I am a lifelong recreational athlete who grew up surrounded by sports, athletes, and the culture that shapes them.

While I loved competing and being part of a team, I also experienced firsthand the pressures that come with performance expectations and how those pressures can quietly impact confidence, identity, and enjoyment of the game.

I know what it feels like to love sport deeply while simultaneously struggling under its weight.

As someone with lived experience as an underrepresented person of color, sports also represented both belonging and contradiction.

When I entered the social work profession, it felt like a natural extension of my life experience.

I am now a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Addiction Counselor with nearly two decades of experience in mental and behavioral health, with the past ten years focused specifically on athlete mental health and high performance.

Through my private practice, Journey Inspired Counseling, I take an integrative approach combining evidence-based therapeutic interventions (CBT, DBT, EMDR, Motivational Interviewing) with research-supported mental performance skills training.

In addition to clinical work, I am a national presenter and frequent podcast guest.

I am a listed provider for the NFL Players Association, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and the Alliance of Social Workers in Sports.

At the heart of my work is advocacy and destigmatization.

My mission is to help athletes and high performers achieve optimal performance by integrating mental and physical health.