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Education & Training:
 
Internal Family Systems
Certified IFS Practitioner - Level 3 Trained
IFS Trainings:
  • Basic IFS, Exiles, and Advanced courses (Jay Early, 2018-19)
  • IFS Level 1 (Trainers: Kay Gardner & Jory Agate, IFS Institute, 2020-21)
  • IFS Level 2 Trainings:
    ~ Deepening & Expanding (Trainers: Kay Gardner & Kathy Cox, IFS Institute, 2021)
    ~ Addictions & Eating Disorders (Trainers: Mary Kruger & Kathy Cox, IFS Institute, 2021)
    ~ Anxiety, Depression, & Shame (Trainers: Ann Sinko & Mike Elkin, IFS Institute, 2024)
    ~ Intimacy From the Inside Out (IFIO) - IFS for Couples & Relationships (Trainers: Ann Drouilhet & Sallie Ingle, IFS Institute, 2025)
  • IFS Level 3 (Trainers: Dick Schwartz, IFS Founder & Alexia Rothman, IFS Institute, 2022)
  • IFS Couples Work (Dick Schwartz, IFS-CA masterclass, 2020)
  • Accessing & Living From Self (Loch Kelly, IFS-CA masterclass, 2020)
  • Self-Led Therapist (Osnat Arbel, Life Architect, 2020)​
  • Somatic IFS Trainings:
    ~ Somatic IFS Foundation Training (Susan McConnell, IFS-UK, 2021)
    ~ Somatic IFS 7-day Retreat (Susan McConnell, Pendle Hill, 2024)
  • IFS & Attachment Wounds (Osnat Arbel, Life Architect, 2021)
  • IFS with Groups (Chris Burris, 2021) & Introduction to Creating Healing Circles (Chris Burris, 2026)
  • IFS & Chronic Pain (Dick Schwartz, IFS-CA masterclass, 2021)
  • Befriending Difficult Protectors in IFS (Mike Elkin, Life Architect, 2022)
  • Gifts of Our Exiles: Reconnecting With Our True Self (Paul Neustadt, Life Architect, 2022)
  • Anxiety, Depression, & Shame (Ann Sinko & Mike Elkin, IFS-CA Masterclass, 2022)
  • Transcending Trauma with IFS (Frank Anderson, Life Architect, 2022)
  • Self Energy & Self-Like Parts (Pamela Krause, Life Architect, 2022)
  • Direct Access - An Essential Skill (Fran Booth, Life Architect, 2022)
  • The Others Within Us - Unattached Burdens & Guides - Group Consultation Series (Bob Falconer, 2023)
  • Drawing Into Self - Exploring IFS Parts Work thru Intuitive Drawing:
    ~ Foundation 1 - The 1-to-1 session (Ruth Culver, April 2024)
    ~ Foundation 2 - The Conference Table (Ruth Culver, April 2024)
    ~ Foundation 3 - Exploring the Survive/Thrive Spiral (Ruth Culver, June 2024)
  • IFS Skills Building Workshop Series (Seth Kopald, 2024)
  • Therapeutic Relationship & Power of Presence (Paul Neustadt, Life Architect, 2024)
  • 3 Day Critic Camp (Chris Burris, IFS Lead Trainer, 2025)
  • Intro to Presence Psychotherapy - Increase Self Energy with Presence Orienting (Michelle Lepak, 2025)
  • Courageous Communication - Staying the Course During Difficult Conversations, 2-Day Experiential Workshop (Toni Herbine Blank, Souliology, 2026) - upcoming May 2026

IFS Consultation & Personal IFS Sessions:
  • On-going weekly personal IFS sessions (2019 til present):
    ~ with Sarita Premley, Level 3 IFS Practitioner (2024-present)
    ~ with Edwina Breitzke, Certified Level 2 IFS Practitioner (2022-2024)
    ~ with Seth Kopald, Certified Level 3 IFS Practitioner (2019-2022)
  • On-going weekly IFS Peer Consultation group (2024-present)
  • 1-on-1 IFS Consultation:
    ~     with Elina Falck, Certified Level 3 IFS Therapist & Assistant Trainer Mentee (2022-2024)
    ~ with Paul Neustadt, Certified Level 3 IFS Therapist & IFS Lead Trainer (2022-2023)
  • Previous Group Consultation:
    ~ Jessica Finney, Certified Level 3 IFS Consultant & Co-Lead Trainer Mentee (2024)
    ~ Monthly IFS Level 3 Peer Consultation group (2022-2024)
    ~ Laura Schmidt, Certified Level 3 IFS Therapist & Consultant (2021)

