@TraumaTherapySD

  • Trauma, Attachment, and Related Trainings
    • #MeTooLGBTQ – San Diego LGBT Center (8 hrs)
    • Adult Attachment Relationships – Jana Pressley, PsyD (3 hrs)
    • ARC & Supporting Regulation in Childhood – Margaret Blaustein, PhD (2.25 hrs)
    • Applications of the Adult Attachment Interview – Daniel Siegel, MD (1.5 hrs)
    • Assessing Trauma-Related Dissociation with the Trauma and Dissociation Symptoms Interview – Suzette Boon, PhD (6 hrs)
    • Assessment and Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder – Collin Ross, MD (4 hrs)
    • Attachment-Focused EMDR: Healing Developmental Deficits and Adults Abused as Children – Laurel Parnell, PhD (12 hrs)
    • Attachment Considerations and Interweaves for Each Phase of EMDR – Rachel Harrison, LCPC & Jamie Sedgwick, LCPC (1.5 hrs)
    • Attachment Issues and Personality Disorders– Dolores Mosquera (1.5 hrs)
    • Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC) Treatment Framework: Supporting Regulation in Children and Adolescents – Margaret Blaustein, PhD (2.25 hrs)
    • Attachment Science: The Platform for Psychotherapy in the 21st Century –Sue Johnson, EdD (1 hour)
    • Be-Friending Protector Parts with IFS-informed EMDR – Michelle Richardson, LCSW, Elizabeth Venart, LPC (3 hrs)
    • The Biology of Loss: What Happens When Attachments Are Impaired and How to Foster Resilience – Gabor Mate (1.5 hrs)
    • Brainstem, Attachment and Self-Regulation – Bessel van der Kolk, MD (2 hrs)
    • Caring for the Caregiver: Vicarious Trauma – Jana Pressley, PsyD (2.25 hrs)
    • Childhood Trauma: Impact and Long-Term Consequences – Bessel van der Kolk, MD (2.5 hrs)
    • Complex Trauma and Dissociation Across the Lifespan– Ana Gomez, Dolores Mosquera, Kathy Steele, MN, CS, APRN (15 hrs)
    • Complex Trauma and Dissociation Across the Lifespan: Treatment, Trauma Processing and Defenses (AGATE Institute (15 hrs)
    • Complex Trauma, More Than Simple Trauma, Predicts State Sense of Agency and Dissociative Experiences: An Experience-sampling Study – Noa Bregman-Hai, MA (1.5 hrs)
    • Complexity of Adaptation to Trauma – Jana Pressley, PsyD (2.5 hrs)
    • Connection & Belonging: A Core Human Need and Distinct Category of NC/PC – Mark Nickerson, LCSW (3 hrs)
    • The Dance of Attachment: An EMDR Relational Approach – Deany Laliotis, LICSW (12 hrs)
    • Decoding the Model of EMDR Therapy for Complex Developmental Trauma – Susie Morgan, LMFT (12 hrs)
    • Dissociation of the Personality and the EMDR Treatment of Chronic Traumatization – Mark Nickerson, (12 hrs)
    • EMDR Adult, Complex Trauma & Dissociation Specialist Intensive Program Dolores Mosquera & Kathy Steele, MN, CS, APRN (46 hrs)
    • EMDR-AIP Intervention for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse – Arun Mansukhani, PhD (3 hrs)
    • EMDR, Generational Trauma and Criminal Recidivism: Toward Safet Communities – Sandra Paulsen, PhD & Kenneth Gardner, MS (1.5 hrs)
    • EMDR & Polyvagal Theory: An Integrated Approach – Rebecca Kase, LCSW, RYT (3 hrs)
    • EMDR Therapy and Sexual Health Symposium: Let’s Keep Talking About Sex – Stephanie Baird, LMHC, Jeanne Jolks, M. Div., D.Min., LPC, Michelle Marchese, LICSW, Ashley Mader, PhD, Sabrina Herman, LICSW, & Nancy Simons, LMHC (3 hrs)
    • EMDR Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder – Dolores Mosquera (12 hrs)
    • EMDR Therapy for Complex Trauma – Arielle Schwartz, PhD (3 hrs)
    • EMDR Therapy for Gender Violence – Dolores Mosquera (1.5 hrs)
    • EMDR Toolbox: AIP Methods for Treating Complex PTSD and Dissociative Personality Structure – James Knipe, PhD (13 hrs)
    • EMDR Treatment of Complex PTSD: Lessons Learned Over Three Decades – Deborah Korn, PsyD (1.5 hrs)
