Ph.D. Counselor Education: Texas Tech University
MA Psychology: West Texas A&M University
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Texas
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Certificate
Somebody's Hero: Prevention & Response to Child Sexual Abuse, Certificate
Mendoza is passionate about working with children and adolescents. She is particularly interested in researching play therapy and storytelling techniques and discovering how they help children who have experienced trauma. Mendoza is also curious about legal, ethical, and best practice issues within the counseling profession. Mendoza appreciates qualitative research methods, with particular interest in transcendental phenomenology, which emphasizes the lived experience of others, capturing the essence of their stories.