Education

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Master of Mental Health Counseling - McDaniel College

Bachelor of Science in Human Services - Waynesburg University

Professional Memberships

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors & Therapists - MEMBERS ONLY 1404064

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors - LC10970

Professional Trainings

Using Internal Family Systems Therapy: Applying the IFS Model in the Treatment of PTSD, Complex Trauma and More - 2025

AASECT Certified Sex Therapist - 2024

University of Michigan - Sexual Health Certificate Program 2023-2024 Cohort

Systemic Trauma in Couples Therapy - Building Relational Privilege - 2023  

Expanding Gender Affirming Health Care 2023 Symposium - The Center For LGBTQ Health Equity - 2023

Deconstructing Infidelity - Dr. Talal Alsaleem - 2022

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor of Maryland (LCPCM) 2-Day Supervision Training - Marsha Riggio, PhD - 2022

A Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy® (PACT), developed by Dr. Stan Tatkin and trained by Dr. Stan Tatkin - Level 1 - 2021

Decolonizing Therapy for Black FolkShawna Murry-Browne, LCSW-C – 2020 

Microtraumas and the African American ClientCandice Richardson Dickens, LCPC – 2020 

The Attachment Dance with Traumatized Clients: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back – Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA – 2020 

Assessment and Intervention with Suicidal Clients – John Sommers-Flanagan, PhD - 2020 

The Efficacy of Interventions Aimed at Reducing Procrastination: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Groups – Abigail H. Conley, PhD - 2020

Establishing Personal and Professional Boundaries – Julius Austin, PhD – 2020

Expanding Perspectives: Systemic Approaches to College Students Experiencing Depression – Daniel Gutierrez, PhD – 2020

Ten Ways to Intentionally Use Group Work to Transform Hate and Enhance Community – Hopeton Bailey – 2020

Sex Summit: Becoming a Sexually Competent Therapist - Rachel Needle, Psy.D., Ricky Siegel, Ph.D., & Joe Kort, Ph.D. - 2020

Developing competence in working with LGBTQIA+ Communities: awareness, knowledge, skills and action -2020

Complicated Grief: An Evolving Theoretical Landscape -2020

Self-stigma, Mental Health Literacy, and Health Outcomes in Integrated Care -2020

Meta-analysis of Counseling outcomes for youth with conduct disorders -2020

Healing Humiliation: From Reaction to Creative Action -2020

A Constructive Approach to Help Counselors Work with Clients who Express Discriminatory views -2020

Creative Counseling for Couples: Using the Integrative Model Part I -2019

Training of Trainers Intensive - The Transgender Trainer Institute - Dr. Eli Green - 2019

Psychodrama and Parts Work: Providing a “Stage” for Practice and Healing - The Ferentz Institute - 2018

Couples Therapy & Why it Matters in Modern Times - Susan Stork & Heather Garner - 2018

Trauma & Attachment - Lisa Ferentz - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of Maryland Conference -2018