After studying at Florida A&M University and attaining my degree in Psychology, I would work for an international organization. For three years, I organized coalitions through research, education and advocacy for underserved communities. Working with business, religious, political and community leaders to promote wellness and change for community members and constituents helped shaped the way I saw the impact that one person working with another can make. In 2007, I would transition into the mental health and family counseling field. I would work with at-risk families and children providing cognitive-behavioral interventions, early intervention strategies and preventative services. In counseling youths and families, I gained ample amount of experience in dealing with troubled youths, fractured family units and poor school behavioral and cognition issues. Some of the issues I would address were substance abuse, gang involvement, marital and family discord, abused children (sexual, physical and emotional), ADHD interventions, school issues and social/cultural adjustment issues. 

During this time, I would gain my Master of Science Degree from Barry University specializing in both Mental Health Counseling and Marriage & Family Therapy. In my studies, learning the therapies of Family Systems Theory and Narrative Therapy would mold my clinical perceptions on creating change and allowing for flexibility in treating both the individual and family. In gaining additional trainings in EMDR, DBT and the Gottman Method has rounded me out as a clinician that can address a multitude of issues for not only the individual, the couple but also the family. For the past decade, I’ve worked at two renowned treatment centers treating adults and families struggling with substance and acute mental illness. At these facilities, I’ve created and implemented trauma groups, ran DBT and family dynamics groups and held supervisory and a director’s position where I managed interns, individual and family therapist. In creating Insight 180 counseling, I aim to create a therapeutic experience that makes you feel at ease with the process of therapy, gain insight into your issues and acquire the skills to make a 180 shift in your life.