Compassionate professional with experience in providing trauma-informed therapy to diverse populations. Skilled in diagnostic evaluation and developing culturally responsive treatment plans, contributing to effective multidisciplinary collaboration and enhanced client outcomes.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Care Coordinator
Orangewood Foundation
Santa Ana, CA
08.2025 - Current
Provide hands-on support to help young adults with Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) vouchers find housing and transition to independent living.
Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to effectively address and prioritize client needs.
Facilitated access for clients to community resources and support services, enhancing their independence.
Monitored client progress and updated care plans to reflect changes, ensuring tailored support.
Delivered immediate crisis intervention services to clients in distress.
Therapist
Latino Health Access
Santa Ana, CA
09.2024 - 08.2025
Provided individual therapy in Spanish to immigrant and underserved populations in a community mental health setting.
Conducted biopsychosocial assessments and developed strengths-based, culturally responsive treatment plans.
Applied Narrative Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy, along with motivational interviewing, to enhance client goal achievement and engagement.
Facilitated support groups and led community outreach and psychoeducational initiatives to strengthen community mental health resources.
Maintained accurate, confidential documentation, and participated in ongoing training and supervision.
Therapist
Resilience Orange County
Costa Mesa, California
06.2024 - 06.2025
Provided trauma-informed individual therapy in Spanish to undocumented individuals impacted by incarceration in ICE detention centers, addressing complex trauma, anxiety, depression, and reentry-related stress.
Conducted biopsychosocial and trauma assessments addressing migration trauma, detention experiences, family separation, and systemic oppression to inform treatment approaches.
Developed strengths-based, culturally responsive treatment plans emphasizing safety, stabilization, resilience, and empowerment.
Utilized Narrative Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients process traumatic experiences, reclaim personal identity, and build practical coping strategies.
Applied motivational interviewing, empathy, and active listening to establish trust and support engagement with highly marginalized populations.
Facilitated trauma-informed support groups that enhanced emotional regulation, fostered peer support, and promoted community reintegration.
Maintained accurate, confidential documentation ensuring compliance with ethical standards and addressing unique safety needs of undocumented clients.
Housing Stability Case Manager
The Salvation Army
Santa Ana, California
08.2023 - 10.2024
Conducted home visits to enhance stability and self-sufficiency through advocacy, reducing isolation and facilitating problem-solving.
Implement harm reduction strategies to provide holistic, client-centered services for housing stability.
Identify, refer, and link newly housed residents to appropriate resources.
Assisted residents in accessing community resources to promote successful integration.
Educate residents on tenant rights and responsibilities.
Acted as liaison between landlords and clients to address housing issues and facilitate resolutions.
Use conflict management, de-escalation, and crisis intervention techniques in emergencies.
Maintain proper documentation and files using the WellSky database, including entry, exit, services provided, and case notes.
Family Stabilization Family Support Advocate
Human Options
Newport Beach, California
09.2022 - 08.2023
Provide comprehensive case management and family advocacy services to Human Options clients who may or may not have experienced domestic violence, with referrals directly from the county’s CalWORKs Family Stabilization Program.
Coordinated family case management to link families with essential services and resources.
Provide family advocacy by linking families to local agencies.
Screened clients, ensured service access, conducted follow-ups, and completed pre- and post-assessment tools to evaluate program effectiveness.
Facilitated outreach events, collaborated with internal and community partners in Social Services Agencies, and prepared comprehensive data and reports.
Guided individuals through registration paperwork completion at various service locations.
Performed home and office visits with social workers.
Case Manager
The Salvation Army
Santa Ana, CA
02.2021 - 06.2022
Provide direct case management services to low-income individuals and families, including, but not limited to, clinical assessments, individualized case management, budgeting, linkages and referrals, monitoring of client progress, individual mentoring, and crisis management.
Interact with a diverse client demographic that includes factors such as homelessness, mental health needs, domestic violence, and other biopsychosocial factors.
Maintained tenant-landlord engagement and mediated issues between landlords and residents to foster positive relationships.
Assisted eligible clients with financial or basic needs and connected ineligible clients to appropriate resources or referrals.
Documented client services promptly and thoroughly using Orange County’s HMIS software to ensure accurate record-keeping.
Education
Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology
Pepperdine
Malibu, CA
05-2025
Skills
Diagnostic evaluation
Treatment plan development and implementation
Trauma-informed care
Multidisciplinary team collaboration
Resource coordination and service navigation
Crisis intervention
Openness to supervision, feedback, and ongoing learning
Proactive problem-solving and adaptability
Bilingual: English and Spanish
Certification
The California State 40-hour Domestic Violence Certificate