My passion for teaching includes leading a family educational/support group for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), writing articles and facilitating knowledge forums for Parents of Addicted Loved Ones (PALs), providing community-based talks on brain health awareness, authoring articles on insomnia and substance addiction, and appearing on various media venues such as television shows, news channels, and radio podcasts speaking on topics related to mental health.
KPTV FOX 12 News- Portland, Oregon
How to Handle Post-election Burnout (short clip)
November 6, 2024
Spectrum News 1
Managing Election Stress
November 5, 2024
Health Coach Conversations w/Cathy Sykora
Navigating Mental Health and Addiction
November 5, 2024
Young Dad Podcast
Hope, Humility, Fear, Guilt, Shame
November 18, 2024
KTLA Sunday Self-Care:
Coping with Post-Election Mental Health Struggles
November 10, 2024
KPTV FOX 12 News- Portland, Oregon
How to Handle Post-election Burnout (full segment)
November 7, 2024
Becoming Sound podcast
Breaking the Silence: Strategies for Families Facing Addiction
October 27, 2024
The Willpower podcast
Second Chances at Life and Recovery
October 25, 2024
United Veterans Worldwide podcast
Importance of Therapy for First Responders and Vets
October 22, 2024
getRealled podcast
How Can I Help the Addict I Love Get Into Treatment?
October 15, 2024
Heal Within podcast
Barriers to Getting Loved Ones Help
October 7, 2024
Implementors podcast
How to Break Free from Addiction
October 2, 2024
Mental Health Movement – Voice for the Voiceless podcast
Surviving Trauma and Suicidality
October 1, 2024
Echo’s Box podcast
Crisis in Addiction with Dr. Brian Licuanan
September 30, 2024
Decoding Health podcast
Misconceptions of Mental Health
September 23, 2024
Freedom 2 Fight podcast
Some Strategies to Reach a Struggling Loved One
September 21, 2024
BookThinkers: Life-Changing Books Podcast
Helping Loved Ones Refusing Help
August 29, 2024
Understanding the Misunderstood podcast with Erika Tinsley
August 26, 2024
Fox 40 Interview
How to Get Your Resisting Loved One into Treatment
August 16, 2024
Dr. Samantha
The Truth About Addiction Podcast: The Realities of a Loved One Refusing Help
July 26, 2024
Spectrum News
Handling Election Stress and Anxiety
July 23, 2024
Soul of Medicine with Kay Corpus, MD
Understanding CBT in Helping Sleep
July 22, 2024
For a Reason Podcast
Helping Those Who Resist
July 22, 2024
Crazy Train Radio Podcast
Sharing Own Mental Health Struggles
July 21, 2024
Couple O’Nukes Podcast
Getting a Loved One into Rehab
June 17, 2024
Erasing Shame podcast
Why People Don’t Get Help for Their Mental Health
June 12, 2024
Addiction and Recovery podcast
Let’s Talk about Family’s Impact
Ryan Pyle Podcast
Mental Health and World Travels
May 2, 2024
The Trauma Survivorhood Podcast
Early Trauma and Impact
April 18, 2024
The Kandid Shop Podcast
Mental Health/Addiction/Trauma
March 19, 2024
For a Reason Podcast
Child/Teen Trauma and Impact on Later Life
October 24, 2023
Ottawa Experts
Fighting Coronasomnia and Sleep Hygiene Tips
March 5, 2021
Transforming Relationship with Emotional Savvy podcast
Effectively Communicating with Kids/Teens
August 28, 2019
KTLA 5 News
Teens and Summer Drug Use
July 15, 2019
Dr. Drew Midday Live
Mental Health and Youth
June 27, 2019
The Doctors on CBS
Man Who Lost His Legs to Heroin
November 21, 2017
I am a licensed psychologist with nearly 20 years of experience ranging from individual, family, and organizational, all the way to community level. Let’s talk, assess your needs, and create a plan!