Welcome!

I am trained in a variety of Healing Arts and I hold a PhD in Psychology from Meridian University.

I trained as a Systemic and Family Constellations facilitator with:

Joanne Chartrand and Dr. Dyrian Benz (Relational Constellation Institute of Santa Barbara)
Mark Wolynn (The Family Constellation Institute in San Francisco)
Stephan Hausner (Praxis für Systemische Medizin und Psychosomatik in Germany and at the Bert Hellinger Instituut Netherland)
Susan Ulfelder (Hellinger Institute of Washington DC)

My further training includes:

Somatic Experiencing®- Somatic Trauma Therapy developed by Dr. Peter Levine
Organic Intelligence® method of human empowerment, resiliency and compassion of Steven Hoskinson
Somatic Attachment Trainings of Dr. Diane Heller
Relational Development training with Dave Berger (Bodywork and Somatic Education)
Trauma Informed Touch Skills (Somatic Practice) - Resilience And Self-Regulation training with Kathy Kain
PhD in Psychology from Meridian University.

My work is further informed by:

Internal Family Systems of Richard Schwarz
studies in Expressive Arts Therapy (with Rosario Samartino)
Imaginal Psychology (with Aftab Omer @ Meridian University)
Relational Gestalt (with Dorothy Charles)
study of the Enneagram (with Helen Palmer and Sandra Maitri)
Existential-Humanistic Psychology
Jungian Psychology
Attachment theory
Polyvagal theory of Dr. Steven Porges
Vitalism and Philosophies of becoming
Participatory theory
Ecopsychology and deep ecology
Working with Early Childhood Trauma of Dr. Steven Terrell
work of Dr. Michael Reddy (Altar Constellations) and Karen Seeberg (Soul Sculpting)
many walks of Walking-in-your-shoes method I learned and practiced with Peter DeVries
embodiment practices
Indigenous and ancient wisdom traditions