
Licensed therapist who burned out trying to help 30 patients a week while a million people sat on the waitlist. Building the peer support infrastructure that extends clinical care without replacing it.
8 yrs clinical practice (CBT, DBT, trauma-focused therapy). MSW from USC. Co-authored 2 peer-reviewed papers on peer support efficacy in community mental health. Built a volunteer peer counseling program now operating across 5 hospital systems.