I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 97196), having received my Bachelors of Science in Psychology with an emphasis in Child and Adolescent Development from Saint Mary's College of California and, a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of San Francisco. I have been trained in multiple evidenced based practices including; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Structural Family Therapy, Triple P parenting Skill set, and assessment in Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT). As a clinician, I have worked in a multitude of settings ranging from a level 12 residential care facility , to foster care programs, to intensive outpatient clinics, schools, and lockdown facilities. Within all those settings I have provided individual and family therapy, consultation on treatment, and psychosocial assessment and diagnosis. Aside from mental health, I am a husband, proud father, purple belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu, and golf enthusiast. Prior to becoming a therapist and mindfulness coach, I served as a golf coach for youth with the athletics program at San Francisco Parks and Recreation. I started my Jiujitsu journey in 2013. I currently train at Peninsula Self Defense under Coral Belt Jean Jauque Machado in Redwood City, CA. I combine my lived experience with my knowledge of trauma treatment to provide a well rounded approach to therapy and coaching.
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