In addition to being EMDR certified, I’m trained in Brainspotting, am currently in the 3 year Somatic Experiencing training, and am well versed in Ego-State Therapy and Internal Family Systems therapy. I prioritize nervous system regulation and safety in my work always.

I’m well-trained and experienced working with all elements of perinatal mental health, including infertility, pregnancy loss, stillbirth, pregnancy complications, birth trauma, NICU parenting, difficulty adjusting to parenting, and perinatal anxiety and depression.

I am trained in and enjoy working with clients healing from narcissistic abuse.

I’m am comfortable working with preverbal trauma using Katie O’Shea and Sandra Paulson’s Early Trauma Protocol.

I am a neurodivergent clinician in a neurodivergent family and many of my clients are late-identified autistic, ADHD, or AuDHD. I am a neurodiversity affirming clinician and enjoy helping my clients on the path to self-understanding, self-advocacy, and healing.

Finally, while I describe myself as a trauma therapist, many of my clients don’t present with explicit trauma. Many of my clients just feel anxious and inadequate much of the time despite appearing to function very well and being highly accomplished.

An abbreviated list of pertinent completed trainings:

• The Advanced Practice of EMDR for Infant and Perinatal Mental Health with Dr. Mara Tesler Stein.

• NICU Parenting: A Practitioner’s Guide to Working with Families in the NICU and Beyond with Dr. Mara Tesler Stein and Dr. Debbie Davis

• Direct consultation hours with Dr. Mara Tesler Stein on using EMDR with the perinatal population

• Special Considerations for EMDR with Autistic and ADHD Clients Parts 1 and 2 with Christine MacInnis, MSEd, MS, LMFT

• EMDR Flash Technique with Dr. Phil Manfield

• Brainspotting Phase 1 with Lisa Larson, MFT

• Brainspotting Phase 2 with Melanie Young, PsyD and Cherie Lindberg, LPC

• When There Are No Words: EMDR for Early Trauma and Neglect Held in Implicit Memory with Dr. Sandra Paulsen

• Looking Through the Eyes: Ego-State Therapy for Trauma and Dissociation with Dr. Sandra Paulsen

• Gaslighting: Help Clients Escape and Rebuild from a Narcissist’s Emotional Abuse with Dr. Stephanie Sarkis

• Birth Trauma levels 1 & 2 , and EMDR/Brainspotting for Birth Trauma with Krista Dancy, MFT

• Emotionally Focused Family Therapy with Cornelius Sheehan, LCSW (I do not practice family or couples therapy but find this useful in framing understanding of relationships and family dynamics, and in supporting my clients in their relationships.)

• Did I Lock the Door? Treating OCD with EMDR Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention, and Ego State Therapy with Dr. Sandra Paulsen

• Somatic Experiencing Beginner One, Two and Three with Mahshid Hagar, LMFT, SEP

Additionally, I’ve been lucky to complete multiple rounds of training in Motivational Interviewing and Solution Focused Therapy. While these are not my primary modalities, they are helpful adjuncts to my primary methods of working.

I worked for many years in residential/PHP/IOP levels of care eating disorders treatment, and while I no longer treat acute eating disorders, the Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size models are core to my personal and professional values.

I also worked for several years in a clinic that provided gender affirming care and will always be dedicated to being an LGBTQ+ ally and affirming clinician.