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.