🌿 Formal Education
Psy.D., Clinical Psychology (2007)
Alliant International University, California School of Professional Psychology
Fresno & Sacramento, California
M.A., Clinical Psychology (2005)
Alliant International University, California School of Professional Psychology
Fresno, California
B.A., Psychology, magna cum laude (1999)
University of California, Davis
High School Education
Liceo Psico‑Socio‑Pedagogico Veronica Gambara
Brescia, Italy
🌿 Advanced Training & Professional Development
Staying current with research and clinical innovation is both an ethical responsibility and a genuine passion of mine. I pursue ongoing advanced training far beyond formal continuing‑education requirements. This continual learning deepens my clinical work, broadens my scope, and allows me to offer a more informed, attuned, and effective therapeutic experience.
Areas of Specialized Training Include:
🌿 Embodied Approaches to Healing
I am particularly drawn to body‑based approaches that recognize the essential role of the nervous system in processing and “renegotiating” trauma. Trauma can be profoundly disruptive, but with the right support, post‑traumatic growth can bring deep transformation, resilience, and meaning.
🌿 Commitment to Personal Practice
I believe that therapists can only take clients as far as they have gone themselves.
Practicing what I teach is central to my work.
I maintain an active personal practice of mindfulness, meditation, and self‑development — areas strongly supported by neuroscience research as powerful tools for emotional regulation and well-being.
I regularly attend weekend and week‑long mindfulness and presence retreats, typically participating in at least one extended retreat each year. These experiences strengthen my own grounding and presence, and enrich the work I do with clients, interns, and supervisees.
I also participate in webinars, professional gatherings, and ongoing consultation with colleagues to keep my work fresh, informed, and ethically grounded.
🌿 Professional Community
Attending the annual Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) World Conference is an important part of my professional life. It offers exposure to the latest research, experiential workshops, diverse cultural perspectives, and meaningful connections with colleagues from around the world.
🌿 Clinical Focus
While my training is broad, my primary specialty areas include:
Psy.D., Clinical Psychology (2007)
Alliant International University, California School of Professional Psychology
Fresno & Sacramento, California
M.A., Clinical Psychology (2005)
Alliant International University, California School of Professional Psychology
Fresno, California
B.A., Psychology, magna cum laude (1999)
University of California, Davis
High School Education
Liceo Psico‑Socio‑Pedagogico Veronica Gambara
Brescia, Italy
🌿 Advanced Training & Professional Development
Staying current with research and clinical innovation is both an ethical responsibility and a genuine passion of mine. I pursue ongoing advanced training far beyond formal continuing‑education requirements. This continual learning deepens my clinical work, broadens my scope, and allows me to offer a more informed, attuned, and effective therapeutic experience.
Areas of Specialized Training Include:
- Contextual Behavioral Science
(Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy, Relational Frame Theory) - Mindfulness‑Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
- Self‑Compassion Practices
- Deepening Presence & Embodied Awareness
- Somatically‑Focused Trauma Treatment
- Somatic Experiencing
(Three years of certification training completed) - Contemplative Neuroscience
- Meditation & Mindfulness Practices
- Transpersonal Psychology
- Integrative Medicine Approaches
- Psychiatric Medication Withdrawal Support
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Psychoanalysis & Psychosynthesis
🌿 Embodied Approaches to Healing
I am particularly drawn to body‑based approaches that recognize the essential role of the nervous system in processing and “renegotiating” trauma. Trauma can be profoundly disruptive, but with the right support, post‑traumatic growth can bring deep transformation, resilience, and meaning.
🌿 Commitment to Personal Practice
I believe that therapists can only take clients as far as they have gone themselves.
Practicing what I teach is central to my work.
I maintain an active personal practice of mindfulness, meditation, and self‑development — areas strongly supported by neuroscience research as powerful tools for emotional regulation and well-being.
I regularly attend weekend and week‑long mindfulness and presence retreats, typically participating in at least one extended retreat each year. These experiences strengthen my own grounding and presence, and enrich the work I do with clients, interns, and supervisees.
I also participate in webinars, professional gatherings, and ongoing consultation with colleagues to keep my work fresh, informed, and ethically grounded.
🌿 Professional Community
Attending the annual Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) World Conference is an important part of my professional life. It offers exposure to the latest research, experiential workshops, diverse cultural perspectives, and meaningful connections with colleagues from around the world.
🌿 Clinical Focus
While my training is broad, my primary specialty areas include:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Mindfulness‑Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
- Somatic Therapy