Highlighted Yoga & Mindfulness Certifications & Trainings:
Accepted/Upcoming Yoga & Mindfulness Trainings & Certifications:
Professional & Educational Background/History:
Professional & Educational Certifications & Trainings:
- Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor
- Yoga 4 Peace non-profit studio (200hr; 2014)
- Yoga for Survivors Oncology Yoga-Certified Instructor (150hr)
- Laura Kupperman, Yoga for Survivors Founder, C-IAYT, Boulder CO
- Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY-F; 300hr)
- Somatic Embodiment and Regulation Practices
- Linda Thai, LCSW
- Certified Mindfulness Instructor
- Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness with David Treleaven
- Introductory, Special Areas of Focus, Advanced
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
- 8-week MBSR coursework via UMass Center for Mindfulness
- Center for Mindful Self-Compassion
- 10-week Mindful Self-Compassion coursework
- Applied Polyvagal Theory in Yoga
- Polyvagal Institute, Dr. Arielle Schwartz
- Yin Yoga Teacher Training (50hr)
- Restorative Yoga Teacher Training (80hr)
- Jillian Pransky
- read more about Restorative Yoga HERE!
- Mindful, Trauma-Informed Yoga Certification
- Street Yoga Training (Trauma-Informed Youth Outreach)
- Social Justice in Yoga: Levels 1 & 2
- Connection Coalition Training
- Yoga 4 Classrooms Training
- Teaching Trauma-Informed Yoga to Children
- Trauma and Social Justice trainings with Off the Mat Into the World:
- Yoga for Self-Regulation and Trauma with Hala Khouri
- Rituals for the Modern Activist with Michelle Johnson, Susanna Barkataki, and Suzanne Sterling
- Yoga, Purpose, & Action with OTM Founders Hala, Seane, and Suzanne
Accepted/Upcoming Yoga & Mindfulness Trainings & Certifications:
- Somatic Experiencing
- TRE and Neurogenic Yoga
- Mindful Self-Compassion in Clinical Practice-Center for Mindful Self-Compassion
Professional & Educational Background/History:
- Certified School Psychologist, Michigan Department of Education, license issued 2008
- Specialist Degree in School Psychology-University of Detroit Mercy (What's a Specialist Degree?)
- Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work
- Michigan State University
- Area of Concentration: Evidence-Based Trauma Treatment (EBTT) Certificate Track
- Clinical Internship Supervisor/License Supervision:
- Caroline Thomas, LICSW, Head & Heart Therapeutic Solutions
- Clinical Internship Supervisor/License Supervision:
- Area of Concentration: Evidence-Based Trauma Treatment (EBTT) Certificate Track
- Michigan State University
- Medical Neuroscience Graduate Certificate
- Michigan State University
- Applied Educational Neuroscience Graduate Certificate
- Butler University
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology
- Wayne State University
- Community Mental Health (CMH) Worker: The Guidance Center, serving Metro-Detroit, MI:
- CMH populations served: Center for Excellence Research Center, Youth Assistance Non-Felony Diversion Program, School-Based Prevention, Early On/HeadStart Consultant
Professional & Educational Certifications & Trainings:
- Certified Trauma & Resilience Practitioner-Clinical (CTRP-C): STARR Commonwealth
- Certified Family Trauma Professional: IATP
- Certified Child & Adolescent Trauma Professional: ITTI
- ACEs Champion Ambassador/Trainer: Michigan MI ACEs Initiative
- Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC) Trauma Framework Training: ARC Framework
- EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique, or "tapping")
- Brainspotting (Phase 1 & Phase 2 offered; currently under consultation towards certification)
How to connect with mental health supports:
- If you or someone you know is in immediate danger of hurting themselves or others, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room
- If you or someone your know is experiencing a mental health crisis, dial 988
- Crisis support: text "HOME" to 741741 (www.crisistextline.org/texting-in)
- MI Warm Line: Peer mental health support specialists: 7 days a week from 10am-2am: 1-888-733-7753
- Traverse City regional crisis support via NLCMH FAST Team: 1-833-295-0616
- Find a therapist: www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
- Michigan Black Therapy Fund: https://www.miblacktherapyfund.org
- LGBTQ-specific helpline: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/
- OK2SAY (click here for live link): Anyone can report tips confidentially on criminal activities or potential harm directed at students, school employees, or schools. Tips can be submitted 24/7
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