    • EMDR Treatment Planning with Survivors of Complex, Early Neglect and Abuse (12 hrs)
    • EMDR with Eating Disorders and Sexual Shame – Lauren Day, PhD, LPC-S, CEDS-S, EAC, DaLene Forester, PhD, LMFT, LPCC, CEDS-S, EAC (3 hrs)
    • Enactment-Focused EMDR: Targeting the Space Between Attachment Wounds – Bridger Falkenstien, LPC (3 hrs)
    • Evidence-Based Trauma Treatments and Interventions (6 hrs)
    • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: Basic Training – Humanitarian Assistance Program (60 hrs)
    • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy: A model for Accelerated Change – Debra Korn, PsyD (2.75 hrs)
    • The Future of Trauma Interventions – Bessel van der Kolk, MD (1.5 hrs)
    • Healing the Heart and Soul of Our Nation’s Warriors: EMDR for Moral Injury – Eva Usadi, MA (3 hrs)
    • Impact of Trauma in Adult Spirituality and Meaning Making – Jana Pressley, PsyD (2.5 hrs)
    • In An Unspoken Voice – Peter Levine, PhD (10 hrs)
    • Internal Family Systems – Richard Schwartz, PhD (2.5 hrs)
    • Interweaves for Processing Global Crises – Jillian Tucker, LCSW (1.5 hrs)
    • Introduction to ARC: The Attachment, Regulation and Competency Model – Margaret Blaustein, PhD (3 hrs)
    • Introduction to the Internal Family Systems Model– Richard Schwartz, PhD (6 hrs)
    • Legacy of Love: EMDR therapy for Wounded Parents of Wounded Kids – Cherilyn Rowland Petrie, LMHC (3 hrs)
    • Nature of Trauma – Developmental Neurobiology – Bessel van der Kolk, MD (2.5 hrs)
    • Neurobiology of Trauma Treatment – Bessel van der Kolk, MD (2 hrs)
    • New, Brief, Respectful and Effective Approaches to Treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – Bill O’Hanlon, MS (3 hrs)
    • Pathways to Connection: Attachment in Everyday Life (4 hrs) – Deany Laliotis, LICSW
    • Physiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment (6 hrs)
    • Predictive Processing: Updated Metaphors for the Neurobiology of Trauma – Thomas Zimmerman, Ms.Ed., LPCC (1.5 hrs)
    • Preparing Dysregulated, Dissociative Attachment-Wounded Clients for EMDR – Shirley Jean Schmidt, MA, LPC (3 hrs)
    • Roles of Fantasies in CPTSD From Daydreaming to Dissociative Parts of Self – Kathy Steele, MN, CS, APRN (4 hrs)
    • The Role of Spirituality in Trauma Wounding and the Healing of EMDR Therapy (1.5 hrs)
    • The Scope of Trauma Treatment: From Acute Interventions to Restoration of Self-Experience – Bessel van der Kolk, MD (2.5 hrs)
    • Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART) Bottom-up Interventions – Elizabeth Warner, PsyD (2 hrs)
    • Shame and Self-Alienation: A Trauma-Informed Psychoanalytic Perspective – Ken Benau, PhD (1.5 hrs)
    • Social Trauma and Adversity: Restoring Connectedness and Resilience – Mark Nickerson (3 hrs)
    • Staying Ahead of the Curve: Updates for Advanced Domestic Violence Treatment (16 hrs)
    • Structural Dissociation of the Personality and EMDR – Onno Van der Hart (1.5 hrs)
    • Transforming Personality and Attachment Patterns: PAC Systems and EMDR Therapy – Debra Wesselmann, Anne Potter (3 hrs)
    • Trauma & Altered States of Consciousness – Ruth Lanius, PhD (2.25 hrs)
    • Trauma, Attachment and Formative Experience: An EMDR Paradigm Shift – Mark Brayne, MA (3 hrs)
    • Trauma Assessment of Children and Adults – Alexandra Book, PhD (2.5 hrs)
    • Trauma, Balance, and Sensory Integration: Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment– Anne Wescott, LCSW (2.25 hrs)
    • Trauma and Attachment –Bessel van der Kolk, MD (1.5 hrs)
    • Trauma-Informed Change Making – Ilya Yacevish, MFT and Anita Shankar, MPH (3 hrs)
    • Trauma and Memory: Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past – Peter Levine, PhD & Bessel van der Kolk, MD (1.5 hrs)
