BIO

I attended Virginia State University in Richmond, Virginia, in August 2009. I have always had a passion for helping others, so I went to school to pursue a career as a pediatrician. I obtained my Bachelor's in Science degree, concentrating in pre-medicine, in March 2013. While working on my Bachelor's degree, I became a member of The Betterment of Brothers and Sisters Incorporated, which focused on community service. In addition, I volunteered in numerous community activities helping children, adolescents, and the elderly such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, March of Dimes, 4H-Tutoring program, Habit for Humanity, and Upward Bound. I worked with various populations and cultures through my community service projects. My experiences influenced me to want to pursue a different career path upon graduation, which led me to pursue my Master's in Education, concentrating in Community Counseling. In 2014, I began the Master's program at Virginia State University and graduated in March 2016.

In 2014, I began working with children and adolescents with behavioral and mental health needs. This was the start of my Journey to become a Licensed Professional Counselor. In 2019, I became a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Virginia. I Specialize in working with children, adolescents, and adults with substance use issues, depression, anxiety, parenting, and co-occurring disorders. I am also a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor and Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor.
I want to meet each of his client's needs. In doing so, I use the following therapeutic approaches; person-centered, solution focus, reality theory, psycho-education, cognitive behavior therapy, humanistic approach, and behavioral theory. My motto is L.E.V.E.L.S, which stands for Leading, Elevating, Valuing, Everyone, Launching, Success. I believe that the only way to help others succeed in life is to mold, teach, and inspire them to be better than yesterday.