Licensure & Certification

  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) – Pennsylvania & Florida(Telehealth)

  • Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)

  • Somatic Experiencing (SEP) Practitioner

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) – Level 1 Trained

  • Certified Provider: Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)

  • Certified Provider: Rest and Restore Protocol (RRP)

Education

  • M.A. in Counseling Education (Rehabilitation Counseling concentration) — Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

  • Post‑Baccalaureate Certification in Structural Family Therapy — Philadelphia Child & Family Therapy Training Institute

  • Institute for Mindfulness & Psychotherapy (IMP) Certificate Program — CHA Center for Mindfulness and Compassion, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry affiliation

  • Somatic Experiencing (SE) Professional Training Program — Somatic Experiencing International

Mindfulness & Compassion-Based Integration

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) – Training with Jon Kabat-Zinn & Saki Santorelli
    Mount Madonna Center, Watsonville, CA

  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) – Training with Zindel Segal & Susan Woods
    Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY

  • IMS & Mind & Life Institute Retreat – Studied with Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein, Richard Davidson, Kristin Neff
    Barre, MA: Advanced training in mindfulness, lovingkindness meditation, and clinical introspection

Specialized Clinical Modalities

  • Somatic Experiencing & body-first trauma resolution

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) for parts work & self-leadership

  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) & Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP)

  • Polyvagal Theory–informed interventions

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) – Training from Mercyhurst University & Beck Institute

Family Systems & Mediation Expertise

  • Clinical training in Collaborative Law Practice, Mediation, and Conflict Resolution

  • Structural Family Therapy for relationships, co-parenting, and systemic concerns

Areas of Specialization

  • Trauma, PTSD & nervous system dysregulation

  • Anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety, panic, phobias) and recurrent depression

  • Relationship & marital counseling, co‑parenting, and single parenting support

  • Return-to-Work (RTW) and disability adjustment services

  • Mind–body integration, resilience building, and somatic healing