Victoria firmly believes that building a strong and collaborative therapeutic relationship with the client is truly what fosters the resilience within that person to overcome the barriers they may be experiencing to a forward-moving and positive mindset. Victoria received her Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Rhode Island College in Providence, RI. She also holds an Associate Mental Health Counselor License in the state of Rhode Island. Additionally, she received a double bachelor's degree in Chemical Dependency and Addiction Studies, and Psychology, as well as a minor in Behavioral Neuroscience. 

When Victoria began her career in mental health in 2018, she serviced adults with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders for many years until January of 2022 when she discovered her passion in the mental health field was working with youth and their families. Since then, Victoria has dedicated her therapeutic skills and knowledge to supporting diverse populations of youth and their families throughout Rhode Island.

Victoria uses a trauma-informed, solution-focused, and strengths-based approach to therapy with therapeutic interventions foundational of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and EveryDay Parenting (EDP) individualized to each client around their unique needs. She brings her genuine self along with compassion and empathy to create a safe and nonjudgemental therapeutic space for a client to feel heard.

She has experience with children, adolescents, adults, and families with a complex variety of challenges such as depression, anxiety, mood disorders, self-harm, substance use, trauma-related disorders, grief and loss, and ADHD. She and the client collaboratively work together to choose healthy coping skills that work best for the individual to reduce overall signs and symptoms of stress/distress, manage their thoughts and feelings, and create a sense of hope in a time of uncertainty.