• After completing a BA in Psychology with an emphasis on counseling from the University of San Diego, I went on to spend 4 years working as a behavioral counselor under the supervision of licensed clinical therapists. This was where I learned that I had a natural inclination towards helping people heal through challenging situations and move towards massive change.
  It’s also where I learned that the traditional clinical psychology route, though valuable in its own way, was not the path that called to me.
• My professional journey took me on to creating and facilitating people-development workshops for non-profit organizations: from effective communication, to empowered parenting, to suicide prevention, and everything in between. I honed my public speaking and group-management skills, and got comfortable talking about almost any topic with just about anyone.
  This was a transformative time that required me to tap into my courage on a daily basis.
• I eventually moved into people-development in the corporate world with the desire to affect change on a systemic level – I believe that when people feel better at work, they’re encouraged to go into the world as better humans. I partnered with The Predictive Index to leverage science-backed tools supported by 60 years of behavioral insights, to do just that. I combined this with Adlerian training on Empowering People in the Workplace, DISC, and Situational Leadership for every member of the organization.
• In the span of those 16 years mentioned above I also did a lot of personal growth and training;
  • I completed the Kundinyasa Yoga Teacher Training to strengthen my spiritual practice and my self-discipline (some highlights were 120 consecutive days of a personal Sadhana, White-Tantra, 52-minutes of Sat Kriya – twice, bound lotus, and more frogs than I’d like to count!).
  • Reiki 2nd degree certification and practicum.
  • Quantum meditation and brain rewiring techniques as taught by Joe Dispenza (this is part of my daily practice now).
  • Walking 400-miles across Spain as a pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago – this was a goal I’d carried for 8 years; to accomplish it was life-changing, and I can’t wait to go back!

I’d known that there was a purpose behind all of my training in a range of personal development and counseling practices, and why I had not stayed on the traditional track I had been pressured towards post-grad.

I stopped following someone else’s path and started building my own; thus, Practical Alchemy was born.

Today, that calling has brought me to Castelldefels, just outside Barcelona, where I offer Self-Integration Counseling to English-speaking adults navigating big life transitions, whether that’s relocation, personal growth, or simply wanting to feel more whole. The path looked different than I expected, San Diego to Portugal to Spain, but every part of it shaped the work I do now.

I believe that everyone has the ability to access their highest purpose. My role is to serve as a guide who supports you in knowing, nurturing, and integrating every part of who you are, so you can move through life feeling more whole, and more trusting of yourself.

I’m honored to be on this journey with you.