After receiving both a Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Fine Arts from New York University, I received a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute.
In 2023, I obtained my Psychedelic Therapy Certification by the California Institute of Integrative Studies (CIIS), which includes training by MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, a nationally recognized leading research and educational organization in psychedelic therapies.
I completed the Pacifica Graduate Institute Trauma Certificate Program in 2021, incorporating Early Childhood Trauma, Ecological, Cultural and Intergenerational Trauma, Mind/Brain/Body, and Synchronicity and Spiritual Experiences in Trauma.
I was a member of Dr. Allan Schore's (UCLA) study group, which he focused on his research and publications as well as other leading clinicians ongoing studies, covering the most current research on human development, attachment, brain laterality research, relational trauma, therapeutic reenactments, and other areas of current research and clinical studies of psychotherapy and neuroscience.
I work with individuals and couples. Both incorporate and may draw from modalities which include attachment theory, IFS, Internal Family Systems by Dr. Richard Schwartz, and EFT, Emotionally Focused Therapy, EMDR and trauma regulation practices. We may focus on processing trauma, bettering communication, self regulation, and secure attachment recovery.
These may result in deeper intimacy, better toleration and communication around difficult emotions, and increased ability to communicate in relationships in a respectful and honest way, allowing more bonding, clarity and even confidence within yourself and within the relationship.
I offer EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, a leading PTSD and trauma treatment, as well as CRM and TRM trauma resourcing and somatic processing. I have completed Levels 1, 2 and 3 AF-EMDR training with Kim Cookson, a lead trainer with the Parnell Institute. This training enables me to work with complex trauma and attachment issues, as well as critical incident issues.
I've trained in community mental health at the Southern California Counseling Center. While there, I facilitated the Best Practices Parenting Classes, and received further training at SCCC emphasizing both couples and family psychotherapy, and a wide array of theoretical frameworks, emphasizing community based mental health and social empowerment. I received specialized school-based training for children and adolescents at SCCC and have worked in elementary, middle and high school settings.
As a long time student of yoga, I completed teacher trainings at both Yogaworks, Santa Monica, and with Master Yogi Erich Schiffman, and taught trauma-informed yoga at SCCC-Watts.
In 2023, I obtained my Psychedelic Therapy Certification by the California Institute of Integrative Studies (CIIS), which includes training by MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, a nationally recognized leading research and educational organization in psychedelic therapies.
I completed the Pacifica Graduate Institute Trauma Certificate Program in 2021, incorporating Early Childhood Trauma, Ecological, Cultural and Intergenerational Trauma, Mind/Brain/Body, and Synchronicity and Spiritual Experiences in Trauma.
I was a member of Dr. Allan Schore's (UCLA) study group, which he focused on his research and publications as well as other leading clinicians ongoing studies, covering the most current research on human development, attachment, brain laterality research, relational trauma, therapeutic reenactments, and other areas of current research and clinical studies of psychotherapy and neuroscience.
I work with individuals and couples. Both incorporate and may draw from modalities which include attachment theory, IFS, Internal Family Systems by Dr. Richard Schwartz, and EFT, Emotionally Focused Therapy, EMDR and trauma regulation practices. We may focus on processing trauma, bettering communication, self regulation, and secure attachment recovery.
These may result in deeper intimacy, better toleration and communication around difficult emotions, and increased ability to communicate in relationships in a respectful and honest way, allowing more bonding, clarity and even confidence within yourself and within the relationship.
I offer EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, a leading PTSD and trauma treatment, as well as CRM and TRM trauma resourcing and somatic processing. I have completed Levels 1, 2 and 3 AF-EMDR training with Kim Cookson, a lead trainer with the Parnell Institute. This training enables me to work with complex trauma and attachment issues, as well as critical incident issues.
I've trained in community mental health at the Southern California Counseling Center. While there, I facilitated the Best Practices Parenting Classes, and received further training at SCCC emphasizing both couples and family psychotherapy, and a wide array of theoretical frameworks, emphasizing community based mental health and social empowerment. I received specialized school-based training for children and adolescents at SCCC and have worked in elementary, middle and high school settings.
As a long time student of yoga, I completed teacher trainings at both Yogaworks, Santa Monica, and with Master Yogi Erich Schiffman, and taught trauma-informed yoga at SCCC-Watts.