My Qualifications and Training

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate (LCSWA), North Carolina license #P017628

  • Master’s degree (MSW) in Clinical Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including a two-semester internship at TROSA (a two-year, residential substance use treatment program) and a two-semester internship at Carolina Outreach (a community mental health agency)

  • Master’s degree in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Columbia University, New York (including additional graduate studies in economics, business, and sustainability; and additional undergraduate studies in liberal arts and science)

  • Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance, The University of Auckland, New Zealand

  • Certified Focusing-Oriented Therapist, including completion of two-year certification training in Focusing for Mental Health Professionals through the International Focusing Institute

  • Certified Purpose Guide with Purpose Guides Institute guiding people in vocational purpose discovery and integration

  • Yearlong Soulcraft Immersion and Vision Fast with Bill Plotkin and Geneen Marie Haugen through Animas Valley Institute

  • Ongoing study and training with Thomas Hübl and his Academy of Inner Science since 2015, including two-year Timeless Wisdom Training human development and trauma integration training and Practice Group Leader training

  • Professional training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) with Bonnie Weiss and Self Capacities

  • Extensive studies in adult development; depth psychology; transpersonal psychology; Integral psychology; non-dual traditions; depth-oriented life purpose discovery and embodiment; and Eastern and Western wisdom traditions

  • 20+ years meditation practice and study

  • 15+ years Alexander Technique study (as an eager student of the technique, rather than as a practitioner)

  • Various additional counseling trainings, group facilitation trainings, and mind-body trainings