Biography

I am a licensed psychologist who has spent 9 years as a therapist and the past 7 years in particular working with college & graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows. My theoretical orientation is Integrative, with a combination of Person-centered, Multicultural and Feminist approaches, as well as the utilization of techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy. I have a particular interest in working with people of intersectional, marginalized identities and seek to help people better understand their own subjective world.

My research has largely been focused on the intersection of race & gender, specifically as it relates to Black women. This has included assisting in the creation of the Black Body Image Scale, as well defining internalized misogynoir and subsequent creation of the Internalized Misogynoir Measure. I have also assisted in the creation of a handbook for a microtherapy, a therapeutic practice created and established at Mindful Care.