Licensed Counselor, Educator & Consultant
Resources
Explore a curated collection of readings, research, and practices that bridge body, mind, and lineage. These resources support continued learning in somatic therapy, trauma-informed care, and embodied healing—offering depth, reflection, and integration beyond the training room.
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Guided Resources
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Recommended Bibliography
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Community Resources (Boulder, CO)
Guided Resources
Somatic Modulation
These resources help regulate the nervous system, supporting balance between activation and calm. Through breath, movement, grounding, or connection, we build the capacity to stay present with our experience and recover stability after stress.
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Moving uncomfortable sensations
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Somatic Resources
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Alignment
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Grounding
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Centering
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Embodying a love object
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Embodying an external resource
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Breathing exercises
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Diaphragmatic breathing
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2-4-6-8 Breathing
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Square box breathing
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Even breathing
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Alternate Nostril Breathing.
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Emotional Modulation
These resources help recognize, tolerate, and express emotions without becoming overwhelmed or detached. By cultivating awareness, self-compassion, and supportive connection, we expand our capacity to move through emotions with balance and presence.
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Oscillation – titration of emotions
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Surfing emotional waves
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Talk with emotions (focusing based)
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Tantrum emotions release
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Distancing/Soothing Emotions
Attachment Needs
These resources support our innate longing for safety, connection, and belonging. They help us build trust, receive care, and form secure relationships—restoring the capacity to relate with openness and mutuality.
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Attachment Functions
Supportive Bibliography
This bibliography brings together foundational and emerging works on trauma, healing, somatic practices, and grief. It reflects an integrative lens that honors embodied wisdom—drawing from neuroscience, psychology, and contemplative traditions. These texts invite readers to explore how the body remembers, how movement and presence restore connection, and how grief can be metabolized into meaning and transformation.
Trauma and Recovery
In Trauma and Recovery, Judith Herman illuminates the psychological and social impact of trauma, tracing its effects from individual suffering to collective silence. Grounded in decades of clinical and political insight, Herman outlines the stages of recovery—establishing safety, remembrance and mourning, and reconnection—while emphasizing the importance of empowerment, community, and justice. The book remains a cornerstone in understanding trauma as both a personal and societal issue, offering a compassionate roadmap toward healing and restoration.