Taking the first step and asking for help takes courage! I’m proud of you for reaching out and I look forward to being part of your healing. I am a Queer-identifying Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Master’s Level Certified Addiction Professional, Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, TF-CBT Certified Therapist, EMDR Certified Therapist, EMDR Approved Trainer and Consultant, and Registered Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator. I utilize a trauma-informed, client-centered, strengths-based and LGBTQIA+ affirming approach when working with all clients and I combine evidence-based trauma treatments with Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
I offer LGBTQIA+ affirming individual, family, and group services for children, adolescents, and adults throughout Florida and Oregon.
I have extensive training in LGBTQIA+ Competent Clinical Care and DEI, Multicultural Care, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Child-Centered Play Therapy, and Non-directive Play Therapy.
I have certification in the following evidence-based interventions:
AFFIRM, an affirmative CBT-based group protocol for LGBTQIA+ youth
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMD Techniques G-TEP and R-TEP
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Restorative Justice
Circle of Security Parenting
I am a member of the National Association of Social Workers, Florida Association for Play Therapy, Florida Association for Infant Mental Health, and National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors. I am a former EMDRIA Child and Adolescent SIG Board Communications Chair, former member of the Palm Beach County NASW Steering Committee, and was nominated for the prestigious NonprofitsFirst Nonprofit Professional of the Year Award in 2020 and 2021. I have been published in the Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice and EMDRIA Magazine Go With That. I have been a guest lecturer at Florida Atlantic University’s School of Social Work and am recognized as an Expert Witness in court proceedings. I have presented at the Annual Florida DCF Children & Families Summit, Annual Florida NASW Conference, Annual Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Restoring Hope Conference, Annual National School Social Work Conference, and the Annual Georgia Partnership Against Domestic Violence Teen Summit, as well as monthly chapter meetings of the NASW and Association for Play Therapy. I have presented more than 100 trainings and workshops on the topics of trauma, resiliency, and child development for the Florida Department of Children and Families, ChildNet, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Crisis Intervention Team, the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, and the Palm Beach County Unified Family Court Department.
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