mitigation, and - most importantly - goal directed behavior to nourish a sense of purpose. Various healthcare systems, insurance plans, and the continuum of care in SD County have been navigated. Others are helped to establish healthy boundaries and self-advocacy with care providers, as well as in personal relationships. 

Based on reported and assessed needs, short and long term care plans have been established, to address personal, behavioral, and environmental problems which predispose illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care. The life skills coaching provided, to clients and their families throughout the progression of service delivery, fosters peace of mind, self-esteem, fiscal management, and disability activism to ultimately improve self-sufficiency, safety, dignity and quality of life.