I have 9 plus years in the mental health, human services and criminal justice field and have obtained a substantial amount of educational degrees, certifications and knowledge; 5 degrees and 4 certifications and counting. I have lived experiences and both direct and indirect experiences about incarceration and the overall lasting effects. Incarceration has touched different aspects of my life in so many ways. My spouse has served time behind bars which allowed me to learn how to imperfectly perfect how to love and understand him. From working in a NYS prison to, homeless shelters, to the courthouse, to being a supervisor of two mental health programs, working with families and the individual. I learned that the systems we work for are extremely flawed, bias and broken. I've overcame and still overcoming some intense traumas and "wtf" interactions. From these experiences, I learned that individuals go from system to system with no guidance and the incarcerated population is left out of conversations or placed in the "do it later" box. I have also learned that incarceration can directly affect those around you. Because I have the compassion that runs deep, the empathy to understand those that have been affected by incarceration, and the personal knowledge, I wanted to help individuals and their families on a deeper level than "checking a box". 

That is why I decided to become a Certified Life Coach and a Certified Community Coach, to help individuals & families that have been affected by incarceration, help them identify and achieve their personal goals and help them set steps towards an upward mobility of understanding and success within their lives. I love seeing the progress and success of my clients, I look forward to helping you unlock what is so natural, that is being who you were meant to become before incarceration.