“The gift we receive on the underworld journey becomes the gift we offer in return to life. The offering of that gift is our contribution to the ongoing evolution of the human species, whose collective awakening is essential for the continued inhabitation of all species of earth.”

-Bill Plotkin, Soulcraft

“The millennial program is to put the art pedal to the floor.”

-Terence McKenna –

Trainings:

• Oxbridge Masters in Philosophy from Trinity College Dublin (2010) (followed by a jaunt to India where I volunteered in an orphanage for HIV-positive children in Jaipur)
• Masters in Social Work (Mental Health Concentration) from USC (2015)
• Thirteen years of experience in mental health at the time of this writing (working mostly in residential programs and community-based mental health programs for traumatized children and youth, with only one of those years a blend of chemical dependency inpatient and outpatient experience, interspersed with some visits to clients in an adjunct skilled nursing home for people with HIV/AIDS)
• Approved in February 2019 by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences to practice psychotherapy under my own license (hence the ‘L’ in LCSW). (It means I’ve collected thousands of post-Masters clinical hours, done a bunch of post-Masters trainings, and passed a couple of truly butt-numbing exams, years after finishing grad school.)
• EMDR trained and cleared by EMDRIA and the EMDR Institute to use this heavily evidence-based trauma treatment in my practice. (By the way, it’s not ONLY effective for adult-onset, specific, “big T” trauma.) “CBT” has been a buzz word (or acronym?) in mental health for the last couple of decades (mostly because insurance companies love it). Think of EMDR as “CBT-plus”. CBT appears efficacious when outcome measures are taken immediately following treatment. Years later, however, the results do not seem to hold up. It’s because CBT does not address the “root” of the current distress, and modalities that allow for deeper work (as EMDR does) tend to produce longer-lasting results. I think of EMDR as the icing on the cake of the last century of Western developments in understanding the unconscious, blended with modern developments in neurobiology. It’s powerful stuff. (It’s like expedited depth work.)
• SF Jung Institute – Clinical Applications of Jungian Analysis six-month program graduate
• JFK University – Clinical Applications of Deep Imagination certified
• Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes – Original Voice Creativity and Dream-Tending Intensive Workshop Trainee
• Certified Hypnotist
• Portland Psychic School – Psychic Meditation Class Graduate
• Colette Baron-Reid’s Oracle School – Certified Oracle Guide
• Alanna Kaivalya’s Alchemical Astrology School – Certified Astrologer
• In 2021, I introduced my first full-length book, Heal Your Witch Wound to the world with the tremendous support of Paper Raven Books. I was humbled and astounded to watch it become a #1 bestseller in several Amazon categories in its first week.
• In 2022, I became a lineage-initiated mesa carrier, certified Shamanic Energy Medicine practitioner and Holistic Nutrition Coach through Dr. Alberto Villoldo’s Four Winds Academy. I also was privileged to participate in a series of ayahuasca ceremonies with Shipibo medicine men and women in the rainforests of Peru in the same year. These experiences have added to my competency and scope when it comes to finding the overlaps between shamanic work and Jungian work, and to integrating lifestyle medicine interventions (such as awareness of the way nutrition impacts mental health) holistically into the way I work with therapy clients.
• I have completed a rigorous, year-long Psychedelic Therapy training and certification at the Integrative Psychiatry Institute. Please visit my KAP page for more information. 
• I have also completed a Body Temple Dance Teacher Certification (and International Certification of Dance Studies) with the wonderful Adriana Rizzolo. This is a very Somatic Experiencing-complimentary creative, mystical, somatic practice that weaves movement, somatic awareness, music and creative expression all together for a unique and potent bouquet of practices for deeper body awareness, creativity and aliveness.
• Lastly, I am now in the midst of a three-year full Somatic Experiencing training through Somatic Experiencing International. This is a powerful, body-based therapy that helps people heal trauma by focusing on body sensations rather than on thoughts. It was created by neurobiologist and psychotherapist, Peter Levine.
• I believe we can be the revolution we all long to see on this planet by resolving whatever is standing between our hurting heart and our beautifully broken OPEN heart; by stepping into our creative brilliance, and our sacred calling. Schedule a free 20-minute consultation call if you’re ready to live the life you were meant to live.