Education
Bachelors of Arts (B.A), Psychology, St. Mary's College, 1991;
Master of Arts (M.A), Counseling Psychology, Naropa University, 1998;
Master's Certificate, Organizational Relations, Cornell University, 2012
Master of Arts (M.A), Counseling Psychology, Naropa University, 1998;
Master's Certificate, Organizational Relations, Cornell University, 2012
Certifications
- Licensed Professional Counselor (#13933)
- Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) Level 1 & 2
- IFS LEVEL I Training
- Certification: Somatic Archaeology™ (Ruby Gibson, PhD, Evergreen, CO)
- Certification: Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider (CMHIMP), Mental Health Integrative Medicine Institute
- Certification: Brainspotting Level 1 & 2
- Certification: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) (Janet Solyntjes, Center for Courageous Living, Boulder, CO)
- Certification: Matrix Group Genius Accelerator (Mukara Meredith, Matrixworks, Boulder, CO)
- Certification: Gestalt Therapy (Duey Freeman, Gestalt Institute of the Rockies, Denver, CO)
- Certification: Applied Existential Relational Psychotherapy (AEP-R) (Betty Cannon, PhD, Boulder Psychotherapy Institute, Boulder, CO)
- Certification: Grief Group Facilitator (TruCare Hospice, Lafayette, CO)
Professional Affiliations & Memberships
- American Psychological Association (APA) (Division 56 Trauma Psychology)
- International Association of Trauma Professionals (IATP)
- Center for Self-Leadership
- Rocky Mountain Brainspotting Institute (RMBI)
- American Psychological Association (APA) (Division 56 Trauma Psychology)
- Boulder Psychotherapy Institute (BPI)
- PsychologyToday
- GoodTherapy
- SonderMind
Additional Education
- Compassionate Inquiry, Online Training, Gabor Mate
- Treating Complex Trauma with Internal Family Systems, CCTP Level 2, Frank Anderson, MD, Denver, CO, April 2019
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Training: The Relational Nature of Shame, Pat Ogden, PhD, Boulder, CO, April, 2019
- Clinical Trauma Professional Certification Training (CCTP/CCTP-II) Janina Fisher, PhD, March, 2019
- Recognizing Complicated Grief, Center for Complicated Grief Columbia University, Nancy Turret, LCSW, August, 2018
- Grief Group Facilitation Training, TruCare Community, Jan, 2017
- Nutrition for Mood and Cognitive Repair, Dr Leslie Korn, Phd, 2018
- CBT for Trauma, PTSD and Grief, Charles Jacob, PhD, University of Pennsylvania Center for Cognitive Therapy, November, 2017
- Internal Family Systems 12-month Online Circle, Richard Schwartz, Pamela Krause, Toni Herbine-Blank, Sept, 2017
- Schema Therapy Training, Wendy Behary, LCSW, (Online), June, 2017
- Healing the Mother-Wound, Bethany Webster, (Online) September, 2014
- HeartMath Interventions Training, (Online) May, 2014
- Abandonment Trauma and Recovery Techniques, Susan Anderson, PhD, Esalen, Big Sur, CA, July, 2013
- Heart-Centered Meditation, Susanna Bair, Boulder, CO, June 2012 – present
- Somatic Experiencing for Eating Disorders, Boulder, CO, Ann Kreindler-Siegel, LCSW, February, 2011
- Brainspotting (BSP) for Intergenerational Trauma, Ruby Gibson, Golden, CO, January, 2011
- Integrated Energy Therapy (IET) Level 1-3, Christine Voss, Longmont, CO, 2009 - 2010
- Basic Principles of Somatic Experiencing, Boulder, CO, 2009
- Multi-Modal Experiential Techniques for Moving Beyond Trauma, Lucia Cappacchione, PhD, (Online) October, 2009
- Inner Child/Inner Family, Lucia Cappacchione, PhD, (Online) September 2009
- Shamanic Journeying, Julie M. Kramer, Gold Hill, CO, May, 2008
- Transformational Breath Level 1 & 2, Judith Kravitz, PhD, CO/CA, 2005-2007
- EMDR Training, Level 1, Boulder, CO, May, 2005
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Lane Pederson, PsyD, Denver, CO, January, 2004
- Prenatal, Birth & Attachment Therapy Training, Terry Levy, PhD, Evergreen, CO 1997-1998
- Ayurvedic Doula Postpartum Care, Sacred Window School, (Online) 1995-1996
Volunteer Services
- Integrative Health Advisory Committee Board, Boulder Community Health (BCH), Boulder, CO
- Newly Bereaved Grief Group Facilitator, TruCare Hospice and Grief Services, Layfayette, CO