Trainings

“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.”
~Albert Einstein

I have been a trainer since 2008 and believe in the training process. Not only in the learning of procedure or process, but making it applicable and practical to trainees. I truly want clinicians to leave each training or workshop with skills to begin utilizing immediately, to feel inspired by what they have learned, and feeling confidence in using what they’ve learned. I encourage active participation in all my trainings, and will tailor information to the attendees. Trainings are developed and ran through the University of Buffalo, in their Social Work Continuing Education Division, or agencies/groups may contact me for individualized training plans. CEU’s are generally available.

Training Topics Include:

Dialectical Behavior Therapy
EMDR
Somatic Based Strategies
Trauma Informed Care in Healthcare Practices
Mindfulness
Compassion Fatigue
Online Treatment Practices
Personality Disorder

Upcoming Trainings

New Ethics Training: Ethical Practice

Self Care: Emerging from Challenging Times

EMDR

EMDR is an evidence-based practice as listed by SAMHSA. The American Psychiatric Association, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, the US Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense designated EMDR as a treatment of choice for Post Traumatic Stress. 90% of mental health clients have experienced multiple traumas in their life.

This is a hands-on clinical skills training for using EMDR and integrating it with your psychotherapy approach. This top-of-the-line training program exceeds EMDRIA’s criteria for EMDR basic training,

Personality Disorders

DBT: Theory, Concepts, and Interventions

Integrating Neuroscientific Based Interventions in Trauma Work

Online Trainings Available

Transferring Your Practice Online: Crash Course on Practical Strategies and Tips for Successful Engagement of Clients

Many therapists are currently in unchartered territory with switching over to telehealth sessions for clients. Telehealth encompasses online sessions as well as telephone-based therapy. This workshop will focus on transferring your practice to online sessions by reviewing practical steps to get started, normalizing the transition for ourselves as well as clients to boost engagement, information on resources to guide privacy and billing aspects of online services, psychoeducational information for clients about online treatment, boundary considerations to take since there is a change to your therapeutic setting , setting frame for clinical focus of online sessions, and troubleshooting for common issues that may arise.

The goal of this workshop is to increase therapist’s comfortability level with doing online sessions and to stay current with therapist communities and what they are saying about this topic. It is also meant to provide support and encouragement during this unprecedented time.

Transferring Your Practice Online, Part 2: Crash Course on Clinical Interventions and Grounding Strategies to Use Online

Many therapists are currently in unchartered territory with switching over to telehealth sessions for clients. This workshop will focus on clinical topics that are relevant amidst global crisis, including the Covid-19 crisis (such as grief and loss of control), interventions and grounding strategies to teach clients via online sessions, and troubleshooting for online session facilitation in general.

Transferring Your Practice Online Part 3: The Invisible Front Line Worker: Support for Therapists and Discussion of Next Steps For Online Practice

Many therapists are currently in unchartered territory with switching over to telehealth sessions for clients. This workshop will focus on clinical topics that are relevant amidst global crisis, including the Covid-19 crisis, such as Maslow’s hierarchy when survival is compromised and the collective experience. Support for telehealth therapists, and planning for next steps will also be discussed.

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Training Topics include:

DBT, EMDR, Trauma Informed Care, Personality Disorders, Sensory Strategies, Neuroscientific Interventions in Complex Trauma Therapy