Education & Training

  • B.A. Psychology, California State University, Long Beach Beach (2010)
  • M.S.W., PPSC, California State University, Long Beach Beach (2014)
  • Seeking Safety model with Tessie Cleveland Community Services Corp. (TCCSC, June 2015)
  • Trauma-Informed practice with Tessie Cleveland Community Services Corp. (TCCSC, Nov 2015)
  • Community Re-entry: Understanding, engaging, and treating older adults involved in the criminal justice system (TCCSC, Feb 2016)
  • Mindful Awareness Practice: For Daily Practice with Mitra Manesh, UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Research Center (MARC, May-June 2016)
  • Effecting change through the use of Motivational Interviewing: Interactive Training for Skill Development (June 2016)
  • Deepening and Enriching your Mindfulness Practice: A workshop for clinicians and others who facilitate mindfulness with Lopsang Rapgay, Ph.D, MARC (Aug 2016)
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Board of Behavioral Studies (April 2017, BBS # 76323)
  • A 3-Part Course in Entheogenic Journeying, Creating the Psychedelic Experience with Shiri Malcolm Godasi (July 2017)
  • Psychedelic Harm Reduction, Zendo Project, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS, via CPTR in May 2017 & Oct 2017)
  • Certification in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies & Research (CPTR) program, California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS, Dec 2017)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy & Relapse Prevention Strategies with Andrew S. Kurtz, MA, MFT, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (June 2018)
  • Behavioral Health Assessments and Referrals for Gender-Affirming Surgery training, National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center (Dec 2018)
  • Substance use Among Older Adults training, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (May 2019)
  • Grief & Loss training, Our House Grief Support Center (Dec 2019)
  • Best Practices in Addiction treatment and Culture of Integrated Care, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (Jan 2020)
  • Enhancing Intrinsic Motivation for Physical Activity with Steven Malcolm Berg-Smith with Awakening Inner Motivation (Jan 2020)
  • Best practices with working with trans clients regarding support plans in school, readiness letters, hormone treatment, and gender dysphoria with Kristina Padilla, MA LAADC, ICADDC, CGS, California Consortium of Addictions Programs and Professionals (CCAPP, March 2021)
  • MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy (partial training), Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS, Part A-C via CPTR 2017 & Part D in April 2022)
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