Elena received her PhD in Human Services Psychology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2012. She currently works as a Supervising Psychologist at a large forensic hospital in Southern California. She also has a small private practice and has written and published a series of self-help books based on evidence-based practices. Elena lives with her husband and two boys (Jaxon and Sam, ages 11 months and 3 years) in Pasadena, California and they spend as much time as they can at the beach.