I have extensive training, education and experience working in the fields of human services, grief and loss, somatic healing, touch work and psychotherapy.

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• Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology (1992)

• California Marriage and Family Therapist License (1996)

• Provided traditional psychodynamic therapy to children, teens and adults  (1990-2003)

• Provided individual and group therapy in social service agencies such as battered women’s and homeless shelters, educational settings, hospitals and in-patient treatment centers (1985-2000)

• Specialized training in grief and loss counseling providing individual and group grief counseling to bereaved clients. (2018-present)

• Additional training in EFT Tapping, Shamanic journeying, art process expressive arts, and mindfulness (ongoing)

• Advanced training in Somatic Experiencing™ for trauma healing (2020 - Present)

• Training in Transforming Touch Work™ for developmental, attachment and relational trauma (2021 - Present)