Education and Trainings

• BA in Psychology from Clark University, 2007

• Masters of Science in Social Work (MSSW) from the University of Texas at Austin, 2015

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Certified Therapist (Basic training completed in 2020, Certification completed in 2022)

• Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Practitioner

• Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator

• Certified Positive Discipline Early Childhood Educator

• Gottman Method Level 1

• Postpartum Support International 2-Day and Advanced Perinatal Mood Disorders Certificate Trainings

EMDR and Trauma interventions:

• Integrated Treatment of Chronic Pain and Health Conditions — Gary Brothers, LCSW

• EMDR Therapy with Complex Trauma and Dissociative Personality Structure – Jim Knipe, PhD

• Dr. Jarero’s Acute Stress Syndrome Stabilization (ASSYST) Procedures.

Sandtray Therapy:

• Texas Sandtray Association Levels 1 and 2.

• Storytelling in the Sand: Using Sandtray Therapy to Cope with Perinatal Trauma and Loss - Lacey Castilleja Fisher, LPC-S, RPT-S, PMH-C

• Various trainings on Sandtray Therapy and Trauma, Dissociation, and integrating EMDR