Extensive training in trauma and addictions:

• On-site learning at Loudoun County (Virginia) Community Service Board
• Regent University's Center for Trauma Studies
• The Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute (JRI), Brookline, MA, Traumatic Stress Studies Certification Program
• International Institute for Trauma and Addictions Professionals (IITAP)
• EMDR applications (EMDRIA/Regent University)
• Sexual Addictions Work (IITAP/AACC) - Certified Sexual Addictions Therapist (CSAT)
• Certifications in Sexual Identity Therapy (Regent University)
• Advanced Training in Sexual Trauma (Regent University)

Theoretical training and approaches include:

• Insight therapy (psychodynamic)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• EMDR
• Gestalt
• Interpersonal Neurobiology
• Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
• Sensorimotor Therapy
• Relaxation techniques and mindfulness/meditation. 

Faith Based

Placing God at the center of each of these approaches emphasizes my focus on integrative healing. I am a committed Christian, yet I welcome and honor people of all backgrounds and beliefs.