Education & Training
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M.S., Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. Courses taken included grief and loss, systemic perspectives on human sexuality, addictions counseling, multicultural counseling, and diagnosis and treatment planning.
2021 Minority Fellow, NBCC Minority Fellowship Program, National Board of Certified Counselors. During my fellowship, I established a youth leadership development group for LGBTQ+ and allied students.
Additionally, I have actively pursued my own learning on topics such as non-monogamy, kink/BDSM, and s3x work.
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Developmental Model Level 1 Training, Couples Institute — October 2024 - Present
Gottman Method Level 1 Training, Gottman Institute — July 2024 - Present
AASECT Annual Conference, American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, & Therapists — June 2024
Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFS for Relationships), IFS Institute — February - July 2024
Gestalt School, Crybaby Counseling — September 2023
NBCC (National Board of Certified Counselors) Bridging the Gap Symposium, NBCC Minority Fellowship Alumni — June 2023
SAIGE (Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities) Conference — October 2022
S.A.R. (Sexual Attitude Reassessment), Northwest Institute on Intimacy — June 2022
NBCC Bridging the Gap Symposium, NBCC Minority Fellowship — June 2022
Keepin’ It Real: Healing from Historical Trauma of Slavery and Segregation, Lisa Connors — January 2022
Intro to Gestalt Therapy, Christina Cantrell & Kristen Myers — December 2021
Polyvagal Theory, Chi Sigma Iota — December 2021
Motivational Interviewing, NBCC Minority Fellowship — November 2021
Culturally Responsive Services for Youth, Young Adults, and Families in Underserved Communities, Dr. Jordan-Alston — October 2021
A Clinician’s Ethical Responsibility to Reduce Cultural, Sexual, and Gender Identity Microaggressions, Dr. Jeff Peterson — September 2021
NBCCF Bridging the Gap Symposium, NBCC Minority Fellowship — September 2021
Suicide & Risk Assessment, Portland State University — September 2021
Decolonizing Counseling, Oregon Association for Multicultural Counseling & Development — February 2021
Understanding Barriers to Healthcare for Trans Youth, Lewis & Clark University — January 2021