I was born in Laredo Texas and grew up between there and Dallas in north Texas as a queer, mixed-race, light-skinned latinx. After turning eighteen I moved to Port Townsend Washington where I lived for a few years homesteading and learning about farming and small impact living. During that time I also worked seasonally as a sailor on the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater teaching about river ecology and sailing, which brought me to New York. After sailing for a few years I deciding to go to college and moved to Olympia Washington to attend The Evergreen State College. I graduated with a degree in Multi-Cultural Psychology and worked in various capacities as a counselor at different agencies in Seattle.

 

First, I worked in group homes for foster care youth, then another group home primarily for LGBTQ youth, finally as an advocate where I counseled  domestic violence survivors at an agency serving the LGBTQ community in Seattle. These experiences led me to pursue a masters degree in social work. I packed up and moved to New York City and spent my summers studying at Smith College School for Social Work in Northampton Massachusetts. Once I earned my Masters degree and was licensed as a clinical social worker I served as a therapist at an outpatient mental health clinic for many years. I now run a private practice out of Kingston New York and see all my clients virtually.