Holistic & Creative Training to Support Trauma Recovery
I take a dynamic, engaging, and interactive approach to training, be it online or in person. I am dedicated to providing training to mental health professionals and service providers who seek expertise in integrative and evidence-based approaches to trauma recovery and crisis intervention for all ages.
My trauma-informed training provides clinicians and frontline workers with a holistic and intuitive way to understand trauma and its impacts on the mind, body, and soul. Trainees learn to support survivors by offering practical, creative, body- and nature-based strategies to increase stabilization and restore a sense of safety.
I facilitate training on various trauma treatment methodologies to reduce acute distress associated with traumatic memories and to integrate experiences of trauma into their life narratives with a healthy, empowered sense of self and view of the world. Ultimately, my goal is to help frontline workers honor the resources and resilience of the individuals and communities they work with to support post-traumatic growth and a deeper connection to a sense of purpose and meaning in life.
As professionals, we want to feel helpful rather than helpless, and yet the weight of the trauma we work with can be overwhelming. Teaching self-care strategies alongside trauma training is a priority of mine, as it mitigates the psychological and emotional risks that come with supporting survivors, and ensures that our work is sustainable and rewarding.
I work closely with teams and organizations to adapt these approaches to meet their specific training needs. If you are interested in booking an online or in-person training with me, please feel free to contact me to get started.
“Nature-based and creative approaches to trauma recovery provide opportunities to engage clients in a more restorative and relational way, as well as being a powerful way to enhance culturally responsive care.”
“Trauma work is about trusting in your client’s innate capacity to heal and inviting collaborative decision-making each step of the way so they can feel in control of their own healing journey.”
UPCOMING TRAININGS & EVENTS
Untangling Reproductive & Perinatal Trauma: The Zentangle® Approach to the Flash Technique
This training provides participants with stabilizing resourcing strategies along with the Flash Technique as an early intervention following exposure to reproductive and perinatal trauma (offered through Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Trainings – CPMHT).
RECORDED/ON DEMAND TRAININGS
Moving Toward a Sustainable & Responsive EMDR Telehealth Practice (Post COVID)
In this presentation, I guide EMDR therapists in flexibly transitioning into a post-COVID phase of telehealth, and to reflect on successes and challenges while responding to the needs of clients during COVID-19. Drawing on years of experience providing EMDR online in different cultural contexts and settings, I present a visual model of telehealth that allows clinicians to conceptualize their work with clients and the factors that support safe and collaborative trauma resolution work online (EMDRIA Virtual Summit, 2 CE Credits).
2nd Annual International Flash Technique Conference Presentation: The Zentangle Approach to the Flash Technique
In this presentation, I outline the steps and benefits of combining the creative arts and Zentangle drawing as a stabilizing and present-orienting focus during Flash trauma reprocessing, especially when using Flash for the treatment of complex trauma and dissociation, and in intercultural contexts. (Access all 14 conference presentations for 90 days.)
Increasing Vicarious Resilience Through Self-Care Across the Domains of Well-Being
In this experiential and practical workshop, I present the Trauma Exposure Response Model (van Dernoot Lipsky, 2009) as an overarching framework to understand how we can be impacted by cumulative exposure to trauma through our work with clients. This model is presented through a polyvagal perspective, alongside new understandings of vicarious resilience. Evidence-based strategies and skills for self-care, such as the Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) program endorsed by Harvard University, are presented to help therapists shift away from vicarious traumatization and towards vicarious resilience. (Access all 21 hours of recorded workshops from the Creative Care Summit.)
Contact Me
If you, your team or your organization would like to build skills in any of my areas of specialization, please feel free to contact me with any questions or inquiries!