    • Trauma Processing with Children – Michele Henderson, LICSW (1.5 hrs)
    • Trauma, PTSD and Mind-Body Relationship – Matthew Sanford, MA (3 hrs)
    • Trauma Through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory – Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D. (2.25 hrs)
    • Treating Complex Trauma with EMDR and Structural Dissociation Theory: A Practical Approach – Kathleen Martin, LCSW (8 hrs)
    • Treating Traumatized and Dissociative Neurodevelopmentally Disabled Clients – Katherine Reuben, Mph, Katie Keech, LMFT (1.5 hrs)
    • Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders in Children and Adolescents – Debra Wesselmann, MS, LIMPH(3 hrs)
    • Treating Dissociative Disorders with EMDR Therapy – Dolores Mosquera (13 hrs)
    • Treating Dissociative Phobias and the Art of Time Orientation – Kathleen Martin, LCSW
    • Treating Multiple Severe Disorders with Dialectical Behavior Therapy – Suzanne Witterhold, MD, Anthony DuBose, PsyD, & Milton Brown, PhD (24 hrs)
    • Treatment of Patients with PTSD and Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders: A Constructive Narrative Perspective – Donald Meichenbaum, PhD (3 hrs)
    • Treating Trauma – Bessel van der Kolk, MD (1 hour)
    • Treatment of Traumatic Attachment to the Perpetrator – Roger Solomon, PhD (3 hrs)
    • Understanding Trauma: Foundations – Bessel van der Kolk, MD (2 hrs)
    • The Use of Internal Family Systems Model in Trauma Treatment –Frank Anderson, MD (2 hrs)
    • Use of Play and Activity to Support Trauma-informed Treatment – Steve Gross, MSW (1.5 hrs)
    • Using EMDR to Assess and Treat Identity-Based Traumas – Desyree Dixon, EdD, LCSW (1.5 hrs)
    • Using EMDR with Fragmented Clients: A Protocol for Overcoming Self-Alienation – Janina Fisher (3 hrs)
    • We Do Not Work Alone Implementing and Sustaining Trauma Informed Systems – Patricia Wilcox, LCSW (1.75 hrs)
    • What Should We Call the Whatchmacallits? Proposed Changes in the Nosological – Richard J. Loewenstein, M.D. (3 hrs)
    • When There Are No Words – Sandra Paulsen, PhD (6.5 hrs)
    • Why Some Targets Do Not Resolve & What to Do: Client Confusion About SUDS – Phillip Mansfield, PhD (1.5 hrs)
    • Working with Dissociative Clients During the Pandemic – Dolores Mosquera & Kathy Steele, MN, CS, APRN (2 hrs)
    • Working with Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children & Youth – Tarah Kuhn, PhD; Jon Ebert, Psy.D. (2.5 hrs)
    Dissociation, Parts, and Plurality Related Trainings
    • Assessing Trauma-Related Dissociation with the Trauma and Dissociation Symptoms Interview – Suzette Boon, PhD (6 hrs)
    • Assessment and Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder – Collin Ross, MD (4 hrs)
    • Be-Friending Protector Parts with IFS-informed EMDR – Michelle Richardson, LCSW, Elizabeth Venart, LPC (3 hrs)
    • Complex Trauma and Dissociation Across the Lifespan– Ana Gomez, Dolores Mosquera, Kathy Steele, MN, CS, APRN (15 hrs)
    • Complex Trauma and Dissociation Across the Lifespan: Treatment, Trauma Processing and Defenses (AGATE Institute (15 hrs)
    • Complex Trauma, More Than Simple Trauma, Predicts State Sense of Agency and Dissociative Experiences: An Experience-sampling Study – Noa Bregman-Hai, MA (1.5 hrs)
    • Considerations for Integrating EMDR into the Treatment of Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders – Adithy Counseling Psychologist 1.5 hrs)
    • Dissociation of the Personality and the EMDR Treatment of Chronic Traumatization – Mark Nickerson, (12 hrs)
    • EMDR Adult, Complex Trauma & Dissociation Specialist Intensive Program – Dolores Mosquera & Kathy Steele, MN, CS, APRN (46 hrs)
    • EMDR & Dissociation: Past, Present and Future – Jennifer Madere, MA, LPC-S and Michael Coy, LICSW (1.5 hrs)
