She has worked in private practice, community-based agencies, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and has provided services in both state and county government behavioral health systems. She is the author of “Mastering the DSM-5” and “Five Pillars of Aging” (in press). She is the principle and originator of Five Pillars of Aging Seminars. She completed her Master’s and PhD at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, in Palo Alto, California.