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My Story
As someone whose own path has been shaped by unexpected turns, reinvention, and lifelong learning, I understand that growth rarely follows a straight line.
I'm on a mission to help people navigate life's transitions, challenges, and uncertainties with greater self-understanding, compassion, and courage. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck, disconnected, or simply ready for deeper growth, I believe meaningful change begins when we create space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with ourselves.
I help individuals move from surviving to thriving by cultivating insight, resilience, and a stronger sense of identity. My role is not to tell you who you should be, but to walk alongside you as you discover who you already are beneath the noise, expectations, and obstacles that may be standing in your way.
My journey into psychology was anything but traditional. After earning a degree in Biology and initially pursuing medicine, I realized that my calling lay elsewhere. What followed was a path of exploration—from studying Family Life and Child Development at the University of the Philippines, to working in an International Baccalaureate school, where I witnessed the profound impact that emotional support, understanding, and individualized care can have on a child's ability to flourish.
Those experiences ultimately led me to earn a PhD in Educational Psychology with a counseling focus at Ball State University. Along the way, I discovered that what inspires me most is helping people make sense of their experiences, heal from life's challenges, and move toward a life aligned with their values.
As someone shaped by both Western psychological frameworks and a collectivist cultural perspective, I recognize that none of us exist in isolation. Our relationships, families, cultures, and communities all influence how we experience ourselves and the world around us. Therapy, therefore, is not simply about solving problems—it's about understanding the larger story in which those problems exist.
I believe therapy is an act of courage. It asks us to be vulnerable, accountable, curious, and willing to both learn and unlearn. It invites us to slow down in a fast-moving world and engage in the often quiet, sometimes difficult, but deeply meaningful work of growth.
One of the greatest privileges of my work is witnessing the moment when clients begin to trust themselves more deeply. The bittersweet beauty of therapy is that, over time, my role becomes smaller—not because the work is finished, but because you have carried what we've built together into your everyday life.
When I'm not holding space for others, you'll usually find me solving puzzles, traveling, enjoying Broadway shows, or spending time with my husband and our four beloved dogs.
If you're looking for a psychologist who will see the whole person—not just the struggle, but also the strength, wisdom, and potential that exists alongside it—I would be honored to walk alongside you.
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OCD
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GOTTMAN METHOD
Level 3 Trained
About ICF Psychological Services
At ICF Psychological Services, we believe that meaningful change happens when we see the whole person—not just a diagnosis, symptom, or moment of struggle.
Our approach is grounded in the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF), which recognizes that well-being is shaped by the dynamic interaction between the individual and the world around them. Our name reflects this belief: every person exists within a unique web of relationships, experiences, environments, cultures, and systems that influence how they live, grow, and heal.
We help Individuals, Couples, and Families get unstuck through evidence-based care that is compassionate, personalized, and grounded in the science of human behavior. Rather than focusing solely on what's wrong, we seek to understand what matters—your values, strengths, relationships, goals, and the contexts that shape your experience.
We recognize that lasting transformation rarely happens in isolation. While insight is important, sustainable growth emerges when we consider the broader systems that influence our lives. Family dynamics, cultural identity, community, environment, life experiences, and social connections all contribute to the stories we carry and the possibilities we create.
Whether you're navigating anxiety, OCD, relationship challenges, life transitions, or personal growth, our goal is to help you develop greater resilience, flexibility, and self-understanding so you can move toward a life that feels more connected, authentic, and meaningful.
We don't believe people are problems to be fixed. We believe they are human beings with stories to understand, strengths to uncover, and lives worth fully living.
what we stand for
We provide evidence-based care that sees each person not in isolation, but as part of a living system—shaped by relationships, culture, environment, and history.
We nurture resilience and growth by honoring the individual, the systems they move within, and the dynamic interplay between inner being and outer world.
Rooted in the belief that transformation is not merely personal—but relational, contextual, and deeply human—we meet people where they are and walk with them toward who they’re becoming.
where we are headed
A world where psychological well-being is viewed not only through the lens of the individual, but through the relationships and systems that shape us, where OCD is understood, relationship care is normalized, and seeking support is embraced as a routine act of health.
We envision a world where individuals, couples, and families seek psychological care as readily and proudly as they do physical health, where mental fitness, emotional maintenance, and relational well-being are embraced as everyday acts of care.
We envision a world where OCD is widely understood, accurately recognized, and treated with evidence-based care. In this world, people no longer suffer in silence, go years without proper diagnosis, or feel defined by stigma and misunderstanding. Instead, OCD literacy is commonplace, helping individuals, families, schools, and communities respond with knowledge, compassion, and effective support.
We also envision a culture where caring for relationships is valued as highly as caring for individual health. Just as people invest in their physical wellness before illness occurs, couples proactively strengthen communication, connection, trust, and intimacy throughout the lifespan of their relationship. Relationship care is viewed not as a sign that something is wrong, but as an intentional investment in what matters most.
In this world, mental health and relationship health are recognized as interconnected systems that deserve ongoing attention, education, and support. Challenges are not viewed solely as individual burdens, but as experiences that affect and are affected by the relationships around us. Seeking help is embraced as an act of care for oneself, one's relationships, and the broader systems that shape our lives.