    • EMDR Treatment of Complex PTSD: Lessons Learned Over Three Decades – Deborah Korn, PsyD (1.5 hrs)
    • Fraser’s Dissociative Table Technique: When and How to Use it to Identify and Heal Emotional Parts of the Personality – Kathleen Martin, LCSW (4 hrs)
    • Not Just Preparation: Resourcing for Dissociation as a Focus of Treatment – Sara Dawson, MA, LISW, MSW (1.5 hrs)
    • Opening Pandora’s Box – Onno Van der Hart, PhD (6 hrs)
    • Preparing Dysregulated, Dissociative Attachment-Wounded Clients for EMDR – Shirley Jean Schmidt, MA, LPC (3 hrs)
    • Roles of Fantasies in CPTSD From Daydreaming to Dissociative Parts of Self – Kathy Steele, MN, CS, APRN (4 hrs)
    • Self-diagnosed Cases of Dissociative Identity Disorder on Social Media: Conceptualisation, Assessment and Treatment – Michael Salter, Bethany Brand, Matthew Robinson, Marilyn Korzekwa, Joy Silberg, Richard Loewenstein (3 hrs)
    • Structural Dissociation of the Personality and EMDR – Onno Van der Hart (1.5 hrs)
    • Trauma & Altered States of Consciousness – Ruth Lanius, PhD (2.25 hrs)
    • Treating Complex Trauma with EMDR and Structural Dissociation Theory: A Practical Approach – Kathleen Martin, LCSW (8 hrs)
    • Treating Traumatized and Dissociative Neurodevelopmentally Disabled Clients – Katherine Reuben, Mph, Katie Keech, LMFT (1.5 hrs)
    • Treating Dissociative Disorders with EMDR Therapy – Dolores Mosquera (13 hrs)
    • Treating Dissociative Phobias and the Art of Time Orientation – Kathleen Martin, LCSW
    • Treating Multiple Severe Disorders with Dialectical Behavior Therapy – Suzanne Witterhold, MD, Anthony DuBose, PsyD, and Milton Brown, PhD (24 hrs)
    • Using EMDR with Fragmented Clients: A Protocol for Overcoming Self-Alienation – Janina Fisher (3 hrs)
    • Utilizing EMDR with the Fragmented and Dissociative Child – Annie Monaco, LCSW, Ann Beckley-Forest, LCSW, & Fran Waters, DCSW, LMFT (3 hrs)
    • What Should We Call the Whatchmacallits? Proposed Changes in the Nosological – Richard J. Loewenstein, M.D. (3 hrs)
    • When There Are No Words – Sandra Paulsen, PhD (6.5 hrs)
    Miscellaneous EMDR Trainings
    • The Distancing Technique- OCD and Anxiety Disorders, How to Treat with EMDR – Paula Krentzel, PhD and Jennifer Tattersall, LCSW (3 hrs)
    • EMDR Now and Tomorrow: Connecting Therapy Research to Practice – Ad de Johgh (1.5 hrs)
    • EMDR Consultation Day – EMDRIA Conference 2025 (3 hrs)
    • Contemporary JEDI’s in EMDR Treatment – Wendy Ashley, PsyD, LCSW
    • Ethical Decision Making and Risk Management in clinical Practice – Eric Harris, EdD, JD & Jeffrey Younggren, PhD (6 hrs)
    • The Future of EMDR – Suzy Matthijssen, Ph.D. (1.5 hrs)
    • How to Succeed as an EMDRIA CIT and Approved Consultant – Andrew Leeds, PhD and Jennifer Madere, MA (1.5 hrs)
    • Oops! EMDR Clinician Common Errors: Bloopers & Blunders – (1.5 hrs)
    • Understanding and Treating Narcissism with EMDR – Dolores Mosquera (6 hrs)
    • The Undivided Self: The Role of Dual Consciousness in EMDR Therapy – Irene Siegel, PhD, LCSW (3 hrs)
    • Using EMDR to Support Recovery of Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder – Heidi Dalzell, PsyD (1.5 hrs)
    • Recent Neural Findings: The Dormant Potential of the Body Scan – Uri Bergman (3 hrs)
    • What’s Ethics Got to Do with It? Ethical Issues in EMDR Therapy -Robbie Adler-Tapia (3 hrs)
    • What to do When “Go with That” Does Not Work: Clinical Choice Points – Deborah Silveria, PhD, and Mitchell Gottlieb, PsyD, LMFT, LPCC (1.5 hrs)
    Gender, Sexuality and Related Trainings
    • #MeTooLGBTQ – San Diego LGBT Center (8 hrs)
    • Affirming Approaches to Treating Ongoing Cultural Trauma in Queer and Trans Clients – Avi Vodnoy Wolf, LCPC (2 hrs)
