I am so grateful…
Somatic Self-Love and the f/embodiment spiral model of change are a synthesis of teachings, accreditations, and lived experience over the last three decades. I have immense gratitude for all of my teachers known and unknown.
Self-Love, Breathwork and Spiritual Direction
Certified Breathwork Facilitator with David Elliott. His books, The Reluctant Healer and Healing, are foundational to the creation and practice of somatic self-love.
Somatics and Embodiment
- Certificate in Somatic Stress Release with Dr. Scott Lyons (through The Embody Lab)
- Certificate in The Power of Embodied Transformation with Dr. Richard Strozzi-Heckler, Staci Haines and others (through Coaches Rising)
- Certificate in Somatic Embodiment & Regulation Strategies with Linda Thai
- Certificate in Somatic Experiencing® via Peter Levine’s Trauma Master Class
- Certificate in Foundations of Somatic Therapy for Trauma: The 9 Key Techniques for Effective Body-Based Therapy (Digital Seminar) with Abi Blakeslee, SEP, CMT, MFT, PhD
Trauma and Addiction
- Certificate in The Seven Myths of Addiction by Gabor Maté, MD
- Certificate in Addictive Behaviors as Self-Preservation: Key Insights from the Internal Family Systems Model with Richard Schwartz, PhD
CPTSD
- Certificate Program in Traumatic Stress Studies, offered through the Trauma Research Foundation, Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD, Dr. Jana Pressley, Dr. Pat Ogden and others
- Certificate Program in Somatic Interventions for Treating Complex Trauma with Janina Fisher
- Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level II: Complex Trauma (CCTP-II) with Dr. Arielle Schwartz
- Certificate in Complex Trauma Master Class: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Action with Dr. Pat Ogden
- Certificate in Brainspotting with David Grand, Ph.D.: The Brain-Body Based Therapy for Treating Trauma
Post Traumatic Growth
- Complex Trauma Certification Training: A Strength-Based Approach for Treating Complex PTSD with Dr. Arielle Schwartz
- Certificate in EMDR & Parts Work for Treating Complex Trauma: Somatic Techniques to Decrease Defensiveness and Facilitate Trauma Processing with Dr. Arielle Schwartz
- Certificate in The Integrated Therapist with Bessel van der Kolk, MD, Richard Schwartz, PhD, & Frank Anderson, MD
- Certificate in Sue Johnson’s Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy Master Class: Experience the Healing Power of EFIT for Attachment Trauma
- Certificate in The Ultimate Trauma Treatment Certification (CCTP/CCTPII) Course: A Blueprint for Greater Therapeutic Success for Clients with Complex Trauma with Dr. Arielle Schwartz and Daphne Fatter, PhD
- Certificate in The Hakomi Method to Somatic Healing: Complete mind-body trauma transformation with Manuela Mischke-Reeds
- Certificate in Putting Polyvagal Theory into Practice: Nervous-system based Exercises for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma and more with Deborah Dana, LCSW, LICSW
Addiction
- Body Forgiveness: The Intersection of Forgiveness and Self-Compassion in Positive Body Image and Eating Disorder Recovery with Dr. Ann Saffi Biasetti
- Certificate in Unraveling Addictive Disorders and the Complex Traumatized Brain with Janina Fisher, PhD
EMDR
- Certificate in Virtual EMDR: Safe, Simple and Straightforward Approaches to Adapting EMDR to Telehealth with Megan Boardman, LCSW, ACADC, CCTP-II, EMDR-C
Nervous System/Polyvagal
- Certificate in Polyvagal Informed Therapy with Deb Dana and Stephen Porges, PhD
- Certificate in Clinical Applications of Polyvagal Theory in Trauma Treatment: Integrating the Science of Safety, Trust, Self-Regulation and Attachment with Stephen Porges & Deb Dana
Compassion
- Certificate in Compassionate Inquiry with Dr. Gabor Maté
Marketing and Messaging
- Copywriting for Culture Makers with Kelly Diels
Women’s Empowerment, Female Sexuality and Relationships
- VITA Certified Coach, The Institute of Integrated Sexuality
- Certificate in Sex, Desire & Attachment with Dr. Emily Nagoski
Somatic Attachment Theory
- Certificate in Somatic Attachment Therapy with Dr. Scott Lyons, Dr. Maureen Gallagher, and others (through The Embody Lab)
IFS Somatic Parts Work
- Certificate in Integrative Somatic Parts Work with Fran Booth (through The Embody Lab)
Shadow Work
- Certified Shame-Informed Treatment Specialist with Patti Ashley, PhD, LPC, Ann Saffi Biasetti, PhD, LCSWR, CEDS, CIAYT, Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, Amy Pershing, LMSW, ACSW
- Certificate in The Role of Shame in Sexual Abuse in Women with Kathy Steele, MN, CS
- Certificate in Body Image and Sexuality: Befriending the Sexual Self After Trauma with Angie Gunn, LCSW, CST
- Certificate in Shame and the Disowned Self: Overcoming Internal Attachment Disorder with Dr. Janina Fisher
- Certificate in Sexual Trauma Clinical Training: Interventions to Cultivate Safety, Release Shame, and Nurture Boundaries with Erika Shershun, LMFT
- Certificate in Trauma-Related Emotional Eating: Effective Interventions for Chronic Overeating and Binge Eating Disorder (Digital Seminar) with Amy Pershing, LMSW, ACSW, CCTP-II, Center for Eating Disorders
- Certificate in Megan Devine’s Grief Care Professional Certificate Program
- Shame Certification Training: Integrative Somatic, Sensorimotor, Mindfulness, & Neurobiological Strategies to Transform Self-Loathing with Janina Fisher
- Narcissistic Abuse and Gaslighting Treatment with Ramani Durvasula, PhD, LCP, Stephanie Sarkis, PhD, NCC, DCMHS, LMHC and others