Credentials & Experience
Traditional and Untraditional. Licensed and Lived.
Licensure & Education
- Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP) – Massachusetts (since 2017)
- Licensed School Psychologist – Massachusetts (since 2006)
- Licensed Teacher (DESE) – Massachusetts (1996–2003)
- Doctorate in Psychology & Education – American International College
- M.Ed., Counseling & Special Education – American International College
- B.A., Psychology & Education – Western New England University
Clinical & Academic Roles
- Psychotherapist – Warming Tree Women’s Wellness Center
- Forensic Mental Health Clinician – Hampden County Sheriff’s Dept.
- School Psychologist – Chicopee & Springfield Public Schools (16+ years)
- Adjunct Professor – Psychology & Education, Westfield State & Cambridge College
- Assessment & Consultation – Juvenile and Adult Correctional Facilities
Child & Family Forensics
- Qualified under Massachusetts Probate Standing Order 1-17
- Completed coursework in Child & Family Forensics – William James College
- Mediator Certificate
- Extensive experience with complex family systems and high-conflict legal cases
- Collaborated with:
- Guardians ad litem, forensic evaluators, attorneys, CPS, and education advocates
- Special education attorneys in high-stakes IEP and behavioral intervention cases
Specialized Training
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) – Certified Training
- Somatic Integration & Trauma Regulation – Body-based healing modalities
- Personality Assessment System (PAS) – 15+ years in structural pattern recognition
- Crisis Intervention & De-escalation – Trauma-aware communication methods
- Behavioral Intervention Planning – Autism, ADHD, trauma, and court-involved youth
- Spiritual Psychology & Integration – Applied depth psychology, symbolic processing, and energetic boundaries
Populations Served
- Children, teens, and families (school systems, assessments, IEP advocacy)
- Women navigating trauma, identity shifts, and emotional reconstruction
- Court-involved individuals and families in complex custody, school, and mental health matters
- Adults in transition—spiritual, psychological, or structural
Recent Work
- Creator of Fieldstate to Lattice™, a model for rebuilding internal coherence
- Author of Override: A Story of Structural Healing (forthcoming)
- Founder of Field & Thread, an integrative practice grounded in trauma-informed, symbolic, and nature-rooted support