About My Training​

My work is grounded in more than six years of immersive study, practice, and personal work with Internal Family Systems (IFS).

 

IFS is the primary lens through which I work with the inner world. My training has included three nine-month intensive IFS cohorts with a Level 3 IFS practitioner, IFS consultation training, and specialized study in nervous system work and ancestral wounds.

 

My primary mentor and teacher was Dr. Guthrie Sayen, who trained extensively with Dr. Richard Schwartz, the founder of IFS. I also studied with Dr. Jay Earley, deepening my understanding and practice of working with exiles and the IFS model.

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Education & Professional Training

• B.A. in Psychology & Philosophy

• Graduate study in Clinical Psychology

• 6+ years of IFS study and practice

• Three 9-month intensive IFS cohorts with a Level 3 IFS practitioner

• IFS Consultation training

• Exile-focused IFS training with Dr. Jay Earley

• Recovery Coach & Recovery Support Specialist

• PMBIA Mountain Bike Coach

• Wilderness First Aid Certified

• Reiki Level 1

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Embodiment & Ongoing Study

Years of personal practice and continued study in:

• Embodiment

• Yoga

• Breath-work

• Exercise and movement

• Nervous-system regulation

• Polyvagal theory

• Meditation

• 12-step recovery and peer support

• Nature and adventure

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Beyond the certifications

My training provided the tools, but what informs my work has come through living these practices.

And…

I am forever learning, forever becoming.