Education
*2001: Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
*2008: Masters of Arts in Somatic Counseling Psychology, Naropa University, Boulder, CO.
Additional Certifications/Trainings:
*Graduate Studies Internship, Child and Family Therapy Team, Access Counseling, Boulder, CO.
*Experiential Play Therapy training, Access Counseling, Boulder, CO.
*Experiential Play Therapy Intensive training, Frisco, CO.
*Reflective Parenting Facilitator, Los Angeles, CA
*Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Training, Equine Awakenings, Boulder, CO.
*EMDR Level I & II, Wilson/Tinker Institute, Colorado Springs, CO.
*Training in Child EMDR, Wilson/Tinker Institute, Colorado Springs, CO.
*“Beyond Consequences, Logic and Control” Certified Instructor, Beyond Consequences Institute,
Boulder, CO.
*14 hrs of Motivational Interviewing Training, Boulder County IMPACT, Boulder, CO.
*Understanding Attachment Theory, Boulder Institute for Psychotherapy and Research,
Boulder, CO.
*Meeting the Mental Health and Developmental Needs of Adopted Children, David Brodzinsky and
Adam Pertman, Boulder, CO.
*Preparing Adoptive Families to Meet the Mental Health Needs of Adopted Children, David
Brodzinsky and Adam Pertman, Boulder, CO.
*How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness, Peter Levine, Arvada, CO.
Affiliations:
*Department of Regulatory Agencies database (DORA), Unlicensed Psychotherapist.
*Fellow with The Society for Applied Anthropology.
*Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist with the American Dance/Movement Therapy Association.
Conference Appearances:
* Presenter: The American Dance/Movement Therapy Association Annual Conference, Brooklyn, NY.
*Presenter: Conference on Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Ft. Collins, CO.
*Presenter: For the Love of Children Conference, Frisco, CO.
*Presenter: The Society for Applied Anthropology, Santa Fe, NM
* Presenter: Public Achievement Conference, Center for Democracy and Citizenship, Lafayette, CO.
*Team Leader: The North American Council on Adoptable Children Conference (NACAC),
Children/Youth Program, Denver, CO.