"My ultimate goal is to help my clients transform the way they participate in their lives so that they can create more joy, gratitude, and purpose for themselves."

Dr. Cortes, founder of Beginning With You, is a native of New York City who relocated to the state of Georgia to pursue her graduate studies. She obtained her Bachelor of Science from Le Moyne College, completed Post-Graduate Courses at New York University, completed her Master's Degree from Life University and completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Capella University. She was featured on Faces of Life University, has published articles for MindBodyGreen and has completed The Science of Well-Being at Yale University.