She began a part-time private practice in 2002 while working full-time at community-based agencies in the Boston area. Her self-employment status has been full-time for approximately 5 years, and the whole journey of creating and building a practice has been a step-by-step process. A graduate of Lesley University's Clinical Mental Health Counseling program, she maintains a holistic orientation in her work, incorporating mindfulness and yoga philosophy and techniques, in a strengths-based, client-centered approach.