I hold a Bachelors of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design and a Masters in Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University with specialized training in both Transpersonal and Somatic therapies.

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Additional Trainings:

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• Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction with Bob Stahl PhD

• Existential/Contemplative Psychotherapy with Ken Bradford PhD

• Somatic approaches to Trauma with Babbette Rothschild and Manuela Mischke Reeds

• Level III Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) with Diana Fosha and others.

• Bodynamic Developmental Somatics with Theresa Beldon and Kitty Chelton

• Internal Family Systems Online Circle.

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My practice is also informed by my life experiences as a long time student of the Diamond Approach, as a student and practitioner of Mindfulness, Buddhism, Non-dual Wisdom teachings, and as an artist, spouse and mother.