Hi! I'm Pryscilla. I'm a proud USC alumni with my Master's in Social Work. I’m a bay area native but have lived in southern California since my college days. I love working out, especially hot yoga, going to concerts/music festivals, finding new coffee shops in new cities and being out in nature. I come from a large Filipino family and I grew up surrounded by not only my siblings and parents but also my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. This played a role in how my world view was shaped, how I learned to communicate, how I view and resolve conflict, etc. There were many positives to this. However, as a teenager, I was very independent and self-sufficient and while this helped me thrive in school academically, I struggled with navigating emotions and navigating challenges that were presented to me in middle school. One of the challenges I had was having to navigate cultural expectations and how they conflict at times with American culture where I was growing up. Mental health was not widely spoken about when I was growing up and there were not as many resources available to families. This experience as a teenager inspired me to go into the field of Social Work where my first job after my undergraduate degree was at a crisis youth shelter where I worked with at-risk youth aged 12-17. This job laid the ground work for my Social Work career and although I transitioned to becoming a medical social worker later on in my career, I always knew I wanted to go back to working with children, youth and families part time providing psychotherapy which has led me here today to hopefully meet and work with you!