Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
Level III Clinician

AEDP is a psychotherapeutic model grounded in the neurobiology of human relationships, emotion, resilience, and sudden experiences of transformation. It aims to restore resilience in emotional places that feel broken or stuck.

Dignity Therapy
Dignity in Care

Dignity Therapy is a brief a palliative care therapy that addresses the emotional, social, relationship, and legacy needs of people living with life limiting medical illnesses through the supported creation of a legacy document. I was trained in Dignity Therapy by its founder Max Chochinov, MD and his associates in Winnipeg, Canada.

POLST (Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment): Train the Trainer
California Coalition for Compassionate Care

Multidisciplinary training in 1) skills for advanced care planning and POLST discussions with patients and families and 2) educating medical providers and communities about advance care planning and POLST

Being With Dying Contemplative End of Life Care Training
Upaya Zen Center

Professional multidisciplinary training program for end of life clinicians to build the inner skills and capacities needed for the compassionate care for people and families living with serious illnesses

Social / Trauma Resilience Model
Upaya Zen Center

The Social / Trauma Resilience Model is a cross cultural, neurobiologically informed skills based approach to increasing trauma resilience in individuals and communities.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
Level II Clinician
EMDR Institute

EMDR is a treatment that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma and is also used to build resilience in the mind, body, emotions, and spirit.

2016 -2017 — Working Group Advisor
American Psychological Association Resolution on End-of-Life Care

2012-2015 Attending Health Psychologist
Highland Hospital
Division of Palliative Care and Geriatrics
Oakland, California

Schwartz Rounds Facilitator
The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare

Schwartz Rounds Facilitators work to increase compassionate healthcare through open and honest discussion among clinicians of the social and emotional issues that arise while caring for patients and families

Community-Based Palliative Care Mentoring Project
California Healthcare Foundation

Community, team, and individual training and mentorship in program development and evaluation of an outpatient palliative care clinic in the Alameda County Health System

2010-2013 Consulting Health Psychologist
Skilled nursing facilities in Oakland, Berkeley, Walnut Creek, San Ramon, Pleasant Hill, San Leandro, Martinez, Concord