Accountability without Disposability
I partner with families, attorneys, and organizations who are navigating systems that feel impossible to crack — child welfare, schools, behavioral health, and disability services — and I work with them to get better outcomes for kids and the people who care about them.
I'm a licensed master social worker based in Austin, Texas. I work with families, attorneys, advocacy organizations, and child-serving agencies across the state on the cases and situations that are the hardest to navigate — the ones where the standard approaches haven't worked, the system has closed a door, or nobody seems to be able to explain what's actually happening and why.
My background spans child welfare and CPS, behavioral health and psychiatric crisis, special education, juvenile justice, disability services, and housing rights. I understand how these systems work from the inside — the rules they operate under, the gaps they leave, and the pressure points where a knowledgeable outside perspective can shift what's possible.
I've helped families fight to keep their children at home when the system was pushing toward removal. I've helped parents get their kids the school supports they were legally entitled to but weren't receiving. I've helped caregivers navigate the process of getting a teenager access to intensive mental health services without sending them away. I've helped individuals secure housing accommodations they were legally owed and assisted attorneys in building the case that the agency failed to meet its legal obligations before moving to terminate parental rights.
I came into this work because I believe that the families and kids most affected by these systems deserve the same quality of knowledgeable, strategic support that well-resourced people have always had access to. Accountability without disposability isn't just a tagline — it reflects the conviction that systems should be held accountable for how they treat people, and that no family, child, or caseworker should be written off as beyond help.
I'm currently pursuing my Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW) credential and practice statewide. Engagements typically begin with a brief call to understand your situation and confirm whether I can help.
You got into this work because you care. But some cases get stuck — and being stuck doesn't mean you've failed. It might mean a teenager who's been through too much isn't ready to trust, or a parent who genuinely loves their kids is drowning in barriers, or a placement isn't working and you're not sure what else is out there. You've tried. You just don't know what to try next.
That's what this is for. I offer free 20-minute consultations to public child welfare caseworkers who want to think through a hard case with someone who understands the system from multiple angles — as an outsider, as an ally, and as someone who still believes most people are trying. Bring the case that's been weighing on you. Let's see what we can find. No judgment. No agenda. Just a fresh set of eyes.
Note: please keep identifying client information confidential in any initial outreach. We'll discuss appropriate consultation boundaries on the call.
Have a question, a case to discuss, or a project to scope? Engagements typically begin with a brief call to understand your situation and confirm whether I can help. Reach out however is easiest.