My Training

I attended Naropa University in 2000 and completed my bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts from California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in 2005. I studied Somatic Psychotherapy at CIIS from 2007-2008 and attended various professional trainings in Hakomi Psychotherapy, Jungian Therapy, Gestalt, Family Constellations, Nonviolent Communication and IFS Therapy between 2008-2018. I received an M.A. in Clinical Social Work at Highlands University in 2020.

I am extensively trained in Internal Family Systems Therapy through the 6-month IFS Institute Level-1 Program and have had over 50 hours of workshop training with Richard Schwartz, the founder of IFS Therapy. I became a Certified Trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication (cnvc.org) in 2022, after almost 20 years of practicing and studying NVC.  In addition to the modalities mentioned above, I also have a background in attachment theory, CBT Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. I use mindfulness-based tools as well as creative approaches from my decades of training aimed at getting to the client's deeper layers, to allow for real change to occur.

I have been teaching Nonviolent Communication at various learning centers throughout California, Oregon, New Mexico and India since 2007. In my workshops, I combine NVC skill-building with all of the tools that have helped me grow- including psychology, creative writing, movement, mindfulness, somatic awareness, ritual and earth-based practices.