Somatic Trauma Resolution
  • EMDR
    ~ EMDR from Start to Finish -     The Complete Foundational Training for Treating PTSD and Complex Trauma:  EMDR Skills Training + Trauma Treatment Workshop (42 hours, Stacy Ruse, Arielle Schwartz, PESI, 2026) - in progress
    ~ Somatic EMDR Certificate Program (60 hours, Arielle Schwartz, Scott Lyons, Embody Lab, 2026) - in progress 
  • Somatic Experiencing:
    ~ Basic Principles of Somatic Experiencing (Somatic Experiencing International, 2019)
    ~ 3 Year Professional Training (Somatic Experiencing International):
       ~ 1st year:  Beginning Modules 1-3 (Trainers: Linda Stelte & Maureen Gallagher, 2022)
       ~ 2nd year: Intermediate Modules 1-3 (Trainers: Maureen Gallagher & Shideh Lennon, 2023)
    ~ Somatic Experiencing monthly Peer Support group (2023-2024)
  • Brainspotting: 
    ~ Brainspotting Phase 1 (Trainers: Pie Frey & Christine Ranck, 2021)
    ~ Brainspotting Phase 2 (Trainer: Melanie Young, 2022)
    ~ Brainspotting - Embodied Learning Circle for Phase 2 (Trainers: Nancy Tung & Joy Myong, 2022)
    ~ Brainspotting - From Freeze to Thaw: Unlocking Trauma in the Body (Trainers: Mary Jane O’Rourke & Serene Calkins, 2022)
    ~ Brainspotting - Expansion Brainspotting (Trainers:  Lisa Larson & Kelly Larson, 2022)
    ~ Brainspotting & Parts Work (Trainers: Cherie Lindberg & Cynthia Schwartzberg, 2022)
    ~ Brainspotting - Bi-weekly personal sessions (with Certified BSP Therapist & Consultant Tamara Baker, 2022-2025)
  • Other Somatic Trauma Resolution Trainings:
    ~ The Arc of Healing Trauma (Frank Anderson, 2022)
    ~ Transcending Trauma with IFS (Frank Anderson, Life Architect, 2022)
    ~ Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM) - Level 1 Basic Training (Trainer: Gordon Barclay, 2021)
    ~ Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors (Janina Fischer, PESI, 2020)
    ~ Healing Developmental Trauma - Therapy Mastermind Circle (Diane Poole Heller, 2018)
    ~ EFT for Trauma Healing - Tapping Out of Trauma (Craig Weiner & Suzanne Fageol, 2015)

Attachment Healing & Repatterning 
  • Presencing Secure Attachment (Diane Poole Heller, Therapy Mastermind Circle, 2017)
  • Healing Developmental Trauma (Diane Poole Heller, Therapy Mastermind Circle, 2018)
  • Healing Your Attachment Wounds (Diane Poole Heller, 2019)
  • Diane Poole Heller's "Dynamic Attachment Repatterning Experience" (DARE) trainings:
    ~ DARE 1:  Fundamentals of Attachment Styles (Alicen Halquist & Daniel Vose, 2019)
    ~ DARE 2:  Creating Healthy Adult Relationships (Alicen Halquist & Daniel Vose, 2019)
  • IFS & Attachment Wounds (Osnat Arbel, Life Architect, 2021)

Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy 
Registered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist (RCST / BCST)
~ 2-Year BCST Foundation training (Colorado School of Energy Studies, 1998-2000, Trainers:  Anna Chitty, John Chitty, & Scott Zamarut):
  •  Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy energywork
  • Somatic resourcing & Somatic trauma resolution (Based on Peter Levine's Somatic Experiencing)
  • Prenatal and perinatal psychology & birth imprint re-patterning (Based on work of William Emerson & Ray Castellino)
  • Polyvagal Theory
  • Focusing and verbal skills for body-centered healing practitioners
~ 2-Year BCST Supervision (2000-2002, Renee Rutz, RCST & BCPP)
  • Twice-monthly supervised client sessions to build and enhance clinical and perceptual skills
  • Weekly individual sessions for personal growth and an embodied experience of the work
~ Getting In Touch - Blessing of Insecurity - advanced BCST course (Trainer: Mike Boxhall, 2006, Duncton Mill, UK)
~ Blueprint Resonance - online series (Trainer: Anna Chitty, Colorado School of Energy Studies, 2025-26)

