Supplemental trainings

Note: some of these trainings do not have their trainers names included, as I can unfortunately no longer remember their names, nor find their names in my records. In these cases, I have included instead the location holding the training.

Trauma & Somatic Therapy

• Survivors of Sexual Assault Training Series – Northern Colorado’s Sexual Assault Victim Advocate (SAVA) Center (2020–2021)

• Dissociation Training Series – Queer Asterisk (2021)

• Dissociative Identity Disorder Training Series – Dorinna Ruh (2021)

• Somatic Therapy Training Series – Queer Asterisk (2022)

• Clinical Boundaries and Carrying the Pain of Others – Queer Asterisk (2022)

• The Power of Addiction and the Addiction to Power – Queer Asterisk (2022)

• The Power of Body in Trauma Treatment – Pat Ogden and Bessel van der Kolk (2023)

• The Role of Trauma in Treatment – Laia Jorba (2023)

• Chronic Pain and Mental Health – Daniel Sturtevant (2023)

• Understanding Trauma and Its Impact on Pleasure – Marissa Zumbo (2025)

Gender, Sexuality, & Relationship Diversity

• Polyamory 101 and 201 – Jaxx Alutalica (2018)

• Furries 101 – Jaxx Alutalica (2020)

• Kink 101 and 201 – Jaxx Alutalica (2020)

• Sex Workers 101 – Jaxx Alutalica (2020)

• Supporting Gender-Affirming Medical Care and Letter Writing – TRUE Center at Children’s Hospital Colorado (2021)

• Trans and Gender Expansive Youth Training Series – D. Cordero (2021)

• Queer Elders – Alisa Cohen (2023)

• Healthy While Sexual – American Counseling Association (ACA) (2023)

• Synchronizing Bodies to Support Couple’s Intimacy – Sexplatorium (2024)

• Overcoming Sexual Anxiety (Poly Edition) – Fawn O’Breitzman (2025)

• Poly 201: Beyond Jealousy – Lindsay Hayes (2025)

• Introduction to HypnoKink, and the Safe Integration of Kink Into Relationships – Sexplatorium (2025)

Cultural Humility & Social Justice

• Embodied Racial Justice Training Series – D. Cordero (2023)

• White Supremacy Culture and Therapy – Alisa Cohen (2023)

• Supporting Clients Who Have Experienced Undue Police Violence – American Counseling Association (ACA) (2023)

• History and Foundations of Social Work – Alisa Cohen and Steven Haden (2023)

Clinical Practice & Professional Skills

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) – Center for Integrative Psychotherapy (2014 - 2015) & Lehigh Valley Health Network (2015)

• Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy – Northwestern Human Services (now Merakey) (2014 - 2015)

• Supporting Clients with the Grief of Pet Loss – Loving Family Animal Hospital (2016)

• Crisis Therapy – Lehigh Valley Health Network (2014 & 2015) & Queer Asterisk (2020)

• Addictions and Substance Misuse 101 – Steven Haden (2021)

• Assessing For and Working with Suicidal Ideation – Queer Asterisk (2021)

• Using Humor in Counseling – Queer Asterisk (2021)

• Play Therapy Training Series – Danny Sturtevant and M. Saltis (2021)

• Trauma-Informed Eating Disorder Care – Kat (last name unknown) (2022)

• DBT Essentials – Alisa Cohen (2023)

• Internal Family Systems 101 – Eric Hansen (2023)

• Intuition in Psychotherapy – Queer Asterisk (2023)

• How to Write a Letter for an Emotional Support Animal – Sorin Thomas (2023)

Mental Health & Wellness Foundations

• Nutrition and Mental Health (2021) - (name of trainer not known)

• Eating Disorders 201 – RP Whitmore (2021)

• Autism and Neurodivergence 101 – Autism Society of Colorado (2021)