As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Supervisor (LCSW-S) and embodied practitioner, I have extensive experience working with veterans, law enforcement, and service providers. My education has centered around trauma and the effects on the whole person, which includes DSW degree with an advanced clinical practice emphasis, with trauma as a research focus, the certificate program in Traumatic Stress Studies with the Trauma Research Foundation,
As a trauma-informed therapist, I see therapy as a reparative experience. I am certified in Eye Movement and Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, trained in Attachment-Focused EMDR, & certified in HeartMath. I also incorporate body-oriented practices and mindfulness interventions. My experience is in working with clients with PTSD, complex trauma/complex PTSD and the trauma trapped in the body.
Since therapy is a collaborative process, we decide goals together. I see therapy as a judgement-free zone. We establish a trusting relationship that allows us to work through what keeps us from being ok with ourselves and in attuned relationships. Though therapy can be intense, we are in the process together, and life is better in the process.
