Learn About the Mind Opened Team

Our lives are a puzzle, with many different experiences, situations, and feelings that come together to make us who we are. My unique background, as an educator and clinical psychologist, allows me to help individuals realize their full potential and assist them in putting together all of the pieces to help make them whole.

I began my career as an early education teacher for the City of New York Board of Education. As an educator, I learned the importance of addressing the individual student’s developmental challenges and fostering personal growth. I realized that developmental issues of individuals are difficult to address completely by the educational system and, as a classroom teacher, I felt limited by some of the barriers. As a result, I believed that I could help individuals reach their potential through working one-on-one in a psychological setting.

As a fully licensed Clinical Psychologist in the State of Michigan, I have built on my philosophy of helping individuals realize their full potential by working with children in a school setting. Through conducting evaluations and working with children in a therapy setting, I was able to supplement educational goals with plans for teachers and parents/guardians to help children become more successful within the classroom and home environments.

By administering evaluations for adjudicated juvenile delinquents within the court system, I provided judges with the data needed to make informed decisions about what would help the juveniles following their court offenses. Additionally, I have carried out vocational/psychological evaluations with individuals, ranging from high school students through adulthood, that are seeking vocational rehabilitation. These evaluations bridge together an individual’s development and abilities to be successful in both vocational and educational settings.

As a lifelong learner who wants to bring out the best in individuals, my life has come full circle; being able to encourage and promote the whole development of individuals while continuing to cultivate my love of education as an adjunct professor at the University of Detroit Mercy.