Workshops, Trainings & Presentations

Below is a list of recent presentations, trainings and workshops I have authored and presented, both locally, regionally and nationally.

  • “Showing Up for Our Students in Uncertain Times”
    • Presented at the 2022 Region 10 Behavior Conference – February 2022
  • “Trauma in the Classroom”
    • Training presented to the TVHS teaching community – January 2022
  • “Strategies to Cope in our Ever-Changing World”
    • Training presented to the TVUSD Community Action Committee – March 2021
  • “Mindfulness, The Heart, and The Breath: Finding Peace in the Storm”
    • Training presented to the TVUSD Community Action Committee – March 2021
  • “Race, Ethnicity and Culture: The Purpose and Meaning of ‘Talking About It’”
    • Presented to the EAREA at Temecula Valley High School – November 2020
  • “ERMHS, Telehealth and You: Things to Keep in Mind”
    • Presented to the Riverside County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) – May 2020
  • “Mindfulness and Me: An Approach to Dealing with Stress”
    • Presented to the CAC (Community Action Committee) at Temecula Valley Unified School District – May 2020
  • “The Sacred Yes: Dismantling Illusions in Times of Crisis”
    • Presented at the California Institute for Human Science Center for Lifelong Learning – April 2020
  • “Parenting 101: Decreasing Stress and Anxiety in your Child”
    • Presented at Temecula Valley Unified School District, Parent University – February 2020
  • “Healing the Separation: Psychotherapy and Consciousness Studies”
  • Presented at the “Consciousness & Spirit II” Conference at Yale Divinity School, hosted by the International Society for Consciousness Studies (ISCS). May 30 – June 3, 2019, New Haven, CT.
    • Presented research findings and discussion on psychotherapy and the therapist’s inward healing journey.
  • “Getting out of the Way: Ego-negation and Healing in the Psychotherapy Encounter”
    • Presented at the 2018 CIHS Subtle Energy & Science Symposium, September 15 – 16, Encinitas, CA.
    • Presented research and discussion related to expanded ontological implications for psychotherapy practice
  • “The Relational Crucible: Mindfully Contextualizing our Roles”
    • Presented at the 2018 Region 10 Behavior Conference in Corona, CA.
    • Educational and experiential training. Focused on educating teachers and administrators in utilizing progressive models to re-contextualize problematic relational patterns in the educational setting.
  • “Presence: The Language of Healing”
    • Educational/experiential training for paraprofessionals, focusing on developing a more refined capacity for empathy and relational attunement with students with severe social/emotional needs.
  • “Countertransference in the Classroom”
    • Educational/experiential training focusing on assisting educators and paraprofessionals identify and overcome potential countertransference blocks when working with heavily impacted student populations