Our Story

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Resilient Life Counseling was founded in March 2021. To understand the motivation behind the development of (RLC) is to understand the strong women of my life. I come from a long history of women who exemplified resiliency, overcame tremendous challenges, loved deeply and worked diligently throughout their lives. My grandmother, or “abuela” from Peru was a pillar of strength and advocacy with complete dedication to her family to ensure a better future for her children. My mother was also a woman of strength who loved her family, and had a clear passion for her career in health and wellness. My grandmother, a true entrepreneur with her own business, and my mother, a committed counselor in health and wellness have both been continuous examples of inspiration.

 

Previously, I received my undergraduate degree at Brigham Young University and my graduate degree in Social Work at the University of Utah in 2003. Over the course of my career, I have worked in higher education administration and partnered with various non-profit agencies, organizations and businesses providing counseling and support services, seminars and employee assistance consulting. Over the past seven years, I have put more emphasis on clinical psychotherapy work, and have sincerely enjoyed creating a more in-depth therapeutic alliance with my clients in their processes of change and understanding. 

 

In 2020, along with our worldwide pandemic, my mother was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor and passed away in December of that same year. This required much of myself and other family members to become daily care-givers, and eventually cope with the grief of her loss. Additionally, working through challenges of blending a family, dealing with infertility, and the evolvement of my career continued to stretch and challenge me in many different ways. For this, I am grateful for the clinician and person I am becoming largely due to these extremely challenging experiences, as well as for the love and support from so many colleagues, family and friends that I have had throughout my career and life.

 

My hope is to only carry forward the legacy of these resilient women before me, by providing high quality mental health services with a sincere commitment to my clients in helping them find their strength within as well. 

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