Post-undergraduate life began with a career in photography. In 2007 I made a shift to the field of Community Mental Health, just as I completed an MA in Art. In 2012 I accepted the necessity of a second graduate degree and in 2014 I began working for the Department of Veterans Affairs as a licensed clinician. After working in 3 states in government and community sectors, I took that experience to form my own private practice in 2022.

Education:

• MA, University of Texas at Dallas 2007

• MSW, University of Illinois 2014

Career:

• 2007-2013 Community Elements (formerly Champaign Co. Mental Health)

  • Respite Center, Clinician

  • Crisis Team, Crisis Clinician

  • TIMES Center Men’s Transitional Program, Level 2 Residential Manager

• 2014-2022 Department of Veterans Affairs

  Herschel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center, Mental Health Clinic Outpatient Therapist - 2014-2018

  Dallas VA Medical Center Opioid Replacement Clinic, Outpatient Therapist and LGBTQIA Programming Department Representative, 2018

  Fort Worth VA Outpatient Clinic, Primary Care Mental Health Integration Outpatient Therapist and LGBTQIA Programming Department Representative, 2018-2022

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