My Training

Academics:

  • Master of Social Work (MSW) in Clinical Social Work Practice, University of Calgary. Specialization in trauma-informed practice (in progress).

  • M.A., The University of Chicago (English literature).

  • Postbaccalaureate Classics Program, Columbia University (Ancient Greek & Latin).

  • B.A., Barnard College, Columbia University (English literature).

Counselling & Psychotherapy:

  • 450-Hour Social Work Practicum, Help Clinic Canada & Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary (in progress).

  • Counselling Skills Diploma Program, Orca Institute.

  • Relational Somatic Therapy Certificate Program, OTG Somatic Studies.

  • Applied Internal Family Systems (IFS) Certificate Program, Adler Graduate Professional School.

  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Essentials, Level 2 certificate, The Association for Psychological Therapies.

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Essentials, Level 2 certificate, The Association for Psychological Therapies.

  • Trauma-Focused CBT certificate, The Medical University of South Carolina. 

  • Trauma and attachment theory workshop, taught by Myles Neale, Toronto, ON.

  • Mindfulness-Based CBT workshop, taught by Patricia Rockman and David Denis, Toronto, ON.

Restorative Justice:

  • Restorative Justice Certificate Program, Simon Fraser University.

  • Inside-Out Institute training program (for academics teaching undergraduate courses inside prisons), Philadelphia, PA.

Plant Medicine & Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy:

  • Psychedelic-assisted therapy facilitator training program (psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine), Numinus Wellness, Inc.

  • Numerous plant medicine dietas undertaken in the Amazon and elsewhere.

  • 3-month Residency Program, The Temple of the Way of Light retreat centre, Iquitos, Peru.

Yoga & Meditation:

  • Foundations of Mindfulness facilitator training, Unified Mindfulness. 

  • 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Program, Octopus Garden Holistic Yoga Centre, Toronto, ON.

  • 10-day vipassana retreat, Vipassana Meditation Centre of BC, Merritt, BC.

  • Silent meditation retreats led by Shinzen Young, Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre, Niagara Falls, ON.

  • The Somatic Practice of Pure Awareness meditation course, taught by Reggie Ray (Dharma Ocean).

  • “The Consciousness Explorers Club Meditation School,” taught by Jeff Warren, Toronto, ON.

  • "Practicing the Jhanas” meditation course, taught by Avi Cramer, Toronto, ON.

  • Yoga philosophy course, taught by Hali Schwartz, Toronto, ON.

  • Yoga workshops taught by Scott Davis, Aadil Palkhivala, Danny Paradise, Doug Keller, and others, Toronto, ON.

Additional Training:

  • Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk for Outpatient Settings course (Psychwire and ZeroSuicide Institute).

  • Nonviolent communication workshop, taught by Judith Hanson Lasater, Toronto, ON.

  • P.A.S.A.N. HIV/AIDS/HCV training (for educators working with incarcerated populations), Toronto, ON.

  • safeTALK Suicide Prevention Training, LivingWorks, Toronto, ON.

  • Green Dot Violence Prevention Training, Toronto, ON.