Education & Certificates
Education
2012 Chapman University
Masters of Arts in Psychology with Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy
2010 California State University Sacramento
Bachelors of Arts in Psychology
Certifications & Continuing Education
2023; 2019-2021 CASOMB Independent Practitioner- California Sex Offender Management Board
2023 LS/CMI Certification- SARATSO
2023 STABLE-2007 Certification- SARATSO
2023 Improving Object Relations with EMDR- EMDRIA
2023 EMDR Therapy- A Comprehensive Trauma- Focused Solution to Treat Addiction- EMDRIA
2023 EMDR Therapy with Complex PTSD Clients Through the Lenses of Resiliency- EMDRIA
2023 EMDR in the Treatment of Depression- The EMDR DeprEnd Protocol- EMDRIA
2023 Not Just Preparation: Resourcing for Dissociation as a Focus of Treatment- EMDRIA
2023 Polyvagal theory: Claiming our evolutionary heritage as social species with Dr Stephen Porges- Master Series
2022 Natural Processing Part 1- Craig Penner
2022 The third wave, The EMDR standard group protocol-EMDRIA
2022 Use of Play and activity to support trauma informed treatment- Pesi
2022 EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology to Enhance Embodiment- Pesi
2022 EMDR: A model for accelerated change- EMDRIA
2022 Ongoing HIPAA Compliance- CAMFT
2022 Laws and ethics: Making sense of Change: How to comply with New Supervision
Requirements- CAMFT
2022 Alternatives to Violence Batterers Intervention Certificate- Empower Yolo
2021 We Do Not Work Alone: Implementing and sustaining trauma informed systems- EMDRIA
2021 Trauma Through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory - Master series
2021 The Dance of Attachment- EMDRIA
2021 The Anatomy of Supervision 2021- CAMFT
2021 Suicide: Assessment, Treatment, and Management
2020- Trauma Studies Certificate- Trauma Research Institute
2020- Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing- Institute for Sensory Motor Art Therapy
2020- EMDR Simplifying Case Formulation- EMDRIA
2020- EMDR Transgenerational Impact of Trauma- EMDRIA
2020- EMDR Facilitated by Internal Family Systems- EMDRIA
2020- Trauma-Related Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders: Assessment and Treatment Strategies for Some of the Most Misunderstood Disorders in the DSM- Pesi
2019 EMDR Training Course: Integrating EMDR Into Your Practice- EMDR Consulting
2019- Advanced Topics in Clinical Supervision- Zur Institute
2019- Supervision in the Recovery Field- Zur Institute
2019- Supervision in Social Work Practice- Zur Institute
Speaking Engagements
2022 Presented to Communicare: How Trauma works in the Body
2022 Presented to Certified Family Law Specialist: Working with Traumatized Clients and Strategies to Empower them
2021 Presented to Empower Yolo: Motivational Interviewing
2020 Presented to CA Judicial Counsel: Burnout, Secondary Trauma and Compassion Fatigue
2019 Presented to CCOSO conference: Motivational Interviewing
Affiliations
CAMFT- Since 2018
EMDRIA- Since 2021
CASOMB- Since 2019