I have 25 years of experience in the field of mental health. My therapeutic approach is a combination of Somatic psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), EMDR, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), The Gottman Method, Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), Existentialism, Depth Psychology, Hypnotherapy, Art Therapy.

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I am also a certified Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist. My background includes a long-standing interest in movement and meditation (dance, yoga, and mindfulness practices) as well as Somatic Psychology approaches especially as they apply to Trauma work. In addition to my clinical work, I have conducted trauma evaluations for torture survivors seeking asylum in the U.S. and have been a volunteer with Health Right International whose focus is assisting torture survivors. I spent several years doing trauma work with recent refugees. I have presented domestically and internationally on the topics of complicated grief and trauma following the loss of a loved one to a traumatic death such as suicide.