I have dedicated my life to fostering growth and transforming the lives of intense and highly sensitive children and those who love them. My approach is a rare fusion of evidence-based and deeply intuitive practices. I hold a Master’s in Occupational Therapy, a B.S.Ed. in Education, a Master's Certificate in Intuition Medicine, and am a Certified Advanced Trainer in the Nurtured Heart Approach®. With keen insights and effective strategies developed over nearly 20 years as a pediatric occupational therapist across diverse diagnostic conditions, settings, and cultural backgrounds, I tap into people’s emotional, physiological, and spiritual needs.

While living in San Francisco and following a volunteer trip to Bolivia, I discovered that I am a highly sensitive person and realized that the children and families gravitating towards me were also highly sensitive. This was a turning point in my career, and I began focusing on how to make life less confusing and overwhelming for highly sensitive kids.

My work shifted to supporting kids who were struggling to understand the impact of their unharnessed intensity on themselves and others, thus struggling at home and in educational settings. Using a unique combination of occupational therapy with the nurturing principles of the Nurtured Heart Approach® (NHA), I addressed the children’s social-emotional, sensory, and energetic challenges while reshaping their perspectives and ability to function respectfully towards themselves, others, and the environment. Through this holistic approach, I helped decrease their fears, increase their flexibility and adaptability, and foster self-agency in making healthy choices. Within a few months, the feedback was astounding—the children transformed from being the most challenging to the most well-liked by peers and teachers.