MC is a trilingual (English, Tagalog, and Visaya) speaking master-level counselor who was born in the Philippines and raised in Kodiak, Alaska.
She is married with three children and serves as a youth pastor in the church. After serving in the United States Air Force, she earned her Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Human Services from Wayland Baptist University. MC holds a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Alaska Pacific University and is currently a doctoral student there.
She believes in empowering each person to live life as their best selves in keeping with their identified values. MC counsels adolescents, adults, and couples. She specializes in personal and spiritual growth, depression, anxiety, and relationship challenges including communication issues in parenting and couples/marriage issues.
MC’s approach is solution-focused and insight-oriented. She utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Gottman principles as therapy modalities.
MC is a member of the American Psychological Association.
