I specialize in working with trauma clients and am certified in EMDR by EMDRIA and Somatic Experiencing Certified by the SE™ Trauma Institute. I have extensively studied the neurobiology of trauma and trauma treatment.

I am intensively trained in DBT and work with clients using DBT and CBT. I have experience in forensic, inpatient, and outpatient environments.

I am a native Spanish speaker and provide therapy in Spanish.

I also develop programs and do consulting work on program development and supervise other social workers for licensure.

Education and Training:

• Somatic Experiencing Certified by the SE™ Trauma Institute.

• Specialty training in dissociative disorders and trauma, re-traumatization, compassion fatigue, and healing sexual trauma.

• Certified Complex Trauma Professional (CCTP-II) by IATP CCTP.

• Training with Dr. Janina Fisher (Levels 1-4) , Working with the Neurobiological legacy of trauma, Principles, and challenges of trauma treatment, Working with trauma-related disassociation and complexity, Advance Topics in Theory, Clinical Practice, and the other therapeutic relationships

• Trainings with Dr. Ana Gomez
  EMDR therapy with medical and somatic conditioning, EMDR Therapy and attachment, Summit of EMDR Therapy and attachment: Healing the wounded self across the life span, EMDR Therapy and Thera-play with children, Complex Trauma Dissociative Symptoms & EMDR Therapy, Making EMDR Effective and developmentally appropriate for children

• Training with Debra Wesselmann, LIMHP: EMDR Integrative Team Treatment for Attachment Trauma in Children Part 1&2

• Training with Deany Laliotis, LICSW: Going deeper into personality &character structure using EMDR Therapy

• Training with Peter Levine and Diane Poole Heller: Healing Sexual Trauma

• FEI Behavioral Debriefing Model