Mariyah earned her Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, with a Marriage and Family emphasis, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Previous to joining CIWP, Mariyah began gaining her hours towards her MFT license as a counselor providing individual and group counseling services to middle and high school aged children. Mariyah also worked at an agency that provides neurodiverse teens and adults with housing resources, job coaching, and independent living skills, as well as weekly social skills groups. Mariyah joined CIWP in October 2016, became Program Coordinator of the East LA CRP team in April 2017, and has been a Program Director since April 2019.