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TRAINING & CERTIFICATION

I love learning and diving into experiential trainings. My favorites are the mind-body, self-compassion and trauma healing approaches. Here are some of the trainings that inform my practice:

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2024 - Chronic Pain, IFS workshop, trainer Nancy Sowell, US.

2024 - Trauma and the Internal Family Systems Model: Releasing Personal and Legacy Burdens, 2 day IFS workshop, trainer Richard Schwartz, US.

2023 - IFS Level 3, lead trainer Richard Schwartz, US.

2023 - IFS ATP program, trainers Pamela Krause, Tamala Floyd, Fatimah Finney. 

2022 - IFS Level 2, program assistant, lead trainer Michael Elkin, UK.

2022 - IFS Level 1, program assistant, trainers Liz Martins and Jory Agate, UK.

2022 - IFS Level 3, lead trainer Richard Schwartz, UK.

2021 - IFS Level 1, week 2 program assistant, lead trainer Cece Sykes, UK.

2021 - Somatic IFS workshops program assistant, lead trainer Susan McConnell.

2021 - Certified IFS Therapist.

2021 - IFS Level 2: Trauma and Neuroscience, trainer Frank Anderson, Portugal.

2021 - IFS Level 1 program assistant, lead trainer Osnat Arbel, Poland.

2020 - IFS Level 1 program assistant, lead trainer Einat Bronstein.

2020 - Legacy Burdens, program assistant, 2 day online seminar with IFS lead trainer Einat Bronstein.

2020 - IFS Level 1, trainer Pamela Krause, Portugal.

2018 - 2024 Internal Family Systems Continuity Program, IFS Institute.

  • Trauma, Neuroscience and IFS. Frank Anderson and Richard Schwartz.

  • Children and Adolescents. Pamela Krause and Richard Schwartz.

  • Anxiety, Depression and Shame. Ann Sinko, Michael Elkin and Richard Schwartz.

  • Diversity and Inclusion. Kate Lingren and Percy Ballard and Richard Schwartz.

  • IFS Treatment for Sexual Abuse. Nancy Wonder and Richard Schwartz.

  • Using IFS to Heal Our Relationships with Food and the Body. Diana Richards, Jeanne Catanzaro and Richard Schwartz.

  • IFS Treatment for Healing and Restoring Health: Freedom from Trauma and Early Adversity. Nancy Sowel and Richard Schwartz.

  • Self-Lead Sexuality: An IFS Based Model for Healing, Pleasure and Empowerment. Patricia Rich and Richard Schwartz.

  • A Compassionate Approach to Trauma and Addictive Processes, Cece Sykes, Frank Anderson and Richard Schwartz.

  • Trailheads to Transformation: Harvesting Resources from the Unburdened System, Mariel Pastor and Richard Schwartz.

  • Bringing IFS Informed Practice to Groups, Sue Richmond and Richard Schwartz.

  • The Art of Negotiation in IFS Sessions - Challenging Protectors and Workable Agreements, Chris Burris and Richard Schwartz.

  • Introduction to Somatic IFS: An Embodied Approach to Healing Trauma, Susan McConnell and Richard Schwartz.

  • Intent, Impact, and Intercultural Competence: How to Successfully Navigate Difference, Jory Agate, Fatimah Finney and Richard Schwartz.

  • Direct Access: An Essential IFS Skill, Frances Booth and Richard Schwartz.

  • Legacy and Cultural Burdens, Ann Sinko and Richard Schwartz.

  • Values and Beliefs in the Therapy Room, Einat Bronstein and Richard Schwartz.

2017 - 2018 Foundations of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Model, IFS Institute - a 12 months online course. Pamela Krause, Toni Herbein-Blank and Richard Schwartz.

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2017 - 2022 The ITR Trauma Therapy Consultations Continuity Program, the ITR Training Institute - online consultations (assisting co-trainer).
2017 - 2018 The ITR Trauma Therapy Instructor Certification, the ITR Training Institute - a year long consultations online course and co-facilitating Level 2 trainings in the DC area and FL. 
2017 - 2018 Fulbright Scholar Fellowship in Art Therapy & Trauma Therapy, the George Washington University, Graduate Art Therapy Department, Alexandria, VA.
2015 - Level 2 ITR Trauma Therapy Training & Trauma Therapist Certification, the ITR Training Institute, Morgantown, WV.
2013 - Level 1 ITR Trauma Therapy Training, the ITR Training Institute, Morgantown, WV.
2008 - 2011 Master's in Art Therapy with a trauma therapy concentration, the George Washington University, Graduate Art Therapy Department; Fulbright Graduate Student Fellowship in Art Therapy, Alexandria, VA.


2006 - 2009 - Level 1, 2 and honorary 3. Theory and practice of psychological transformation: eco-facilitation approach, continuing education course, School of Eco-Facilitation & Applied Psychology Department, Education Management University, Ukrainian Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, Kyiv.
2005 - 2006 Master's in Education, Kirovograd State Pedagogical University.
2004 - 2005 Eurasian Undergraduate Exchange Program Fellowship, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX.
2001 - 2005 Bachelor's in Education, Kirovograd State Pedagogical University.

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