About Mariel

Passionate and compassionate nanny with experience in teaching 3rd-12th grade, babysitting, and child psychology. I just moved to Austin from Bay Area, CA and am working towards receiving my master's degree in counseling at St. Edward's university(hoping to achieve my License as a Marriage, Family Therapist) so that I can work with kiddos through play therapy and child development! I have always considered myself a natural caregiver since childhood, babysitting my neighborhood babies and toddlers at age 12-16, and taking care of another family during the summers for 6 years ( children aged 8 and 13). When I graduated from college, I transitioned into teaching, preparing curriculum, and teaching after-school writing classes for kids aged 6-13, then educating middle school students with life skills and art classes. When the school year finished in June, I would fill my time teaching a writing camp for 7-13-year-olds where they got to explore their creativity with stories!