Beginning in 2011, I worked in early intervention and autism support — sitting alongside families in their homes, in the middle of real life, helping them make sense of behavior that felt confusing and overwhelming. That experience shaped everything about how I approach this work: the most effective support happens where life actually happens, and parents are the most powerful agents of change in a child's life.

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I went on to earn my Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology and became a licensed SLP in California. My graduate training focused on cognitive-communication disorders — the processes that govern how we plan, initiate, sustain attention, regulate emotions, and follow through. In other words: executive functioning. That clinical foundation gave me a framework for understanding why children get stuck, not just that they do.

But the work became personal when my own child was diagnosed with ADHD.

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Suddenly, everything I had observed professionally was sitting at my kitchen table. What had looked like resistance was actually a breakdown in the underlying processes needed to start, stay with, and finish tasks. That shift — from "why won't they just do it" to "where exactly is it breaking down" — changed everything for our family. And it became the question that drives all of my work.

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I spent countless hours immersed in the executive functioning research, including extensive study of the work of Dr. Russell Barkley, one of the world's leading researchers on ADHD. I also hold a Hanen certification — a program built on the principle that coaching parents to respond differently is what creates lasting change for children. That idea is at the heart of everything Better Rhythms does.

Better Rhythms is a new practice, and I'm intentionally keeping my caseload small. I'm not interested in scaling before I've earned it. I want to work closely with a small number of families, do this right, and build something that genuinely works.

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If you're looking for someone who has lived this, studied it seriously, built a real framework around it, and will show up fully for your family — I'd love to connect.