Education
- B.A. Psychology with Honors, University of California. Santa Cruz
- M.S. Counseling, San Francisco State University
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy training in the treatment of trauma and attachment/developmental issues
- Behavioral Therapy Training Institute (BTTI) training in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD
- TLC Foundation for BFRB’s Clinical Training in CBT-Based Treatment for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
- California Institute for Integral Studies (CIIS), Certification as a of the Center for Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapist
- Polaris Insight Center- Training in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
- The Center for Optimal Living- Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy Essentials Training
Advanced training
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-racism trainings.
Professional Background
My training in Sensorimotor psychotherapy focused on the somatic processing and resolution of traumatic activation and attachment and developmental wounds. Earlier in my career I worked with clients using somatic processing and bodywork (CMT), specializing in work with survivors of sexual abuse and other trauma.
During that time I worked with PTSD, anxiety disorders, self-harm behaviors, addiction and dissociative disorders. When I later returned to school to complete my Master’s degree in Counseling, I did so with more than 5 years of experience using a somatic psychotherapy method in my work with bodywork clients.
Areas of Personal Study and Influence
- Buddhist psychology
- Mindfulness practice
- Attachment Theory
- Feldenkrais
- Continuum and Authentic Movement
- Breathwork
- Neuroscience/brain research
- 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, you can listen to the radio show below in which I participated with a prescriber and client describing their experience.
