Dr. Maya, Motivational Psychologist and Therapist is the owner of House of Wellness, PLLC a multi-state Counseling and Psychotherapy practice that serves individuals and families to discover healing from within. Maya began her career in Neuroscience in Dallas, Tx and traveled to multiple clinics across Texas and California conducting research on traumatic brain injuries and the recovery process. As a Certified Brain Injury Specialist and Fitness Therapist she collaborated with UCLA Neuroscientists and Allied Health Professionals to develop neuro-vitamins in 2011, as well as collaborated to conduct clinical studies on sleep hygiene with the CNS Clinical Research Foundation. In 2015, she worked alongside former USC professor and Neuroscientist conducting an experiential clinical model for an integrated healthcare practice, Below the Line Health. Maya went on to work in the following settings as a psychotherapist schools K-12, outpatient and inpatient clinics, a psychiatric hospital and private practice. These clinical and professional experiences helped to shape her approach in assisting her clients and those she leads achieve higher levels of success.
Maya studied Marriage Family Therapy and Human and Organizational Psychology with an emphasis in Leadership during her doctoral studies at Touro University, and is continuing to conduct ongoing research. Maya was honored with a PhD in Christian Counseling in 2021 for excellence of service. She practices with compassion, and a strong business acumen with an understanding of systemic psychology that impacts the human psyche and organizational structure and processes. She is committed to serving people from all walks of life.
Outside of work and ministry Maya is a family woman, devoted friend and enthusiastic dancer, who has yet to keep rhythm (the full time) through a dance routine. Her motto is, “dance until you drop it down to the floor, any unwanted feelings drop them low.”
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style.”- Maya Angelou
Maya studied Marriage Family Therapy and Human and Organizational Psychology with an emphasis in Leadership during her doctoral studies at Touro University, and is continuing to conduct ongoing research. Maya was honored with a PhD in Christian Counseling in 2021 for excellence of service. She practices with compassion, and a strong business acumen with an understanding of systemic psychology that impacts the human psyche and organizational structure and processes. She is committed to serving people from all walks of life.
Outside of work and ministry Maya is a family woman, devoted friend and enthusiastic dancer, who has yet to keep rhythm (the full time) through a dance routine. Her motto is, “dance until you drop it down to the floor, any unwanted feelings drop them low.”
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style.”- Maya Angelou