Trainings and Certifications:
Upcoming/In-Progress Trainings & Certifications:
Background/Education History:
- Hatha Yoga Certified Instructor, Yoga 4 Peace non-profit studio (200 hour; 2014)
- Yoga for Survivors-Certified Instructor, Oncology Yoga (150 hour; 2015)
- Certified Trauma & Resilience Practitioner (CTRP)-STARR Commonwealth
- Certified Family Trauma Professional (2018)-IATP
- Certified Child & Adolescent Trauma Professional-ITTI
- ARC Trauma Framework Training-ARC Framework
- ACEs Champion Trainer/Ambassador: Michigan DHHS (2019)-MI ACEs
- Mindful, Trauma-Informed Yoga Certification, Yoga Medicine
- Street Yoga Training (Trauma-Informed Youth Outreach)
- Connection Coalition Training (Trauma-Informed Youth Outreach; Level 2 Social Justice in Yoga)
- Yoga 4 Classrooms Training
- Reiki Certified, Levels I & II
- 8-week MBSR coursework via UMass Center for Mindfulness: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
- 10-week Mindful Self-Compassion coursework, Center for Mindful Self-Compassion
- Center for Adolescent Studies Building Authentic Relationships; Mindfulness for Traumatized Youth
Upcoming/In-Progress Trainings & Certifications:
- Mindful Schools: Certified Mindful Schools Teacher Class of 2019 (Year-long certificate)
- Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness-David Treleaven (both in-person and online)
- Justice Resource Institute, Center for Trauma and Embodiment: Trauma-Centered, Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Teacher
- Teaching Trauma-Informed Yoga to Children-Yoga International
Background/Education History:
- Certified School Psychologist, Michigan Department of Education
- Master of Social Work, Clinical (MSW)-Michigan State University, In-progress
- Graduate Certificate: Medical Neuroscience, Michigan State University, In-progress
- Graduate Certificate: Applied Educational Neuroscience, Butler University, In-progress
- Post-Masters Specialist Degree in School Psychology, University of Detroit-Mercy
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology, Wayne State University
- Community Mental Health (CMH) Worker-10+ years
- CMH programs served: Center for Excellence Research Center, Youth Assistance Program (youth diversion program-case manager), School-Based Prevention, Early On/HeadStart
