Training & Education
I offer trainings to communities, business, and agencies around topics related to Interpersonal Trauma and PTSD. I also have experience with offering expert witness testimony on cases including sexual assault and domestic violence.
Audiences include:
- Prosecuting Attorneys
- Law Enforcement (patrol and detectives)
- DV/SA Advocates
- Probation Officers
- Psychologists and Counselors
- Superior Court Judges
- Guardians ad Litem
- Social Workers
- Case Workers
Examples of previous trainings/presentations:
The Neuroscience of Trauma
Training to help explain common signs and symptoms of trauma to help increase trauma-informed prosecution.
Presented to Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys at the Domestic Violence Prosecutor Training.
March 2024
Chelan, WA
Vicarious Trauma
Workshop to build awareness around risk factors, contributors, and prevention of vicarious trauma. This has been presented to various groups, including managers and direct service staff. Examples of audiences include military personnel, the Washington Sexual Assault Coalition, Juvenile Probation Officers, DV/SA Advocates, Non-profit Case Managers and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) staff.
Multiple presentations throughout 2020 - 2023
Local and National audiences
Trauma-Informed Consultation
Overview of best practices to discussing cases in a collaborative, survivor-centered way.
Presented to multidisciplinary sexual assault team (including law enforcement, prosecution, advocates, and forensic nurses)
May 2019
Bellingham, WA
Applying Trauma-Informed Practices to Investigation and Prosecution
Training to introduce the neurobiology of trauma and survivor-centered approaches to collaboration with colleagues and across disciplines.
Presented at Special Assault Training Program for Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (WAPA)
September 2019
Leavenworth, WA
Trauma Recovery: Working with Long-Term Effects
Workshop to build a basic understanding of how to understand signs/symptoms of PTSD, with a focus on building skills in psychoeducation and teaching self-regulation to clients.
Presented to Advocates and Staff at Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services (DVSAS)
July 2019
Bellingham, WA
Understanding Trauma: Recognizing Impact, Confronting Myths, and Applying Trauma-Informed Practices
Overview of common signs/symptoms of trauma and how societal myths and misperceptions impact healing and intervention.
Presented to the Sexual and Domestic Violence Commission of Bellingham-Whatcom County
July 2019
Bellingham, WA
Trauma-Informed Consultation: An evidence-based approach to supporting survivors and strengthening investigations.
Training to introduce the neurobiology of trauma and survivor-centered approaches to collaboration with colleagues and across disciplines.
Presented to Sexual Assault Response Team (prosecuting attorneys, law enforcement, SANE nurses, and advocates)
May 2019
Bellingham, WA
Working with Trauma: Meeting the needs of survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in a clinical setting.
Training to build a basic understanding of how to understand signs/symptoms of PTSD, with a focus on building skills in psychoeducation and teaching self-regulation to clients.
Presented to local clinicians and social service employees.
October 2018
Bellingham, WA
Working with Trauma: Understanding the Differences between PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder.
Training to learn differential diagnosis with PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder.
Presented to local clinicians and social service employees.
October 2018
Bellingham, WA
Creating "Trauma-Informed Courts"
Brief overview of neurobiology of trauma and how to reduce re-traumatization in criminal justice proceedings.
Presented at Washington State Superior Court Judges Conference
April 2018
Lake Chelan, WA
Training to help explain common signs and symptoms of trauma to help increase trauma-informed prosecution.
Presented to Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys at the Domestic Violence Prosecutor Training.
March 2024
Chelan, WA
Vicarious Trauma
Workshop to build awareness around risk factors, contributors, and prevention of vicarious trauma. This has been presented to various groups, including managers and direct service staff. Examples of audiences include military personnel, the Washington Sexual Assault Coalition, Juvenile Probation Officers, DV/SA Advocates, Non-profit Case Managers and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) staff.
Multiple presentations throughout 2020 - 2023
Local and National audiences
Trauma-Informed Consultation
Overview of best practices to discussing cases in a collaborative, survivor-centered way.
