I have practiced Occupational Therapy for ten years after obtaining my Bachelors Degree in Occupational Therapy from Colorado State University in 2002. Since then I have provided OT services to individuals with a wide variety of age, ability and needs in more than 30 arenas in six different states. My passion for working with these individuals grew my even deeper passion of finding ways to prevent or reduce the severity of diseases afflicting Americans at an increasingly alarming rate. Through my training at the Institute for Integrative nutrition, I have been able to put my true passion to work with counseling individuals, couples, groups, and businesses on how to look at the big picture while also respecting their bioindividuality and creating optimal health. 

I received my training as a Health Coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition's cutting-edge Health Coach Training Program.

During my training, I studied over 100 dietary theories, practical lifestyle management techniques, and innovative coaching methods with some of the world’s top health and wellness experts. My teachers included Dr. Andrew Weil, Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine; Dr. Deepak Chopra, leader in the field of mind-body medicine; Dr. David Katz, Director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center; Dr. Walter Willett, Chair of Nutrition at Harvard University; Geneen Roth, bestselling author and expert on emotional eating; and many other leading researchers and nutrition authorities.

My education has equipped me with extensive knowledge in holistic nutrition, health coaching, and preventive health. Drawing on these skills and my knowledge of different dietary theories, I work with clients to help them make lifestyle changes that produce real and lasting results.