    • At the Intersections of Gender & Trauma: Depth Oriented Therapy with Transgender Adult – HL Himes, PsyD (1.5 hrs)
    • Beyond Survival and Our Wounding: Creating Nourishing Community – Grey Doolin (1 hr)
    • Changes in WPATH Standards of Care – How SoC8 Impacts Your Gender Affirmative Practice – Shawn Giamatti, PhD (1.5 hrs)
    • Deconstructing Gender and Mental Health: Trans & Non-Binary Identities – Van Levy, LPCC, LMFT  (6 hrs)
    • EMDR at the Intersection of Gender Diversity and Neurodivergence – Cathy Hanville, LCSW (3 hrs)
    • EMDR Therapy for Gender Violence – Dolores Mosquera (1.5 hrs)
    • Gender DeTRANSition – Jessica Lam (3 hrs)
    • Intersections of Gender Identity, Culture and Language – Huong Diep, PsyD & Jan Estrellado, PhD (4 hrs)
    • LGBTQ+ EMDR Therapy Experiences: A Panel Discussion – Jamie Marich, Lisa Hayes, Sue Genest, Patrick Monette, Roshni Chabra, and Danielle Godfrey (1.5 hrs)
    • LGBTQPIA2S+ and DV: Culturally Sound and Ethical EMDR Therapy – Sue Genest, MSc, RCC, CCC and Jane Oxenbury, Med, RPsych (3 hrs)
    • Providing EMDR to Transgender Gender Diverse Clients – Danielle Godfrey, LCSW (1.5 hrs)
    • NeuroQueering the Therapy Room: Exploring the Intersection of Trans & Neurodivergent – Molly Herold, EdM MA (1 hr)
    • Queering Therapy: Engaging & Re-Defining Poly Dynamics as a Therapist – Kieran McMonagle, LMFT (1 hr)
    • Targeting the Trauma of Downward Social Drift in the LGBTQPAI+ Community – Jess Converse, LCSW, Paul William Miller, MD, Jenna Burton, LMHC, and Victoria BLom, LCSW (3 hrs)
    • TransEvolution of the Last Decade – Carol Clark, PhD (6 hrs)
    • Treating Gender Dysphoria with EMDR Therapy – Michael Kuffel, LCPC (1.5 hrs)
    • Unpacking and Contextualizing Gender for Professionals – Shawn Giamatti, PhD (12 hrs)
    • Working with Gender and Sexually Expansive Clients – Traci Lowenthal,PhD (1 hour)
    Race, Cultural, and Related Trainings
    • Becoming an Antiracist and Anti-Oppressive Clinician – Han Ren, PhD, Raquel Martin, PhD (3 hrs)
    • BIPOC and Ally Approaches to Trauma-Focused Anti-Oppression Systematic Change – Stephen Dansiger, PsyD, MFT, Roshni Chabra, MFT (1.5 hrs)
    • Clinical Racial Relevance Within EMDR – Evelyn Wright, Diane DesPlantes, LCSW, Kaitlyn Kuo, Cecelia Penaililo (3 hrs)
    • Cultural Competence and Healing Culturally Based Trauma with EMDR Therapy – Mark Nickerson, LCSW (1.5 hrs)
    • Culturally Responsive Care in a Time of Collective Trauma – The Defensive Line (1 hr)
    • Culture Specific Models of Service Delivery & Practice – Joy DeGruy, PhD (2 hrs)
    • Dismantling Prejudice and Exploring Social Privilege with EMDR Therapy – Mark Nickerson, LCSW (1.5 hrs)
    • The Elephant in the Room: Systemic Racism and Psychotherapy (1 hr) – EMDRIA Conference 2020
    • EMDR Resourcing for Collective Resilience: Allyship and Action – Hannah Hamilton, LMHC (1.5 hrs)
    • EMDR Therapy with an Afrocentric Critical Race Perspective (2 hrs) – Allen Lipscomb, Psy.D., LCSW
    • Foundations in Somatic Abolitionism for White Bodies– Resmaa Menakem, LICSW & Carlin Quinn, LMFT (14 hrs)
    • From Trauma to Triumph: Cultural Resilience of People with Disabilities – Kriss Jarecki, LCSW (1.5 hrs)
    • Healing Racial Trauma with Somatic EMDR Therapy – Erica Bonham, LPC & Dr. Chinwe Williams (1.5 hrs)
    • Incorporating Black Identity Development in Therapy – Raquel Martin, PhD. (3 hrs)
    • An Integrative Approach to EMDR Therapy as an Anti-oppression Endeavor – Mark Nickerson, LCSW
    • Making Space to Broach Race, Ethnicity, and Culture Within the Context of EMDR – Norma Day-Vines, PhD (1.5 hrs)
    • Multicultural Counseling / Therapy: Challenges to Western European Notions of Healing – Derald Wing Sue, PhD (3 hrs)
    • Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome – Joy DeGruy, PhD (2 hrs)
    • Racial Trauma in High Achievers – Brittany Johnson, LMH (1.5 hrs)
    • Racial Trauma, Neurons, and EMDR: The Paths Towards an Anti-Racist Psychotherapy (2 hrs) – David Archer, MSW, MFT
    • The Roles Interjectionally & Cultural Humility Play When Working with Diverse Client Populations – Gary Bailey, ACSW, MSW (2 hrs)
    • Social Trauma and Adversity: Restoring Connectedness and Resilience – Mark Nickerson, LCSW (3 hrs)
    • Strategies for Broaching the Subjects of Race, Ethnicity and Culture – Norma Day-Vines, PhD (1.5 hrs)
    • Using EMDR to Assess and Treat Identity-Based Traumas – Desyree Dixon, EdD, LCSW (1.5 hrs)
    Neurodivergence Related Trainings
    • Adult ADHD – Targeting Executive Skills to Manage ADHD in Adults – Kevin Blake, PhD, ADHD-CCSP (6 hrs)
    • Assessing Sensory, Executive and Interpersonal Needs when using EMDR with Neurodivergent Clients– Anna Clarke, MCPT, BPsych (3 hrs)
    • Creating a Neurodivergent Affirming Private Practice – Anna Clarke, MCPT, BPsych (1 hr)
    • EMDR Phase 1 for Neurodiversity affirming Practice – Anna Clarke, MCPT, BPsych (3 hrs)
    • Neurodiversity affirming EMDR therapy – The Foundation – Anna Clarke, MCPT, BPsych (3 hrs)
    • Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART) Bottom-up Interventions – Elizabeth Warner, PsyD (2 hrs)
    • Trauma, Balance, and Sensory Integration: Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment– Anne Wescott, LCSW (2.25 hrs)
    • Treating Traumatized and Dissociative Neurodevelopmentally Disabled Clients – Katherine Reuben, Mph, Katie Keech, LMFT (1.5 hrs)
    Suicide Awareness & Prevention
    • Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk – American Association of Suicidology (6.5 hrs)
    • Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) – Suicide Prevention Resource Center Training Institute (2 hrs)
    • Self-Mutilation Behavior in Youth and Adults: Causes, Treatment and Prevention – Cross Country Education (6 hrs)
    • Risk Assessment and the Mental Status Exam – CMI Education Institute (6 hrs)
    • Suicide: Why Are Older White Men So Vulnerable – 2020 Suicide Prevention Summit (1 hour)
    • Virtual Suicide Risk Assessment Tools for Joint Commission Compliance – Community Research Foundation (1 hr)
    Addiction & Substance Abuse
    • Applying EMDR for Acute Addiction and Complex Trauma in Women – Kaitlyn Stafford, PhD, LCSW & Christi Myers, PhD, LPCS (1.5 hrs)
    • Chemical Dependency: Expanding Substance Abuse Treatment – Part I & II – Paul Brethen, MFT (15 hrs)
    • Creating Treatment Programs for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders – University of South Florida (3 hrs)
    • Desensitize Triggers Urge Reprocessing (DeTUR) Training – AJ Popky, PhD (13 hrs)
    • Dual Diagnosis Training – Ken Minkoff, MD (7 hrs)
    • Evidence-Based Treatment Models for Co-Occurring Disorders – University of South Florida (3 hrs)
    • Healing Wounds of Addiction: EMDR and IFS, a Systematic Approach to Recovery – Susan Brown, LCSW (1.5 hrs)
    • Issues and Techniques in the Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders– University of South Florida (3 hrs)
    • Motivational Interviewing Workshop – American Society of Addiction Medicine (8 hrs)
    • Part of Me Wants to Quit, Part Doesn’t: Developmental Approach to Addiction – Susan Brown (3 hrs)
    • Responsive Services and Supports for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders – University of South Florida (3 hrs)
    • Role of Enhanced Resourcing in EMDR Treatment of Addiction and Compulsions – Gerard Ilaria, LCSW (1.5 hrs)
    • Understanding the Needs of Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders – University of South Florida (3 hrs)
