I graduated with a master's degree from Texas A&M University-Commerce (CACREP recognized) in May 2017. My background is in ministry and education: eleven years as a bilingual teacher in public schools in Mesquite ISD (2007-2018) and a Catholic priest for ten years with the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit (1996-2006). I have an LMHC for the State of Iowa; also, I was a School Counselor at Perkins Elementary, Des Moines Public Schools (2019-2021). My family and I moved to Des Moines, IA, for family reasons in July 2018. I have worked as Mental Health Counselor: Mosaic Family Counseling Center (2018-2021) and Mind & Spirit Counseling Center (2021-2024). I started my own practice (Pax Psychotherapy) in August 2024.