Certifications and Advanced Training

Certifications

Brainspotting Certified Therapist, Brainspotting Trainings LLC., 2025
EMDR Certified Therapist, EMDR International Association, 2024
Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) Standard Level 4 Group Provider, Triple P International and The University of Queensland, 2019
Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) Standard Level 4 Group Teen Provider, Triple P International and The University of Queensland, 2019
Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) Standard Level 4 Provider, Triple P International and The University of Queensland, 2018
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Medical School of South Carolina, 2018
Individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Academy of Cognitive Therapy, 2018
Reflective Parenting Program, Level 2, Center for Reflective Communities, 2017
Managing and Adapting Practices, PracticeWise®, 2017

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #110005, California Board of Behavioral Sciences, October 2018-October 2026
TLHT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist TPMF698, Florida Department of Health, August 2022

June 2011-September 2028

Clear Pupil Personnel Services Credential: School Counseling, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, June 2011-September 2028
Clear Pupil Personnel Services Credential: Child Welfare & Attendance, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, August 2013-September 2028
Youth Mental Health First Aid® USA, National Council for Behavioral Health, June 2015-June 2021
College Counseling, UCLA Extension, June 2012
Dispute Resolution Mediation, Office Los Angeles City Attorney, June 2008

Antioch University, Los Angeles
MA, Clinical Psychology - Specializations in Applied Community Psychology and Psychological Trauma

Point Loma Nazarene University
Credential, Child Welfare & Attendance

Loyola Marymount University
MA, Counseling - Emphasis in School Counseling
Credential, School Counseling

University of California, Los Angeles
BA, Sociology - Minors in Education & Chican@ Studies

Internal Family Systems, Level 1, IFS Institute, 2025
Brainspotting - Master Class with David Grand, West Coast Psychotherapy, 2022
Brainspotting - Phase 1, 2, & Expansion Pacific Counseling & Trauma Center, 2020
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing - Level 2 Basic Training, EMDR Institute, Inc., 2020
Seeking Safety, Treatment Innovations, 2019
Trauma Resiliency Model - Level 1, Trauma Resource Institute, 2018

Healing Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Robin Shapiro, EMDR Advanced Trainings & Distance Learning, 2025
How to Heal Abuse in the Church, Newman Institute (Mexico), 2025
Applying EMDR with Immigrant Latine Clients: A Culturally Sensitive Approach, Dr. Muriel Casamayor, LMFT, Insight Family Counseling, 2025
Culturally Centered Therapeutic Interventions, Emilia Ortega-Jara, LCSW-PMH-C at Corazon Counseling, 2024
Working with Adult Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors, Cristina Mardirossian at Pasadena Trauma Therapy, 2024
Beyond Borders: Supporting the LGBTQ+ Latinx/e Community, Antioch University, 2024
Breaking the Silence: Empowering Male Survivors of Child Abuse, IE- CAMFT, 2024
Safe and Practical EMDR for Complex PTSD, EMDRIA, 2023
Pathways to Connection: Attachment in Everyday Life, EMDRIA, 2023
The Flash Technique - An Advance in EMDR Treatment, EMDRIA, 2023
Curso en Perspectiva Feminista en Psicoterapia, Sorece Asociación de Psicólogas Feministas (Mexico), 2022
Homies in Sandplay: Ethnocultural Perspectives and Practices, Jorge de la O, 2022
Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse Trauma: Culturally Competent Strategies to Support Parents to Help Their Child Sexual Abuse Survivor Heal, Lang, 2019
Parenting Under the Influence of Trauma, Martin, 2019
Dejando La Chancla: Reframing Latinx Family Traditions Towards the Preservation of Culture and Resilience for Bicultural Children, Leslie Priscilla Arreola, 2019

Crisis Oriented Recovery Services (CORS) Training, County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, 2019
Depression Treatment Quality Improvement Intervention (DTQI), County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, 2019
Introduction to the DMH Infancy, Childhood & Relationship Enrichment Initial Assessment (ICARE), County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, 2018
Essentials of DMH Paperwork, Antioch University Los Angeles, 2016