Education & Experience

Amy has earned a M.A. in Psychology; M.S. in Professional Mental Health Counseling; and M.A. in Integrative Health and Healing with a Mental Health Specialty. She is a retired U.S. Army Behavioral Health Sergeant and Iraq war Veteran with over 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist, educator, and professional development trainer with proficiencies supporting conditions of stress and trauma while emphasizing a natural health and healing recovery approach serving the military and veteran-connected community. Amy is EMDR-trained and pursuing certification. She is additionally certified in Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy and is trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and holistic stress management practices. She has facilitated 160+ professional development seminars focusing on military cultural humility, nutrition and mental health, and integrative mental health and healing practices. Amy is a Lecturer at Yale University School of Medicine’s for the Department of Psychiatry and is adjunct graduate faculty teaching psychology and counseling at Colorado Chinese Medicine University.