Licensure
- California Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, 2008 (#425462)
- Oregon Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, 2022 (#T2025)
- Arkansas Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, 2025 (#M2505002)
CERTIFICATIONS/TRAININGS
- Certified Rest and Restore Protocol (RRP) Provider, Unyte Health. 2026
- Certified Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Provider, Unyte Health. 2025
- Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, International Institute of Trauma & Addiction Professionals, 2022
- Completed Level 1, 2, and 3 Attachment Focused – EMDR Training with Dr. Laurel Parnell, 2022
- Level 1 & 2, Post – Induction Therapy (Pia Mellody’s Model) with Sarah Bridge, Meadows Behavioral Health, 2021
- Best Therapeutic Practices in Treating Adults Enmeshed with a Parent Training with Dr. Ken Adams, 2021
- 6 month training with Deb Dana, LCSW, Rhythms of Regulation: Foundations of Polyvagal Informed Clinical Practice, 2021
- Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing with Dr. Cornelia Elbrecht, 2020
- Level 1 & 2, Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts with Dr. Cathy Malchiodi, 2018 – 2019
- Trauma-Informed Yoga Training with Hala Khouri & Kyra Heglund, 2017
- Level 1 iRest Yoga Nidra with Dr. Richard Miller, 2017
- Certified California Sexual Assault Victims Counselor (2009)
Podcast interviews:
- Faith & Feels, September 2025. Ep.43 Only Fans: Empowerment or Exploitation? guest along with Anastasia Sprout
- Faith & Feels ,August 2025. Ep.40 Befriending Your Body: A Polyvagal Approach to Healing.
- Faith & Feels , May 2025. Ep.29 When Curiosity Turns Dark: Exploring the Genre of Porn, guest along with Anastasia Sprout and Lacy Bentley
Journals of a Love Addict, April 2025. Ep.54 A Mind That Never Stops.
Grizzly Talk Radio – Tough Talk for Challenging Times with Megan McKay, April 2024. Ep. 7. In this episode, Megan and I talk about being diagnosed with Autism in adulthood, our own psychotherapy, and our work as autistic therapists.
Autism Stories Podcast with Doug Belcher, July 3, 2023.
- Fabulously Candice Podcast May 2023, Season 3, Ep. 5.
- Fabulously Candice Podcast March 2023. Season 3, Ep. 3.
- Fabulously Candice Podcast December 2022. Season 2, Ep. 21.
professional presentations:
Love Addicted or Autistic and Seeking Safety? Accurately Assessing and Treating Autistic Females with Symptoms of Trauma, Sex, and Love Addiction in In-patient and Out-patient Settings. Co-presenter with Candice Christiansen, LMHC, CSAT-S for the International Institute of Trauma & Addiction Professionals 18th Annual Symposium, April 27, 2023, Phoenix, Arizona.
Deconstructing Casanova and Cassandra in the 21st Century: A Neuro-Inclusive Paradigm Shift Around How We View, Assess, and Treat Our Autistic Clients And Same/Mixed Neurotype Couples In Sexual Recovery. Co-presenter with Candice Christiansen, LMHC, CSAT-S for the International Institute of Trauma & Addiction Professionals, June 14, 2024.
She Dreams
Aly Dearborn, mixed media collage, 2021