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My grandfather participated in the Normandy Invasion, landing on Utah Beach, where he was wounded. He rejoined his unit when he recovered and participated in the European Campaigns of Northern France, Rhineland, the Ardennes, and Central Europe. He was my paternal figure and war trauma wasn’t spoken about or understood during his generation. When I was about nine years old, I experienced an episode of his Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I won’t provide details, but it included a firearm. The memory is burned in my mind and when I looked at my grandfather, I could see he was not himself. That was the moment my desire to work with the military began. Military runs in my family and as an adult, I have been a military spouse, parent to a military child, parent to an active duty service member, and now a parent to a veteran.

I have worked with the world’s finest Warfighters and Peace Keepers, who showed me their sacrifices, their commitment, and their dedication to serving humanity on a global scale. It has been a humbling and honoring experience, with cherished memories and connections that I hold sacred. A dream, that became a reality beyond measure.

-Military Clinical Experience-

1st Combat Engineer Battalion. US Marine Corps. Camp Pendleton, California

SOCOM/AFSOC, 27th Special Operations. Cannon AFB, New Mexico

Substance Abuse Clinical Counselor. US Marine Corps, The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC). 29 Palms, California

Air Force, 50th Security Forces Squadron. Schriever AFB. Colorado Springs, Colorado

Virtual Counseling, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG-12). US Marine Corps. MCAS Iwakuni, Japan (during covid-19 lockdown)

SOCOM/AFSOC, 352 Special Operations Wing. RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom

SOCOM, US Special Operations Command Europe. Stuttgart, Germany

1/10th Battalion, 10th Army Special Forces Group. Stuttgart, Germany

Schriever Space Force (Space Base Delta One). Colorado Springs, Colorado

The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU). Okinawa, Japan

Lielvārde Air Base; Camp Ādaži; Embassy Marine Corps Security Guards (HQ1). NATO, Latvia

Give an Hour Provider - provided free counseling to military and their families

Remount Foundation Volunteer at the United States Air Force Academy

Special Training:

Service Marriage Counselor Certification through Baylor University

Certificate of Evidence-Based Non-medical Counseling Strategies for Military Populations through Relias Academy

Warriors at Ease: Certified Meditation Instructor - Military Focused

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Certified (CAMOUFLAGE | Coming Home Again) through O.K. Corral Series