graduated from the Florida School of Massage in Gainesville. She has continued to specialize through certification programs in Polarity Therapy, Craniosacral Therapy and Rosen Method. She received her Masters in Social Work from the Hunter College School of Social Work in New York City. She has a BA in Dance Therapy from the University of Wisconsin in Madison and is a certified yoga instructor through the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara, California. She currently teaches at the Swedish Institute of Massage in New York City and is New York State licensed in both clinical social work and massage therapy.