Professionally, she has worked at the NIH conducting cancer research and with Baltimore County Public Schools as a high school chemistry teacher. In her role as an educator, she helped students develop their emotional and social wellbeing. In terms of education, she received a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a concentration in Cell and Molecular Biology. Currently, she is pursuing a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling from Walden University. At Walden, she received extensive training working alongside licensed counselors.

Her counseling approach incorporates techniques from Adlerian Theory, reality therapy theory, family theory and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. She likes to encourage her clients to embrace an overall healthy well-being of mind, body, and nutrition. She believes the client knows what is best for their lives and works alongside with them with a solution based approached. Lisandra believes in helping clients identify maladaptive behavioral patterns in the family system to help the client better understand themselves. She believes all humans strive to fulfill their own personal needs by finding their purpose and growing into the best version of themselves that they identifies themselves. This focus is on assisting marginalized communities and repairing the family and home structures that exist in these communities.
In her free time she enjoys practicing self-care and spending time with those she cares about most, her family.