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Radiance PsychotherapyPsychotherapist
Feb. 2022www.radiancepsychotherapy.com I am a psychotherapist at my private practice, seeing clients throughout California. My approach is warm, playful, and direct. I work with all adult individuals and relationships. My specialty is supporting couples where one partner is neurodivergent (dyslexia, PTSD, ADHD, autism). I also enjoy working with caregivers and educators experiencing burnout.
Instituto Familiar de la RazaMental Health Consultant
Jun. 2019 - Sep. 2021San Francisco, CA, United StatesI nurtured relationships with early childhood education centers and community organizations serving local families, and collaborated with site staff by providing site-specific mental health consultation, observations, and assessments in Spanish and English. I supported parents, childcare workers, and preschool teachers in building their capacity to attune to the social-emotional needs of both children and care providers. I also helped providers examine unconscious bias and consider the role of anti-racism in the classroom.
Urban Services YMCAMFT Trainee
Jan. 2018 - Jun. 2019San Francisco Bay AreaAs a first-year Marriage & Family Therapy trainee in YMCA Urban Services' training program, I gained clinical experience and supervision in a public middle school setting. I worked with immigrant youth and families, providing services primarily in Spanish. I completed psychosocial assessments, designed Medi-Cal compliant treatment plans, and submitted progress notes on SF DPH’s Avatar platform.
Caring Creatives® LLCHead Coordinator
Aug. 2016 - Dec. 2016San Francisco, CAI coordinated interactions between Caring Creatives, vendors, and families whose children participate in Art+Nature programs. In addition to providing administrative support for day-to-day operations, I taught outdoor enrichment classes where pre-K children were encouraged to explore nature, build emotional intelligence, and develop creative skills.
San Francisco Clinical Research CenterClinical Research Coordinator
Aug. 2014 - Jul. 2016San Francisco, CAI coordinated and performed all aspects of phase III clinical drug trials in accordance with GCPs, SOPs and HIPAA. I recruited prospective research participants for program eligibility, conducted the informed consent process, and screened patients based on inclusion/exclusion criteria. Additionally, I administered psychometric assessments to patients and reviewed results with caregivers.
UCSD Reading StudyDyslexia Screener and Interventionist
Jul. 2013 - Oct. 2013La Jolla, CAI administered standardized cognitive and reading assessments to screen second graders for dyslexia and reading comprehension difficulties.
Rady Children's Hospital-San DiegoTeacher's Assistant
Jan. 2013 - Apr. 2013I led small groups of preschoolers, both typically-developing and with Autism Spectrum Disorder, in learning activities and play. I also assisted preschool teachers with organizational tasks and provided general support in the classroom, learning and practicing the basic methods of Classroom Pivotal Response Training.
UCLA Addictions LaboratoryResearch Assistant
Jun. 2012 - Aug. 2012Greater Los Angeles AreaDuring this summer program, I recruited and screened participants for a methamphetamine study and assisted with data collection, data entry, and patient follow-up. I conducted literature reviews and edited manuscripts of academic papers; this included obtaining sources from scientific databases and working directly with faculty to edit drafts of a paper. I assisted a professor in preparing PowerPoint presentations for weekly lectures to medical residents on opiate addiction, signs of drug abuse in patients, types of hallucinogens, and other related topics.
UCSD Autism Center of ExcellenceBilingual Research and Clinical Assistant
Jan. 2012 - Jun. 2014La Jolla, CAAs a bilingual clinical assistant, I responded in both English and Spanish to inbound inquiries regarding potential donations of research materials, requests for autism resources, and students seeking volunteer opportunities. Additionally, I managed recruiting and scheduling for a small genetics study. After receiving a McNair Research Scholarship in 2013, I completed an independent research project at the Autism Center of Excellence. I coded videotaped parent-child interactions to examine the percentage of autism-diagnosed children with functional language at the time of diagnosis.
UCSD Memory Research LaboratoryResearch Assistant
Jan. 2012 - Jun. 2012La Jolla, CAI directed visuospatial memory tests on rodents before and after brains were lesioned. Further, I tamed newly arrived rodents and monitored their well-being. I assisted a postdoctoral fellow in rodent surgery to ablate the entorhinal cortex, creating a rodent model to study impaired memory. I also perfused rodents following their involvement in the trial, and prepared samples of their brain for analysis.
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