Credentials:
Master of Social Service, Bryn Mawr College School of Social Work and Social Research, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Specialization in Child and Family Well-being.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Commonwealth of Virginia.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Certified Therapist, EMDR International Association.
RYT® 500 Yoga Teacher Certification, 200 hr basic and 300 hr advanced study, Vira Bhava Yoga.
VITA™ Certified Sex, Love & Relationship Coach, The Tantric Institute of Integrated Sexuality. I also currently serve as a Senior Teacher on faculty.
Additional specialty coursework and trainings:
(current and ongoing) Somatic Experiencing™ 3 year Professional Training Program, www.traumahealing.org.
A relational model for Parts/Ego State work in EMDR Therapy, Andrew Seubert, EMDR Professional Training.
Safe and Sound Protocol certification, Unyte + Integrated Listening System.
Resilience Advantage™: HeartMath® Certified Trainer.
The Resilient Heart™: Trauma-Sensitive HeartMath Certification, HeartMath®.
The Mindsight Approach to Wellbeing: A Comprehensive Course in Interpersonal Neurobiology, Dan Siegel, Mindsight Institute.
EMDR and Performance: Removing Blocks and Raising the Bar - Strategies for Clinicians Working with Athletes and Creatives, Sara Gilman, EMDR Professional Training.
Breath Coach Certification, Yoga Teachers College.
Yoga Teacher Training Mentor, Vira Bhava Yoga.
EMDR in the Treatment of Chronic Pain, Mark Grant.
Working with Complex Trauma and Dissociation as an EMDR Therapist, Bill Brislin.
EMDR R-TEP/G-TEP (Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol and the Group Traumatic Episode Protocol), Regina Morrow Robinson.
EMDR and the Art of Psychotherapy with Children, Robi Alder-Tapia, EMDR Professional Training.
EMDR Therapy and Complex Trauma in Children, Cherilyn Rowland-Petrie, Connect EMDR.
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Melissa K. Runyon.