Featured On

ABC10 - Interview Regarding Sexual Predators and the Effects on Children and Victims (4/27/2022). 

Sacramento County Opioid Coalition - Professional Burnout and Vicarious Trauma Related to Covid-19 (April 11, 2022).

NPR/Capital Public Radio - Social Media and the Effects on Mental Health (3/23/2022).

United States Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs - Responses to Methamphetamine (February 22, 2022).

Sacramento County District Attorney's Office -  Expert Panelist for the Fentanyl Town Hall Event (January 27, 2022). 

Fentanyl Data Overview: Local and National Trends Presentation (January 24, 2022). 

NPR/Capital Public Radio - Interview: Here’s how a Sacramento County psychologist suggests working on your mental health through the pandemic (January 11, 2022)

NPR/Capital Public Radio - Mental Health and the Pandemic (January 4, 2022)

NPR/Capital Public Radio - Fentanyl and Opioid Epidemic (December 2, 2021) 

Behavioral Health Services -  Maintaining Mental Health and Sobriety During the Holidays (December 1, 2021) 

ABC10 - Pandemic orphans more than 140,000 kids; Effects on Children (October 13, 2021).

NEWSMAX - Simone Biles' Olympic Pullout May Start a Trend (August 11, 2021)

Forbes.com - How Healthcare Providers Can Better Serve The LGBTQ+ Community (June 24, 2021)

The Good Men Project - How To Improve Healthcare Inequity for LGBTQ+ Patients (June 24, 2021)

Forbes.com - Four Ways Healthcare Leaders Can Protect The Mental Health Of Front-Line Workers (May 25, 2021)

Becker's Hospital Review - Viewpoint: 4 ways healthcare leaders can protect employee mental health (May 26, 2021)

TheSun.com - Harry Fears (May 15, 2021)

ASICentral.com - 12 Tips to Beat 'Back-to-Normal' Anxiety (April 01, 2021)

Forbes.com - 15 Ways To Give Back (And Generate Good PR For It) (March 30, 2021)

Matador Network - The case for, and against, a vaccination passport (March 26, 2021)

Forbes.com - Telehealth Is Here To Stay: Three Ways To Keep It Accessible For Underserved Communities (March 16, 2021)

The Marshall Project - We Asked People Behind Bars How They Feel About Getting Vaccinated (March 1, 2021)

Forbes Magazine - 'Four Ways The Behavioral Health Industry Can Meet The Mental Health Services Need' (February 17, 2021)

Today.com - Americans are more stressed than ever. Here's how to cope a year into the 

pandemic (February 5, 2021).

Forbes Magazine -  'Drinking Too Much? How To Recognize And Treat Addiction During Covid-19' (October 22, 2020).

Huff Post - '9 Signs You're Drinking Too Much Alcohol During The Coronavirus Pandemic' (April 13, 2020).

Sprout Health Group - 'What Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? Expert Interview with Dr. Andrew Mendonsa' (March 2020). 

Dash of Wellness - '8 Mindfulness Tools to Help You Overcome Addiction' (February 2020).

Daily Beast 'Does Being Raised by a Serial Killer Make You More Likely to Become One?' (October 1, 2019).

PhicklePhilly.com - What It’s Really Like to Be Sober Curious: When an Alcohol “Break” Becomes Permanent

TELEVISION

MTV Network - Bullying Leads to Child Suicide. 

NBC Network (2014-Present)

Cup of Joe Morning Show – Discussing recent suicides in Hollywood. 

Cup of Joe Morning Show – Victims of Hate - How does it start? 

KCRA News 3 – Evening news interview about mental illness and school shootings.

KCRA News 3 – Evening news interview about children who need psychiatric care and how to navigate the system.

KCRA News 3 – Evening news interview regarding a local teen who made threats to harm classmates.

KCRA News 3 - How to protect your kids from social media predators

KCRA News 3 - School district tackles social media threat

KCRA News 3 - Man arrested for soliciting sex on Snapchat

ABC Network (2014-Present)

ABC10 - Parents React To Turlock High Stabbing (November 5, 2021)

ABC10 - Coping With Disasters (October 17, 2021) 

ABC10 and WMAZ Ch13 - Pandemic Orphans More Than 140,000 Kids (October 14, 2021)

ABC10 - Is it safe for students to return to classrooms?

