I am a licensed psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of Impostor Syndrome. I earned Bachelor’s of Arts degrees in Psychology and Afro-Ethnic Studies from California State University, Fullerton and a Master’s of Science degree in Counseling with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from California State University, Long Beach. I began my therapy career in 2007 as a therapist at a community mental health agency, working with the families of adolescents involved with the juvenile justice system.  Until 2019, I served as the Director of Counseling Services at Woodbury University, a small private university in Burbank, CA. I am a clinical member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) and am a Past President of the Long Beach-South Bay chapter.

I have been a featured expert for various major television and media platforms. I was a Resident Therapist on the first season of, the unscripted series, Love Goals, on the Oprah Winfrey Network; I have been a guest on The Love Hour podcast (For Men Only and Group Therapy) hosted by KevOnStage, and a guest on the Mike and Donny Show on Fox Soul TV. I am also the host of the podcast, “How to Talk to High Achievers About Anything” produced by LWC Studios.

In addition, I have hosted a series of workshops on Impostor Syndrome for A New Direction, a London-based non-profit, that provides support and development to individuals that are underrepresented in the creative and digital industries, and Deluxe Media.

My approach to treating Impostor Syndrome is simple and based off of my two core beliefs: (1) that we can’t change others, but we can change ourselves, and (2) that our past shapes us, but doesn’t define us. I primarily use to approaches to treatment; Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and Psychodynamic Therapy. REBT is just a fancy way of saying that I believe what we think, impacts how we feel, and how we feel impacts what we do. That is, our thoughts impact our emotions, and our emotions influence our behavior. Psychodynamic Therapy is a method of treatment that focuses on our past, specifically our childhood, to see what we learned about ourselves and the world around us, and then forces us to analyze whether or not those lessons are accurate, appropriate, or useful to us today.

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