About me:
I served in the United States Navy from 1995 to 2016, retiring as a Senior Chief Petty Officer.
When I left the Navy, I thought I was no longer a Sailor. But I realized I am still a sailor. I traded the aircraft carrier for books, sailing the oceans of mind and spirit. Ideas, like the wind, fill my sails, pushing me towards ports of theory and modality. Each day is different; one, a calm dawn of understanding, the next, turbulent waves of doubt. Personal truth is my North Star, intuition my compass. I sail where the currents take me, no predetermined destination charted out. The riches I seek are knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. I am a sailor.
Originally written in 2018, adapted in 2026.
Post-Service Education
MA in Critical Psychology & Human Services, December 2025
BA in Psychology & Human Development, December 2019
Graduate Certificate in Teaching Collège Writing, IN PROCESS
Other Training
Growing Veterans Peer Support Training, June 2024
Veteran Rites Mirroring For Empowerment, August 2024
Natural Lifemanship Fundamentals, April 2023
Natural Lifemanship For Veterans & First Responders, April 2023
Natural Lifemanship Intensive, August 2024
Group Consult Series, September 2024
Trauma-Informed Practices & Expressive Arts Therapy Institute:
Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapy: The Foundation Course, March 2024
Polyvagal-Focused Bilateral Stimulation (BLS) and Sensorimotor Expressive Arts Therapy, February 2024
Body-Based Approaches and Expressive Arts Therapy, June 2024
Equine-Assisted Expressive Arts Therapy Live Webinar, June 2024
Advanced Nature-Based Expressive Arts Therapy: Healing Trauma and Grief through Nature Live Webinar Series, September 2024
Restorative Attachment Expressive Arts Approaches for Regulation through Relationships, November 2024
Advanced Expressive Arts Therapy: Creative Practices for Resilience, Capacity, and Recovery, March 2025
Nature-Based Expressive Arts Therapy, IN PROCESS
MoonCircles™ Guide, July 2023
JourneyCircles™ Facilitator, February 2024
Creative Depth Coach Certification, November 2024
Professional Organizations:
American Evaluation Association
November 2024 to present
American Psychological Association:
Division 2- Society for the Teaching of Psychology (September 2025 to present)
(November 2022 to present)