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Education

Undergraduate Degree from Missouri State University - Springfield, MO

Bachelor of Science in Sociology

Minors in Music and French

 

 

Graduate Degree from University of Missouri - Kansas City, MO

Master of Social Work

Emphasis in Children and Families

 

Continuing Education in:

Distance Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Restoration Therapy

Art Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Suicide Prevention and Intervention 

Mindfulness

Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy

Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Trauma-Informed Care: Risking Connection Essentials

Media and Mental Health

Extended Play-Based Developmental Assessment/Use of the Clinical Metaphor

Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Trauma-Informed Care: Risking Connection Essentials

Dying with Diversity                                                                                          

Ethics for Mental Health Professionals                                                         

Exploring the Special Features of Sudden Loss & Suicide and Helping Children and Teens Cope with Grief                       

Trauma, Shame and Healing

DSM-5: Understanding and Diagnosing Mental Disorders

Domestic Violence/ Co-Occurrence of DV and Child Abuse

Improving Outcomes for Clients with Difficult Families

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Testifying in Court

Attachment, Trauma and Brain Development: Implications for Later Psychotherapy and Treatment

Coping with Chronic Illness

Play Therapy with Abuse and Trauma

Play Therapy with Anxiety Disorders

Play Therapy for Assessment

How our Bodies Store Stress and Trauma

Helping Children Cope with Trauma

Comprehensive Assessment of Complex Trauma

Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT)

Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD

Hope and Resiliency through Trauma

Child-Centered Play Therapy

Child Development & Parenting/Love & Logic

Child Abuse Prevention

Smoking Cessation

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