Therapy Training
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Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Bradley University in Illinois (2018-2021). Grounding my work in a 3 year formal therapy masters degree training was important to me - I wanted the depth and clinical rigor to support people fully.
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Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy (EFT): Evidence-based couples therapy modality for when couples find themselves stuck in the same pattern, repairing from affairs, and persistent problems. Completed Level 1 in 2025, Level 2 will be completed in December, 2025.
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Hakomi Mindfulness Therapy: A Buddhist-informed body-centered psychotherapy method focused on witnessing, accepting, and body-awareness as keys to living a fulfilled life, instead of running from the body with thinking or doing. From 2020 to 2021 I completed a year long professional training in Hakomi.
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Gestalt Therapy: I hold an advanced certificate in Gestalt Therapy, graduating in 2020 from the Gestalt Institute of San Francisco after over a year in advanced training and supervision. Gestalt therapy is a somatic psychology that helps people live more authentically and unsubscribe from societal norms that don’t fit them.
Sex Coaching, Pleasure, Kink, and Polyamory:
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Sex and Relationship Embodiment Certification: 2025. 3 years of specialized clinical sex and relationship coaching training under Keeley Rankin, Completing 2,400 supervised clinical hours and 3 years of weekly supervision alongside Aimee Evnin. Â
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Somatic Sex Education (In Progress): Currently completing advanced somatic sex educator training, incorporating body-based tools for sexual healing and pleasure expansion
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Healthy Non-Monogamous Relationships (Libby Sinback): I initially took this 16 week training for myself, and later was selected to return as a course instructor and mentor for 3 cohorts. I helped teach Libby Sinback’s program - teaching the sex and pleasure modules as well as running group processing breakouts - bringing in somatic tools and sex education to help participants build deeper, more authentic connections, learn how to open their relationships, and explore non-traditional relationships.
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Unfurling into Pleasure: Completed a 16-week somatic and pleasure-based course with best-selling author and sex educator Euphemia Russell, author of Slow Pleasure: Explore Your Pleasure Spectrum.
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Intentional Eating and Body-Image Training: Completed a 6-month course with Emily Van Eck, MS, RDN, focused on building a nourishing, non-diet relationship with food and body. This work helped me reframe body image and connect with self-love and sensuality in the present - not as a future ideal - so I can better support both myself and my clients.
Additional Training
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Certified in “Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents”: A 3 month certificate by New York Times Best Selling Author and Psychologist, Dr. Lindsay Gibson. This certification deepened my ability to support clients dealing with the lasting impact of emotionally immature caregivers - such as boundary struggles, shame, and emotional neglect. I use this framework to help clients build more secure relationships and a grounded sense of self.
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Financial Literacy & Values-Based Business: Completed an 8-week course with Hadassah Damien - a queer punk artist turned economics researcher and activist - on sustainable, equity-focused financial practices for small businesses. This training deepened my understanding of how money shapes mental health, relationships, and values-driven living.
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Opening the Heart of Forgiveness (7 weeks): Completed Jack Kornfield’s 7-week Buddhist course on forgiveness, reconciliation, self-compassion, and emotional healing. This training deepened my ability to support clients carrying grief, resentment, or unresolved emotional pain, offering practical tools for release and repair.