I completed my Psychiatry Residency at The University of New Mexico where I spent an additional year of fellowship training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. After completing my training I worked in a residential Horticulture Therapy program with adolescents and young adults to help them find more sustainable means to address their mental health issues. I worked closely with families helping with relational, emotional, and communication issues that underpin mental health issues.

I am Board Certified/Board Eligible in General Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. I served as a study physician/therapist at The University of New Mexico for a clinical trial investigating the effects of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of alcohol-use disorder. Through that experience I received training directly from leading physicians in the field of Psychedelic Psychotherapy. I have attended numerous trainings and conferences in the field of Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy.

I have also pursued extensive psychotherapy training in various modalities including Somatic Experiencing and Hakomi. My approach to Psychiatry and Therapy includes an emphasis on family systems theory, developmental psychology, psychedelic psychotherapy, nutrition, mind-­body approaches, and reconnection to the earth and community.

I have expertise with teenagers and their families through working at a teen treatment center as well as through my child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship. I am committed to helping teens and their families thrive by helping parents meet their children’s emotional needs and helping families utilize the challenges that present themselves in relationship as fuel for the fire of healthy development.