Amanda received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UC Santa Barbara, and she then completed her pre-medical studies and EMT training at UC Los Angeles. Amanda also has a background in educational and clinical psychology research, with a first-author publication in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology. In her free time, she enjoys performing lyra (a type of aerial acrobatics), practicing jazz flute, volunteering in hospitals and the community, playing video games with her father, and spending time with her family. As an aspiring psychotherapist, she is honored to be able to help patients along their healing journeys.