Dr. Agbayani has 20 years of experience as a home-based counselor for at risk youth and families, 15 years working with adoptees and their families, eight years as an outpatient counselor, and two years in a youth emergency shelter. Her areas of special interest are attachment, trauma, and severe mental illness in youth and children. She has specialized training in attachment disorder, working with difficult adolescents, the wrap-around approach, and parenting. Dr. Agbayani holds a doctorate in counseling studies and a masters degree in counseling.