Education
2006 Master of Science, Counseling - University of Phoenix, Sacramento Campus
2001 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology - California State University, Chico
License
Marriage Family Therapist #83987, State of California, Board of Behavioral Sciences
Certificates/Specialized Training
Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders: Components of Care, Postpartum Support International
Bringing Baby Home Educator, The Gottman Institute
Clinical Experience
Therapist, Private Practice, Fair Oaks and Roseville, CA 2016-Present
Individual and group therapy specializing in Infertility and Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders.
Therapist/UR, Health Psychology Sacramento, Fair Oaks, CA 2012-Present
Individual, group, couples therapy in Intensive Outpatient Program. Assessments, treatment plans, crisis interventions, utilization reviews. Program development, community outreach, social media marketing.
Therapist, Sacramento Children’s Home, Sacramento, CA 2007-2010
Individual, group, family, couples therapy in Transition Age Program. Intake assessments, reassessments & reauthorizations, county UR.
MHRS/Therapist, FamiliesFirst Inc., Davis, CA 2005-2007
Developed, facilitated, & supervised multiple day treatment and group therapy sessions including all components of Aggression Replacement Training. Individual therapy, treatment planning.
Social Worker, Families United, Oroville, CA 2004-2005
Assisted foster youth, conducted weekly home & school visits, attended IEPs, court hearings, and treatment planning meetings. Certified and decertified foster homes.
Child Care Worker, Youth & Family Programs, Chico, CA 2002-2004
Assisted teenagers placed in small, family-like group home (Level 11) with all ADLs, provided case management, supervision, conflict managament, individual support. Supervised visits, facilitated house meetings, etc.
Clinical Specialties
Infertility
Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
Transition to Parenthood
Responsive Parenting
Psychiatric Disorders
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Volunteer Experience
Peer-Led Support Group Leader, RESOLVE 2011-Present
PR/Marketing Chair, RESOLVE Northern CA Walk of Hope 2016
Volunteer, RESOLVE Northern CA Walk of Hope 2013, 2015, 2017
Memberships & Affiliations
Preferred Affiliate, Capital City Doula Collective
Professional Member, Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Professional Member, Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS)
Professional Member, International Association of Trauma Professionals (IATP)
Community Member, RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association
Continuing Education
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy: 2-Day Intensive ACT Training
Daniel J. Moran, PhD, BCBA-D
October 24-25, 2016
Sacramento, CA
Bringing Baby Home Educator Training
The Gottman Institute: Carolyn Rich Curtis, PhD and Meredith Koch, RN, BSN, PHN
May 19-20, 2016
Sacramento, CA
Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders: Components of Care Certificate Training
Postpartum Support International: Wendy N. Davis, PhD and Pec Inman, EdD, MFT
January 28-29, 2016
Sacramento, CA
Healing the Angry Brain: Changing the Brain & Behaviors of Aggressive, Raging & Domestically Violent Clients
Ron Potter-Efron, PhD, LCSW, CADCII
January 13, 2016
Sacramento, CA
Trauma Competency Training for Clinical Trauma Professional Certificate:
The 10 Core Competencies of Trauma, PTSD, Grief & Loss
Evidence-Based Trauma Treatments & Interventions
International Association of Trauma Professionals: J. Eric Gentry, PhD, LMHC
October 19-20, 2015
Rancho Cordova, CA
ACT-II Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Clinical-Skills Building Intensive
Steven C. Hayes, PhD
October 9-10, 2015
Sacramento, CA
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, & Personality Disorders
Douglas Fogel, Psy.D
September 23, 2015
Sacramento, CA
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Training
Health Psychology Sacramento: Ursula Stehle, PhD
October 2013
Sacramento, CA
Aggression Replacement Training (ART)
Mark Amendola, LSW, BCD and Robert Oliver, PhD
2005, 2006
Sacramento, CA