I look forward to the opportunity to work with you,
Angie
Experience and Education
As I look back over my experiences through the years, I understand that I started walking this healing path early in life and, like many in the helping professions, I came to this work by way of my own experience of working through trauma and the extremes of anxiety and depression. My interest in trauma recovery, attachment, and embodied, somatic, relational healing began early in my life: as an infant born to struggling young parents and their own history of suffering, as an adolescent searching for her gifts and connection to others, and as an adult working through the complexities of relationships, healing, and personal identity.
Early in my career I worked with children and their families at a county mental health agency. I gained valuable experience with trauma, attachment-related issues, and mental health concerns as I worked with children at risk for out-of-home placement and hospitalization and their families. I took a detour from this work to become a parent while also teaching yoga and pursuing graduate training in Educational and School Psychology. After completion of this study, I transitioned to the public school system as a school psychologist and worked with pre-k through high school age students. I had the incredible opportunity to combine my passion for education and social-emotional health as I completed educational and mental health assessments and worked individually with students. Then, in 2012, my family and I moved to Colorado and I decided to broaden my skillset and explore my interests. I studied massage therapy, trained as an Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor, and completed additional graduate training in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (Transpersonal Counseling Psychology). I have always been an active learner and continually seek new skills and approaches to assist individuals.
I believe that all my experiences added to my compassion and capacity to help others navigate their struggles… from the depths of despair to the heights of bliss, to find a place within that expands to hold and experience it all. And in this place we can feel:
Tender–Fierce–Empowered–Connected–Resilient
Experience:
Private Practice Psychotherapist
Family Preservation Therapist & Therapeutic Visitation Facilitator
Certified/Licensed Massage Therapist (previously licensed in Colorado)
Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Instructor
Certified/Registered Yoga Teacher
School Psychologist (previously licensed in Colorado & Kansas)
Clinical Case Manager
Program Coordinator – Family and Children Community Services
Specialized/Advanced Training:
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (Polaris Insight Center)
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy- Level 2
PACT Couple Therapy- Level 2
Hakomi Somatic Psychotherapy Comprehensive Training
Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies
EMDR Training
DARe- Dynamic Attachment Re-Patterning Experience
Trauma Sensitive Yoga
Mindful Schools
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Neurosequential Model of Education
The Four Desires - Rod Stryker
My current interests include post-traumatic stress disorder, complex trauma, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, and embodied approaches to healing.