My journey into counseling has been shaped by people — people in crisis, people in transition, people carrying invisible pain, and people longing for healing, stability, and hope. For over a decade, I’ve had the privilege of walking alongside children, teens, adults, couples, families, and elders across medical, psychiatric, child welfare, faith-based, and private practice settings. Each experience has deepened my respect for the complexity of the human story and my belief that meaningful change happens when people feel truly seen, safe, and supported.
In February 2020, I founded Deep Dive Individual and Family Counseling Services, PLLC with a simple mission: to offer thoughtful, culturally responsive, clinically sound therapy that honors both the emotional and spiritual dimensions of healing. I wanted to create a space where clients — especially those who have felt overlooked, misunderstood, or burdened by life’s weight — could slow down, reflect, and do the deeper work needed for lasting change.
A Broad Foundation, A Personal Approach
My professional background includes work in:
Acute pediatric medical settings at Methodist Children’s Hospital
Adolescent, adult, and geriatric psychiatric units at the San Antonio State Hospital
Child Protective Services interventions in Family Based Safety Services
Residential care for children with trauma histories
Faith-based education and community leadership
Private and group practice therapy serving individuals, couples, and families
This wide range of experience allows me to understand mental health not as a single issue, but as something intertwined with family systems, physical health, trauma, culture, faith, identity, and life stage. Whether someone is navigating anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma, grief, parenting stress, or a major life transition, I bring both clinical skill and deep compassion into the room.
Who I Love Serving
I work with clients ages 15 and up and have a special heart for:
Christians who want their faith respected and thoughtfully integrated into their healing
Individuals and families that embrace the African American and Hispanic cultures
Men and women seeking emotional clarity and personal growth
Married couples, single adults, and those preparing for healthy relationships
Career-driven women balancing success with family and emotional exhaustion
Individuals carrying histories of childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, or complex family dynamics
Older adults navigating loss, identity changes, health concerns and life transitions
Many of my clients are strong, capable people who have spent years taking care of others — family, work, church, or community — and are finally realizing it’s time to take care of themselves, too. My role is not to “fix” people, but to help them better understand themselves, heal what has been wounded, and build the emotional tools needed for healthier relationships and a more grounded life.
How I Work
My approach is client-centered, trauma-informed, and solution-focused, blending evidence-based practices with warmth, honesty, and respect. I believe therapy should feel:
I help clients:
Understand patterns that keep them stuck
Develop healthier emotional regulation and communication skills
Process trauma and unresolved pain at a pace that feels safe
Strengthen relationships and boundaries
Align their lives with their values, faith, and long-term goals
Above all, I believe healing happens best in relationship — when someone finally feels heard, understood, and not alone.
Why “Deep Dive”?
Because surface-level coping only goes so far.
At Deep Dive Counseling, we gently explore the deeper emotional layers beneath symptoms — the beliefs, experiences, losses, and wounds that shape how we think, love, react, and live. And we do so with care, wisdom, and respect for each person’s story.
It is an honor to be trusted with people’s most vulnerable thoughts, struggles, and hopes. I approach that trust with humility, integrity, and gratitude every day.
If you’re looking for a space to reflect, heal, grow, and become more emotionally whole — I would be honored to walk that journey with you.