Assistant Professor, Counseling and Family Sciences
Contact Information
Email [email protected]
Phone 909-558-4547
Department of Counseling and Family Sciences
Loma Linda University, Griggs Hall
11065 Campus St., Loma Linda, CA 92350
Social Media
Instagram @campmorningca
Instagram @lets_play_therapy
Degrees and Certifications
- DMFT, Marital and Family Therapy - Loma Linda University, 2025
- MA, Marriage and Family Therapy - George Fox University, 2010
Areas of Specialization
- Grief and loss
- Child development
- Play therapy
Professional Licenses and Memberships
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, License #100093
- Registered Play Therapist, License #T5867
- Professional Member of the Association for Play Therapy
- Professional Member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
- Professional Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
Recent Publications and Presentations
- 2024. "Recognizing and Responding to Grief and Loss in Foster Care and Adoption." Play Therapy.
- 2024. "Encouraging parental support after grief and loss to promote developmental well-being and educational success." Book chapter in Parental Influence on Educational Success and Wellbeing.
- 2025. Play with Bereaved Children: Play Therapy Interventions for Childhood & Adolescent Grief. Association for Play Therapy International Conference.
- 2023. Autism Panel Discussion. 18th Annual Nursing Research Symposium
- 2023. Camp Morning: Grief camp and resources for children and families. Poster presentation. Vibrant Emotional Health's 3rd Annual Disaster Behavioral Health Symposium.
- 2023. Camp Morning: Using In-Vivo play supervision and enhanced clinical training around play to increase clinical skill in master level clinicians. Poster presentation. Association for Play Therapy International Conference.
- 2023. Virtual Interprofessional Education Events to Increase Student Confidence and Interdisciplinary Awareness. Poster presentation. Inter-professional Education Collaborative Virtual Poster Fair.
Community Engagement
- Camp Morning, a grief and loss summer camp for children ages 5-15 (2022-present)