Education, Training, & Memberships

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Psychology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Masters in Social Work at Catholic University of America in Washington DC

Licenses:

Post graduate employment:

  • Mentor Maryland - therapeutic foster care 2004 - 2006

  • OMHC Therapist at Mentor Maryland 2005 - 2009

  • Suburban Mental Health Associates - group private practice - 2010 - 2011

  • Private Practice created in 2011

After two decades in this field, I’ve found that the more I learn, the more curious I become. The trainings below reflect that ongoing journey — through neurodivergence, gender-affirming care, trauma, and Brainspotting. They’re less a finish line than a map of where my heart and my practice keep leading me, alongside the clients and communities who teach me the most.

Neurodivergence

  • Autistic Clinical Insights Conference — NeuroAbundant (Nov 2025)

    • The Exultation & Grief of Late Diagnosis of Autism

    • Autism and Trauma

    • From Meltdowns to Managers: Supporting Internal Systems in Autistic Clients

  • PDA North America Conference — Chicago (2025)

  • 2025 Lives in the Balance Summit: Current Thinking About Autism & PDA

  • A Neuroaffirming Approach to Treating OCD using I-CBT — Brittany Goff (2025)

  • Neurodiversity-Affirming ADHD Evaluation — NeuroAbundant (2024)

  • Autistic-Informed Assessment Training — Rachel Boggan (2024)

  • Becoming a Neurodivergent-Affirming Clinician — Cascadia Training (2024)

  • MIGDAS-2 with Adults — Marilyn Monteiro (2024)

  • MIGDAS-2 with Children & Younger Adolescents — Marilyn Monteiro (2024)

  • Tailoring DBT for Autistic Clients — EBPNE (2024)

  • Insights into the Autistic Mind — Guiding Extraordinary Minds (2024)

Supporting Queer Folks

  • Navigating College Admissions as a Transgender Student — SAYFTEE (2024)

  • LGBTQ Youth: Clinical Strategies to Support Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity — Deb Coolhart, PhD, LMFT (2023)

  • All Genders Welcome: IFS with Trans &/or Nonbinary Communities — Affirmative Couch (2023)

  • Neuroqueer Complexities — SAYFTEE (2022)

  • Polyvagal Theory for Embodied Trauma Recovery (CCTP) — Arielle Schwartz, PhD (2025)

  • Polyvagal Theory and the Neuroscience of Connection — Sherrie All, PhD (2025)

  • Janina Fisher’s Trauma Treatment Certification Training (CCTP) (2024)

  • Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Teens Provider — Gina Biegel, LMFT (2021)

Trauma

Brainspotting

  • Brainspotting Intensive — Akumal, Mexico, with Mariya Javed-Payne, LICSW (5-day, 2025)

  • Brainspotting Phase 2 — Joy Myong, LPC (21 hours, 2025)

  • Brainspotting Phase 1 — Joy Myong, LPC (21 hours, 2025)

  • Parts Work Mastermind — Cherie Lindberg, PhD, LPC (8-month, 2025)

  • Ongoing group consultation — neurodivergent & queer communities

In Progress

  • PDA Safe Circle Clinician Certification — Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman

  • My Gender IQ — Jess Romeo, PMHNP gender-affirming care series

Professional & Community Memberships