Polarity Therapy 
Board Certified Polarity Practitioner (BCPP)
~Associate (APP) and Advanced (RPP) Polarity trainings (Colorado School of Energy Studies, 1998):
Trainers:  Anna Chitty, John Chitty, & Scott Zamarut:
  • Polarity Bodywork
  • Polarity Energy Movement Exercises
  • Polarity counseling and verbal skills for body-centered healing practitioners
  • Somatic resourcing & Somatic trauma resolution
  • Prenatal and perinatal psychology & birth imprint re-patterning
  • Gestalt Two-Chair Technique

Somatic Therapy 
~ Somatic Therapy Program (Heartwood Institute, 1997-98):
  • Hendricks Body-Centered Therapy
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Hanna Somatics
  • Breathwork
  • Movement Healing techniques
  • Body-centered verbal processing techniques
  • Reichian Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Myofascial Release, Polarity Therapy, Upledger Craniosacral 1 & 2

Inner Relationship Focusing 
  • Level 1 & Level 2 (Ann Weiser Cornell, Focusing Resources, 2000, 2008)
  • Introducing Focusing to Others (Ann Weiser Cornell, Focusing Resources, 2009)
  • Introduction to Treasure Maps to the Soul (Ann Weiser Cornell & Barbara McGavin, 2005)
  • One year of weekly personal Inner Relationship Focusing sessions (with Barbara McGavin, Co-creator & teacher of Inner Relationship Focusing & Treasure Maps to the Soul, 2007)
  • Radical Gentleness (Ann Weiser Cornell, Focusing Resources, 2013)
  • Urge to Indulge (Ann Weiser Cornell, Focusing Resources, 2018)
  • Healthy Boundaries, Healthy Life (Ann Weiser Cornell, Focusing Resources, 2021)
  • Finding Freedom from Inner Critics (Ann Weiser Cornell, Focusing Resources, 2021)
 
InterPlay - "An Active Creative Path to Unlock the Wisdom of the Body"
Certified InterPlay Leader & Life Practice Program Leader
  • InterPlay Untensives (Leaders: Ginny Going & Tom Henderson, Emerald Isle, NC, 2008, 2015, 2019)
  • InterPlay Tools Online (Leaders: Sharie Bowman & Nancy Pfaltzgraf, 2015)
  • InterPlay Life Practice Program
    ~ Secrets of InterPlay (Leaders: Cynthia Winton-Henry & Phil Porter, Kalamazoo, MI, 2008)
    ~ Secrets of InterPlay (Leaders: Terry McCarthy & Laurece West, Durham, NC, 2015)
    ~ Secrets of InterPlay (Leader: Phil Porter, Sturgis, MI, 2016)
    ~ Secrets of InterPlay (Leaders: Cynthia Winton-Henry & Phil Porter, Sturgis, MI 2018)
    ~ In-person Life Practice Program (Leaders: Linda Miller & Barbara Toshalis, Kalamazoo, MI, 2016)
  • InterPlay Leadership Training Program
    ~ Secrets of Leading InterPlay (Leaders: Ginny Going & Tom Henderson, Minneapolis, MN, 2015)
    ~ InterPlay Teaching Practicum (Leaders: Lisa Liang & CC King, Cambridge, MA, 2017)
    ~ InterPlay Leadership Training Self Study (2015-2017)
    ~ Secrets of Leading InterPlay (Leaders: Phil Porter & Agnotti Cowie, Chicago, IL, 2018)
  • Certified InterPlay Leader - offering events throughout Michigan & online (2016 to present)
  • Founder of InterPlay communities in Ann Arbor, MI & Traverse City, MI (2016 to present)
  • Organizer & Leader of Life Practice Programs (2018 to present)

Additional Training
  • Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT Tapping) / Meridian Tapping (with Gary Craig, Dawson Church, Jessica & Nick Ortner, and others, 2009-present)
  • Matrix Reimprinting (with Stefan Gonick, 2013)
  • Psychodrama (with Ed Schreiber of the Zerka T. Moreno Foundation, 2012)
  • Family Constellations (with Mark Wolynn of the Family Constellation Institute, 2010)
  • Inner Bonding (2009)
  • Reference Point Therapy (2009)
  • Rosen Method:
    ~ 3-day Introduction to the Rosen Method (Connecticut, 1996)
    ~ 7-day Intensive (Marco Island, Florida, 1996)
    ~ 7-day Intensive (La Madera, NM, 1997)
  • The Inanna Workshop - Reclaiming Lost Aspects of Self - Transformational Theatre workshop with Voices of the Earth (Leslie Ayvazian, Olympia Dukakis, Joan MacIntosh, & Remi Messenger, Omega Institute, 1994)

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