Credentials
Experience
15+ years of personal trauma recovery and resiliency experience
21 years in higher education
14+ years of formal meditation practice
5+ years in private practice
Certifications
National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach
Mayo Clinic Certified Wellness Coach
Certification, Grief and Loss after Trauma, International Critical Incident Stress Management (ICISM)
Certified Field Trauma, Green Cross Academy of Traumatology (GCAT)
Certified Compassion Fatigue Facilitator, GCAT
Certified Compassion Fatigue Educator, GCAT
Certified Meditation and Mindfulness Instructor, McLean Meditation Institute® SEED Meditation® method
Workshops, Classes, and Conferences
Stress Response Management™ First-year College Students, Monmouth College, Convocation
Stress Response Management ™ Workshop, Thrive, #205 School District, Faculty Professional Development
Stress Response Management™ for Acute and Chronic Compassion Fatigue, Florida Mental Health Counselor Association, Annual Conference
Stress Response Management™ Workshops, Red Bud Hospital, Providers and Leadership Teams
Stress Response Management and Compassion Fatigue Workshops, Illinois Regional Office of Education
Stress Response Management and Compassion Fatigue Presentation, Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network
Mindfulness Practices, Galesburg Civic Art Center and American Cancer Society
Stress Response Management and Self-Care for Nursing Students, Carl Sandburg College
Stress Response Management Presentation, Carl Sandburg College, TRIO Program
Volunteer Compassion Fatigue Educator, GCAT, Paradise, CA
Anxiety and Coping Skills for First-Year College Students, Carl Sandburg College
6-Week Stress Response Management Program for Carl Sandburg College, Community and Leisure
Stress Response Management and Compassion Fatigue Workshop, Churchill Junior High School
Stress Response Management Workshop and keynote speaker for Project Management International, Inc., Canada
Keynote speaker for Mood Disorders Association, Manitoba, Canada