    Ethics & Risk Management
    • Boundaries and Self-Disclosure in the Digital Age: Top Ethical Challenges – Kirsten Lind Seal, PhD, LMFT (2 hrs)
    • Culturally Responsive Clinical Supervision- Ethical and Trauma-Informed Multicultural Supervision Strategies – Sonja Sutherland, PhD, LPC (6.25 hrs)
    • Ethical Decision Making and Risk Management in clinical Practice – Eric Harris, EdD, JD & Jeffrey Younggren, PhD (6 hrs)
    • Ethics and EMDR: A Review for EMDR Clinicians, Consultants, and Trainers – Steven Silver, PhD (3 hrs)
    • Ethics of Existential Considerations & Challenges in Psychotherapy – Kirsten Lind Seal, PhD, LMFT (4 hrs)
    • Preparing for a Legal-Ethical and Clinically Effective Telemental Health Practice – Roy Huggins, LPC, NCC & Rob Reinhardt, LPCS, MEd, (2 hrs)
    • Risk Assessment and the Mental Status Exam – CMI Education Institute (6 hrs)
    • Telehealth for Mental Health Professionals – Joni Gilbertson, LCPC (12.5 hrs)
    • What’s Ethics Got to Do with It? Ethical Issues in EMDR Therapy -Dr. Robbie Adler-Tapia (3 hrs)
    Miscellaneous Trainings
    • Adult Treatment Through the Lens of Components Based Psychotherapy – Elizabeth Hopper, PhD (3.5 hrs)
    • Animal-Assisted Interventions – Incorporating Animals in Therapeutic Goals and Treatment – Christina Stayer Thornton, EdD, LPC (6.25 hrs)
    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Personality Disorders – Judith Beck, PhD (3 hrs)
    • The Fiction of Memory – Elizabeth Loftus, PhD (1 hr)
    • Heal Your Heart After Grief: Help Your Clients Find Peace After Break-Ups, Divorce, Death and Other Losses – David Kessler, MA, RN (6 hrs)
    • Illness & Health in a Toxic Society– Gabor Mate (3 hrs)
    • Illuminating the Nature of Consciousness and Time with the Wheel of Awareness Practice – Daniel Siegel, MD (1 hr)
    • Incorporating Play Therapy into Evidence Based Therapy – Jennifer Lefebre, PsyD (2 hrs)
    • Making Connections: Neuropsychology of Sandplay Therapy – Lorraine Freedle, PhD (3 hrs)
    • Memory Rescue – Daniel Amen, MD (1 hr)
    • My Journey from Creating Evil to Inspiring Heroism – Philip Zimbardo, PhD  (1 hr)
    • Neurofeedback – Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD, Diana Martinez, MD, PhD, & Ainat Rogel, PhD, LCSW (3.5 hrs)
    • New Breakthroughs in Cognitive Therapy: Applications to the Severely Mentally Ill – Aaron Beck, MD &Judith Beck, PhD (1 hr)
    • We Are Intra-connected: Living Into the Wholeness of Life – Daniel Siegel, MD (1.5 hrs)

    Certifications:

    • Certified EMDR Therapist
    • Certified Transgender Care Specialist
    • Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies
    • Diplomate, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
    • EMDR Adult, Complex Trauma & Dissociation Specialist Intensive Program
    • EMDR Consultant-In-Training

    Education:

    • PhD – California School of Professional Psychology, at Alliant International University
    • BA, Psychology – University of California, Santa Barbara with honors
    • Psi Chi – International Honor Society in Psychology, member

    Memberships:

    American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress (member since 2019)

    American Psychological Association (APA member since 2004)

         Division 56: Division of Trauma Psychology

         Division 35: Society for the Psychology of Women

         Division 44: Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues

    EMDR International Association (EMDRIA, member since 2015) 

    International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD, member since 2019)

    World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH, member since 2018)

    Training

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