My approach is compassionate and human-centered, with care grounded in helping each person feel heard and understood. For me, this is the foundation of meaningful mental health care, and I bring both clinical expertise and the aloha spirit to every interaction. I trained at the University of Hawaiʻi and earned my Doctor of Nursing Practice from Frontier University. After 14 years, my family relocated to Oregon where I pursued additional psychiatric training to better serve individuals and families, including those in rural communities.