ABC10 - Evening news interview regarding pandemic strain on children. 

ABC10 - Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder

ABC10 - Evening news regarding child bullying and the right to self-defense.

ABC10 – Morning news regarding cell phone use in teens and ways to decrease dependence. 

ABC10 – Evening news regarding a severe neglect case in Fairfield, CA. 

ABC10 – Morning news regarding school shootings and links to mental health.

ABC10 – Morning news interview self-care and vicarious trauma regarding First Responders.

ABC10 – Evening news story on talking to others about mental health.

ABC10 – Morning news story on local wildfires and fear.

ABC10 – Evening news story on racial tensions in Charlottesville and how hate groups operate.

ABC10 – Special feature on how to grow in your job and career.

ABC10 – Evening news story on childhood trauma and treatment options.

ABC13 - 12-year-old boy committed suicide after being bullied

KXTV News 10 – Special feature on understanding the psychology of extremists groups.

KXTV News 10 – Special report interview regarding the psychological effects of competitive youth sports.

KXTV News 10 – Evening news interview about recent wave of school shootings.

KXTV News 10 – Evening and Live Breaking News regarding profile of a hero (regarding the Sacramento residents who stopped a terrorist attack in France).

KXTV News 10 – Evening news interview regarding PTSD in the veteran population.

KXTV News 10 – Evening news interview about suicide among victims of hate crimes.

KXTV News 10 – Evening news special about creative ways females use to pay for college tuition. 

KXTV News 10 – Interviewed regarding a story where a mother killed her young daughter.

KXTV News 10 – Evening news interview regarding the psychological aspects of a San Diego kidnapping and nationwide manhunt.

KXTV News 10 Morning Show – Guest on Morning Show talking about violence and mental health.

KXTV News 10 – Evening news discussing juvenile crime and predictors of recidivism and violence.

KXTV News 10 – Multiple appearances on evening news and morning show discussing Connecticut Elementary school shooting and factors that may lead a person to become violent.

KXTV News 10 – Interviewed about how people can avoid being a victim on the Internet and in dating.

KXTV News 10 – Interviewed regarding Jacyee Duguard kidnapping and mental health ramifications. Also discussed Stockholm Syndrome and how it may apply to this kidnapping and release.

KXTV News 10 – Evening news providing a mental health aspect to infanticide (or infant homicide) and what might drive parents who commit it.  

CBS Network (2012-Present)

Channel 13 News – Interviewed regarding Jaycee Mudguard Kidnapping and mental health ramifications. Also discussed Stockholm Syndrome and how it may apply to this kidnapping and release.

Channel 13 News – Interviewed regarding various animal killings in the Sacramento region.

Channel 13 News – Interviewed about profile of a person placing pipe bombs on local freeways.

Channel 13 News - Interviews about Sacramento homeless killings

RADIO

NPR/Capital Public Radio - Interview: Here’s how a Sacramento County psychologist suggests working on your mental health through the pandemic (January 11, 2022) [link above]

NPR/Capital Public Radio - Mental Health and the Pandemic (January 4, 2022) [link above]

Capital Public Radio - Fentanyl and Opioid Epidemic (December 2, 2021) [link above]

Armstrong and Getty Talk Show (Nationally syndicated) – Invited to discuss the behavior and personality type of mass shooters and how they are portrayed in society.

Armstrong and Getty Talk Show (Nationally syndicated) – Invited to discuss mental illness and how government and private organizations can better mobilize services. Served on an expert panel answering questions regarding mass shootings and violence risk assessment.  

Armstrong and Getty Talk Show (Nationally syndicated) – Discussed why people create a false significant other in order to gain acceptance from friends and family.

KFBK Radio – Interviewed regarding active shooter situations and crisis intervention strategies.  

NEWSPAPER

USAToday – Teen Bullying Leads to Suicide.
Mountain Democrat Newspaper – Health Expo Spectacular to help at-risk teens.

SELF-HELP AND PROFESSIONAL ARTICLES (available on goodtherapy.org)

Can I Go to Couples Therapy for a Same-Sex Relationship?

How to Handle Someone Who Might Be Suicidal

Depression and Suicide Risk Warning Signs

Suicide Risk Factors and Warning Signs

Psychotherapy Helps in Coping with Anxiety or Depression

Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Clients

How to Set Goals and Stay Motivated

The Cost of Untreated Mental Illness media media interviews