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Certifications and Advanced Training

Certifications

Treatment Modalities

  • ​EMDR Certified Therapist, EMDR International Association, 2024

  • Triple P  (Positive Parenting Program) Standard Level 4 Group Provider, Triple P International and The University of Queensland, 2019

  • Triple P  (Positive Parenting Program) Standard Level 4 Group Teen Provider, Triple P International and The University of Queensland, 2019

  • Triple P  (Positive Parenting Program) Standard Level 4 Provider, Triple P International and The University of Queensland, 2018

  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Medical School of South Carolina, 2018

  • Individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Academy of Cognitive Therapy, 2018

  • Reflective Parenting Program, Level 2, Center for Reflective Communities, 2017

  • Managing and Adapting Practices, PracticeWise®, 2017

Clinical Licenses
Other Professional Credentials

June 2011-September 2028

Education

 

Antioch University, Los Angeles
MA, Clinical Psychology - Specializations in Applied Community Psychology and Psychological Trauma


Point Loma Nazarene University
Credential, Child Welfare & Attendance


Loyola Marymount University
MA, Counseling - Emphasis in School Counseling
​Credential, School Counseling


University of California, Los Angeles
BA, Sociology - Minors in Education & Chican@ Studies

Professional Affiliations

 

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Training

Treatment Modalities Currently In Training

  • Brainspotting in Consultation towards Certification

Trauma Models

  • ​​Brainspotting - Master Class with David Grand, West Coast Psychotherapy, 2022

  • Brainspotting - Phase 1, 2, & Expansion Pacific Counseling & Trauma Center, 2020

  • Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing - Level 2 Basic Training, EMDR Institute, Inc., 2020

  • Seeking Safety, Treatment Innovations, 2019

  • Trauma Resiliency Model - Level 1, Trauma Resource Institute, 2018

Selected Recent Clinical Training

  • Working with Adult Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors, Cristina Mardirossian at Pasadena Trauma Therapy, 2024

  • Beyond Borders: Supporting the LGBTQ+ Latinx/e Community, Antioch University, 2024

  • Breaking the Silence: Empowering Male Survivors of Child Abuse, IE- CAMFT, 2024

  • Safe and Practical EMDR for Complex PTSD, EMDRIA, 2023

  • Pathways to Connection: Attachment in Everyday Life, EMDRIA, 2023

  • The Flash Technique - An Advance in EMDR Treatment, EMDRIA, 2023

  • ​​Curso en Perspectiva Feminista en Psicoterapia, Sorece Asociación de Psicólogas Feministas, 2022

  • Homies in Sandplay: Ethnocultural Perspectives and Practices, Jorge de la O, 2022

  • Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse Trauma: Culturally Competent Strategies to Support Parents to Help Their Child Sexual Abuse Survivor Heal, Lang, 2019

  • Parenting Under the Influence of Trauma, Martin, 2019

  • When Culture and Race Enter the Therapy Room, Bowman, 2019 

  • Dejando La Chancla: Reframing Latinx Family Traditions Towards the Preservation of Culture and Resilience for Bicultural Children, Leslie Priscilla Arreola, 2019

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES

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  • Crisis Oriented Recovery Services  (CORS) Training, County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, 2019

  • Depression Treatment Quality Improvement Intervention (DTQI), County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, 2019

  • Introduction to the DMH Infancy, Childhood & Relationship Enrichment Initial Assessment (ICARE), County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, 2018

  • Essentials of DMH Paperwork, Antioch University Los Angeles, 2016

School-Based

  • The Use of Data in School Counseling by Hatching Results®, AUSD, 2015

  • California AB1432 Mandated Reporter Training (ASCIP), AUSD, 2015

  • PATHS® Curriculum, AUSD, 2014

  • Critical Incident (Crisis, Suicide, Threat), AUSD, Since 2013

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