Patience serves as a District Resource Counselor at the Middle School level for San Diego Unified School District. Patience provides support and coaching to all of the middle schools at San Diego Unified School District, as well as serving on the district crisis response team. Patience has over 15 years’ experience working with youth and families in various settings including family therapy, residential treatment facilities, public and private school districts. Patience brings the mental health lens to the work that she does while supporting the program development of the middle schools she serves.