Education & Experience

Master of Family Therapy (MFT) Masters Degree in Education (MS) Trauma-informed Marriage and Family Therapist Key Therapy September 2022 • Conduct therapy sessions utilizing EMDR and ego state work with clients • Employ Gottman couples therapy techniques with couples • Join with clients using somatic, solution focused and trauma resiliency model tools • Create family genograms with clients • Diagnose clients and conduct case conceptualizations • Create and implement treatment plans • Coordinate client care with intensive outpatient and Inpatient personnel • Participate in supervision sessions Yoga and Meditation Teaching 2001 to present Yoga and Meditation Instructor – Breathing Yoga – group yoga classes, workshops and meditation classes – private yoga and meditation sessions, Orange County, CA and Redding, CT • Professional Level Experienced Registered Yoga Instructor • Member of the Yoga Alliance • Chair Yoga at Brightview Senior Living, New Canaan, CT and Cascades Assisted Living, Bethel, CT • Group yoga classes at Yogaspace, Bethel, CT, Yogaworks, CA, Breathing Yoga, CT, Wilton and Westport CT YMCA, Yoga for Everybody, Fairfield, CT, Redding Heritage Center, Westport Senior Activities Center, Founder’s Hall, Ridgefield, CT, Redding Elementary School, Redding Center for Meditation