Experience grounded in continued learning
My clinical work is informed by extensive postgraduate training across trauma and somatic psychotherapy, EMDR, complex trauma and dissociation, eating disorders, relational and couples therapy, perinatal mental health, and Yoga Therapy.
I am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), EMDR Certified Therapist and EMDRIA Approved Consultant, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and Consultant (CEDS-C), Certified Gestalt Therapist, Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), and Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C).
My approach has developed through years of advanced clinical training and continued study with leaders in trauma, dissociation, somatic psychotherapy, and perinatal mental health. I remain actively engaged in advanced education, particularly in body-based approaches to complex and developmental trauma.
Explore my training and credentials by area:
- Trauma, Dissociation & Somatic Therapy Somatic Experiencing®, EMDR, complex trauma and dissociation
- Eating Disorders CEDS-C and advanced eating disorder specialization
- Couples & Relational Therapy Gestalt Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Perinatal Mental Health PMH-C and advanced perinatal somatic training
- Yoga Therapy C-IAYT and integration of therapeutic movement and body-based practices
- Advanced & Continuing Training Current and forthcoming advanced study in somatic, developmental trauma, therapeutic touch, concussion, and related areas
Professional Licensure
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New York, and Washington.
*Licenses #: MFC 47955 CA, # MFT.0002600 CO, #LF61651588 WA, #002483 NY, #MT5314 FL #5267-R NV
Trauma, Dissociation & Somatic Therapy
Somatic Experiencing® Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), Somatic Experiencing International
EMDR Therapy EMDR Certified Therapist EMDRIA Approved Consultant
Complex Trauma & Dissociation Advanced training with Dolores Mosquera in the treatment of complex trauma and dissociation, including parts work, dissociative phobias, and trauma-related fragmentation.
Eating Disorders
Certified Eating Disorders Specialist (CEDS) International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (iaedp™)
iaedp™ Approved Consultant
My work with eating disorders integrates specialized eating disorder treatment with relational, trauma-informed, and body-based approaches.
Couples & Relational Therapy
Certified Gestalt Therapist Pacific Gestalt Institute
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Completed the full training sequence in Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples, based on the model developed by Dr. Sue Johnson.
My work with couples draws from relational Gestalt therapy and EFT, with attention to attachment, emotional experience, patterns of contact, and the relational dynamics that develop between partners.
Perinatal Mental Health
Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C)
Advanced perinatal training includes Kate White’s Perinatal Fundamentals training, with an emphasis on integrating somatic perspectives into work throughout the perinatal period.
Yoga Therapy
Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) International Association of Yoga Therapists
My background in yoga therapy informs the use of movement, proprioception, interoception, breath, sensory awareness, and supported body-based practices when clinically appropriate.
Advanced & Continuing Training
Ongoing advanced education is an important part of my clinical practice. Current and forthcoming areas of advanced study include:
- NeuroAffective Touch®
- Eye of the Needle
- BASE training with Dave Berger, SEP
- Working with Syndromes with Dave Berger, SEP
- Advanced concussion training with Dave Berger
- Advanced perinatal somatic training
- Continued study in Somatic Experiencing®, therapeutic touch, developmental trauma, and complex trauma
These approaches are not used as isolated techniques. My work integrates Somatic Experiencing®, EMDR therapy, Gestalt therapy, EFT, eating disorder treatment, perinatal mental health, and yoga therapy according to the needs of each individual or couple.