About

I have been practicing counseling and psychotherapy since 1999. I have been active in the San Francisco poly community since 2003. My work has been influenced by 12 years of mindfulness and yoga practice.

Education

  • MSW 2003, Boston University School of Social Work
  • BA Psychology 1999, University of California at Berkeley

Trainings and Conferences

  • [Somatic Psychotherapy](https://web.archive.org/web/20170404130929/http://www.psychophysicalther...), Bill Bowen, 2014
  • [Somatic Resourcing](https://web.archive.org/web/20170404130929/http://www.psychophysicalther...), Bill Bowen, 2012-2013
  • Dharma of Intimacy (mindful sexuality and relating), Justine Dawson, 2010
  • Collaborative Couple Therapy, Dan Wile, 2010
  • Stress, Trauma and Somatic Psychotherapy, Bill Bowen, 2010
  • Emotionally-Focused Couple Therapy (EFT): An Attachment Approach to Relationship Issues, 2009
  • Awakening to Mindfulness, Faces Conferences, Sylvia Boorstein, Tara Brach, et al, 2009
  • Affect Regulation, Attachment and Trauma, Pat Ogden, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, 2009
  • Working with Addicted Survivors of Trauma, Janina Fisher, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, 2009
  • Polyamory Conference, Dossie Easton, Danielle Harel, et al, 2008
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy, 2005

Licensing

  • 2008 Licensed Clinical Social Worker (license# LCS24484)