Welcome
Brain & Mind Expertise
My team and I provide wellness services, expert neuropsychological evaluations, and forensic consultations for clients, healthcare professionals, and attorneys. We are trauma-informed, culturally responsive, inclusive, and highly trained experts.
New websites coming for The Center for Cognition and Compassion (CCC), CCC Forensic, and CCC Education and Research!
Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
Plato
What I Do
I am a psychologist who integrates all of my passion in my work.
I help
I help by providing wellness and assessment services. Televideo options are available.
I Consult
With over 15 year of experience, I provide consultation for patients, attorneys, courts, and healthcare providers on brain, behavior, and forensic issues.
I Teach
I draw upon my years of teaching in academics and clinics to offer experiential trainings and retreats for clients, organizations, and firms. Online classes are available.
I Create
I integrate the science of psychology with art to bring insight and joy to people. My art is non-clinical, and draws upon meditation and compassion practices.
About Me
Since childhood, I have been fascinated with the workings of the mind and brain. Through my personal and professional growth as a psychologist, I believe that when we appreciate the power and gifts of the mind and brain, we have greater compassion in difficult situations. What is amazing about the practice that I like to share with you is that they help you and I to understand, in a connected and non-judgmental way, human behaviors and “humankindness.”
Honors, Awards, and Attainments
- 80+ Publications, National and International Scientific Presentations and Workshops
- 3 Awards, University of California, Davis
- UNT Presidents’ Recognition Award
- ISNR Research Presentation Recognition Award
Education & Training:
- Licensed Psychologist in California
- 15+ years of Clinical Experience
- 10+ years of Meditation Teaching Experience
- 8+ years of Forensic Experience
- Neuropsychology, Integrative Health, Trauma Training
- Certified Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher, UCSD
- Teacher Training in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, UCSD
- Teacher Training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, UCSD
- Held Certifications in EMDR & Biofeedback (past Neurofeedback)
- Fellowship in Neuropsychology, UCLA
- Fellowship and Internship, Pain Psychology Training, UCSF
- PhD Degree in Clinical Health Psychology & Behavioral Medicine, UNT
Leadership Experience
- Founder, Center for Cognition & Compassion
- Former Training Director, Neuropsychology & Health Psychology Program, University of California, Davis
- Founding Chair, SVPA Behavioral Medicine and Neuropsychology
- Former President, Westerns Association for Biofeedback and Neuroscience
- Former Director, Pain Psychology and Neuropsychology Education; UCD-UCI Train New Trainers (TNT) Primary Care Psychiatry (PCP) Fellowship
- Former Associate Director, Pain Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, University of California, Davis
- Founder and Past President, PARSIAN: UNT Cultural Association for Students
Former Clinical & Academic Experience
- Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, Davis
- Associate Professor, Alliant International University
- Psychologist & Neuropsychologist, University of California, Davis
- Teaching Faculty, UCD-UCI Train New Trainers (TNT) Primary Care Psychiatry (PCP) Fellowship
- Behavioral Medicine Psychologist, Kaiser Permanente
Expert Witness, Forensics, Psych-Law, & Court Appointed Engagements
- Personal Injury, Civil, and Criminal Private Attorneys
- U.S. Department of Justice, Los Angeles
- Superior Court of San Francisco,
- Superior Court of Butte, Placer, Tehama, Tulare, Sacramento, Alameda
- San Quentin Prison
- Sacramento Public Defender’s Office
- McGeorge Law School, Victims of Crime Resource Center, Women’s Group