Presented to multidisciplinary sexual assault team (including law enforcement, prosecution, advocates, and forensic nurses)
May 2019
Bellingham, WA
Applying Trauma-Informed Practices to Investigation and Prosecution
Training to introduce the neurobiology of trauma and survivor-centered approaches to collaboration with colleagues and across disciplines.
Presented at Special Assault Training Program for Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (WAPA)
September 2019
Leavenworth, WA
Trauma Recovery: Working with Long-Term Effects
Workshop to build a basic understanding of how to understand signs/symptoms of PTSD, with a focus on building skills in psychoeducation and teaching self-regulation to clients.
Presented to Advocates and Staff at Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services (DVSAS)
July 2019
Bellingham, WA
Understanding Trauma: Recognizing Impact, Confronting Myths, and Applying Trauma-Informed Practices
Overview of common signs/symptoms of trauma and how societal myths and misperceptions impact healing and intervention.
Presented to the Sexual and Domestic Violence Commission of Bellingham-Whatcom County
July 2019
Bellingham, WA
Trauma-Informed Consultation: An evidence-based approach to supporting survivors and strengthening investigations.
Training to introduce the neurobiology of trauma and survivor-centered approaches to collaboration with colleagues and across disciplines.
Presented to Sexual Assault Response Team (prosecuting attorneys, law enforcement, SANE nurses, and advocates)
May 2019
Bellingham, WA
Working with Trauma: Meeting the needs of survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in a clinical setting.
Training to build a basic understanding of how to understand signs/symptoms of PTSD, with a focus on building skills in psychoeducation and teaching self-regulation to clients.
Presented to local clinicians and social service employees.
October 2018
Bellingham, WA
Working with Trauma: Understanding the Differences between PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder.
Training to learn differential diagnosis with PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder.
Presented to local clinicians and social service employees.
October 2018
Bellingham, WA
Creating "Trauma-Informed Courts"
Brief overview of neurobiology of trauma and how to reduce re-traumatization in criminal justice proceedings.
Presented at Washington State Superior Court Judges Conference
April 2018
Lake Chelan, WA
Forensic Psychology Experience:
Opinion Report and Deposition
Provided report that outlined dynamics of domestic violence, helping to explain common misperceptions about victims of domestic violence. Deposition given to defense with trail scheduled in 2025.
2023 - 2024
Whatcom County - Bellingham, WA
Opinion Report
Provided report that outlined dynamics of domestic violence, helping to explain common misperceptions about victims of domestic violence.
October 2023
Whatcom County and Skagit County- Bellingham, WA
Qualified Expert Witness
Deposition on the trauma-response from a neurobiological lens and how this might impact memory and reporting/disclosure of a traumatic experience to others (defendant plead guilty - case did not go to trail).
2020 - 2021
Clark County - Vancouver, WA
Qualified Expert Witness
Provided testimony on the trauma-response from a neurobiological lens,and how this might impact reporting/disclosure of a traumatic experience to others.
March 2018
Whatcom County - Bellingham, WA
Provided report that outlined dynamics of domestic violence, helping to explain common misperceptions about victims of domestic violence. Deposition given to defense with trail scheduled in 2025.
2023 - 2024
Whatcom County - Bellingham, WA
Opinion Report
Provided report that outlined dynamics of domestic violence, helping to explain common misperceptions about victims of domestic violence.
October 2023
Whatcom County and Skagit County- Bellingham, WA
Qualified Expert Witness
Deposition on the trauma-response from a neurobiological lens and how this might impact memory and reporting/disclosure of a traumatic experience to others (defendant plead guilty - case did not go to trail).
2020 - 2021
Clark County - Vancouver, WA
Qualified Expert Witness
Provided testimony on the trauma-response from a neurobiological lens,and how this might impact reporting/disclosure of a traumatic experience to others.
March 2018
Whatcom County - Bellingham, WA
Rates & Fees
$150/hr for preparation time
$165/hr for presentation time or time in court
Please contact me with questions via email: [email protected]
$165/hr for presentation time or time in court
Please contact me with questions via email: [email protected]
