Education
- B.A. Psychology with Honors, University of Ca. Santa Cruz
- M.S. Counseling, San Francisco State University
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy training in the treatment of trauma and attachment/development related issues
- Behavioral Therapy Training Institute (BTTI) on ERP for working with OCD
- TLC Foundation for BFRB’s Clinical Training in CBT-Based Treatment for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors
- California Institute for Integral Studies (CIIS), Graduate of the Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research, Certification as a Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapist
- Polaris Insight Center, Training in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
- The Center for Optimal Living, Integtrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy Essentials Training
Advanced training includes:
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy/Hakomi, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), ), brain based therapy, Sandtray, Re-Creation of the Self (RCS), Experiential Couples Therapy, and diversity/cultural competency/Anti-Racsm.
My training in Sensorimotor psychotherapy was in the somatic processing and resolution of traumatic activation and attachment/developmental wounds. I saw clients using somatic processing and bodywork (CMT) and specialized in work with survivors of sexual abuse and other trauma. I worked with PTSD, anxiety disorders, self-harm behaviors, addiction and dissociative disorders. When I returned to school to complete my masters in counseling, I did so with 5+ years of experience using a somatic psychotherapy method in my work with bodywork clients.
I am influenced by the following personal study/experience areas:
- Buddhist psychology
- Mindfulness practice
- Attachment Theory
- Feldenkrais
- Continuum and Authentic Movement
- Breathwork
- Neuroscience/Brain studies
- Ecopsychology
- Feminism
- Psychedelic medicines for personal growth and healing
- The study of Creativity and its effect on mental health
- The Work of Byron Katie
To learn more about Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy listen to the below radio show I got to be part of:
