About me

Working with children is my passion as I love their strong curiosity, immense capacity for creativity, and large potential for growth and learning. In addition to believing that children can learn from adults, I also believe that adults can learn from children--I always find that children remind me to live more presently and to cherish the truly important aspects of life.

I believe in helping children find their own strengths and resources to solve problems and complete tasks so that they can increase confidence and sense of ability. To me, there is nothing more rewarding than witnessing a child's growth, strengthening of abilities, and development of character. I enjoy when a child asks "why" questions about the world around him/her, as I believe answering these questions supports the development of his/her own moral compass and understanding of the world (rather than expecting children to accept facts/answers with the response "because I said so").

I have over five years experience working with children in a variety of settings, including at a children's hospital, at a youth psychiatric facility, at a youth juvenile detention center, and at private homes for nanny positions. I have plentiful nannying experience with a variety of ages. In addition, I am a licensed music therapist. I completed my music therapy internship at University of California, San Francisco, specifically at Benioff Children's Hospital and Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute. I greatly enjoy working with children of all abilities and differences.

Recently, I've been working my way through post-baccalaureate pre-medicine courses. I have always been interested in medicine and its deep ability to change people's lives for the better. Specifically, pediatric medicine is a field that greatly interests me. I ultimately plan on working with others using music therapy and medicine, as I believe the integration of these two fields is highly synergistic.

I could not pick anything more fitting in my life right now than to work with children. I greatly enjoy nanny positions, as I love the personal relationship that develops over time. I feel that my background in music therapy makes me a unique candidate for a childcare position. I have an educational background in psychology and have worked multiple years in mental health, so I am trained to work with children at all developmental stages. I enjoy connecting with and helping others, and I feel this comes out strongly in my interactions with children and their families. I am dependable, upbeat, warm, and creative, and my references all confirm these qualities of mine.