Training & Consultation
With more than 20 years of experience in trauma-responsive care, interpersonal violence prevention, and institutional leadership, I help professionals and organizations translate trauma science into meaningful, practical, and sustainable change.
My training and consulting work bridges clinical expertise in trauma, integrative and sensory-based approaches to trauma recovery, nervous-system regulation, and resilience with organizational strategies for strengthening professional practice, supporting well-being, and creating responsive systems of care.
As the founding director of UC Irvine's CARE office, I spent 17 years developing and leading a comprehensive model of confidential survivor advocacy, prevention education, and multidisciplinary institutional response. Today, I bring that experience together with my work as a licensed psychologist, clinical supervisor, consultant, and educator to support diverse audiences across healthcare, education, legal, military, and community settings.
I offer keynote presentations, customized professional trainings, experiential workshops, leadership consultation, and organizational program development, with content tailored to each audience's needs.
Training & Consulting Options
Trainings & Presentations
From national conferences to campus workshops, I offer interactive trainings that translate research into practice. Topics include trauma-informed practices, resilience and wellness, navigating difficult conversations, and inclusive approaches to prevention and response. Sessions can be designed for staff, students, law enforcement, Title IX and student conduct teams, or mental health professionals seeking continuing education. Each training is practical, engaging, and tailored to your audience.
Consulting and Program Development
I partner with universities, healthcare organizations, and multidisciplinary teams to develop and strengthen trauma-responsive programs, practices, and systems of care. Drawing on expertise in trauma, resilience, interpersonal violence prevention, and institutional leadership, I provide consultation on program development, professional training, multidisciplinary collaboration, and organizational cultures of care.
Retreats & Wellness Programs
I design restorative retreats that renew energy, build resilience, and strengthen connection. These can be tailored for staff teams, wellness or counseling centers, advocacy programs, or student groups. Whether your goal is to prevent burnout, create space for reflection, or foster a sense of community, retreats are customized to meet your organization’s unique culture and needs. Corporate wellness programs and healing retreats for clients or students are also available.
Training Topics
Training topics can be tailored to clinical, legal, educational, corporate, military, and community-based audiences, with content and format adapted to the needs of each organization.
Trauma, Survivors & Interpersonal Violence
Trauma-Informed Support for Survivors of Sexual & Relationship Violence
Why Survivors Do What They Do: Understanding Counterintuitive Responses to Trauma
Beyond the Binary: Supporting Trans and Nonbinary Survivors of Sexual Violence
Healthy Relationships, Boundaries, and Violence Prevention
Effective Bystander Intervention and Community Accountability
Neuroeuroscience, Sensory Regulation & Resilience
Sensory Strategies for Stress, Regulation & Resilience
Olfactory Anchoring: Using Scent to Support Regulation
Trauma-Informed Clinical Practice & Well-Being
Telehealth Is a Clinical Setting: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Virtual Care
Sustaining the People Who Support Others: Stress, Resilience & Well-Being
Beyond Talk Therapy: Integrative Approaches to Trauma Recovery
Legal, Investigative & Institutional Response
Neuroscience of Trauma & Implications for Investigations and Trials
Trauma-Informed Legal Practice
Navigating Title IX and Student Conduct Investigations with a Trauma Lens
Organizations, Leadership & Systems Change
From Compliance to Care: Building Comprehensive, Responsive Survivor Support Programs
Building and Sustaining Effective Coordinated Community Response Teams
Creating Cultures of Care: Trauma-Informed Leadership in Practice, Responsive Survivor Support Programs
Training and Consulting Clients:
Universities & Colleges: UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC Office of the President, Cal State San Marcos, Cal State Fullerton, Claremont University Consortium, Coast Community College District, Rutgers University, University of Miami, University of Nebraska
Counseling & Wellness Centers: UC Irvine Counseling Center, Cal State San Bernardino CAPS, Cal State San Marcos CAPS, The Clinic of California
Advocacy & Legal Services: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Legal Aid Society of Orange County, Orange County District Attorney’s Office
National & Federal Organizations: U.S. Department of Justice - Office on Violence Against Women, Department of the Navy (SAPRO), Chief of Chaplains/Marine Corps, National Center for Victims of Crime, Edwards Air Force Base
Community & Professional Associations: Violence Prevention Coalition of Orange County, California College & University Police Chiefs Association
Selected Conferences & Professional Meetings
National Organization for Victim Advocacy (NOVA) Annual Training Event
Hawai’i International Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma (IVAT)
American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention
NASPA National Conference
NASPA Strategies Conference
National Conference on Campus Sexual Assault and Violence
National Center for Victims of Crime – National Training Institute
End Violence Against Women (EVAW) International Conference
Community Service Programs, Inc. Victims’ Rights Conference
Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA)
UC Mental Health Best Practices Conference
Campus Training & Technical Assistance Institutes – Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) and California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA)
Society for Psychotherapy Research International Conference
