EDUCATION

MS   Marriage and Family Therapy, Capella University, 2024

          Student, Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University, 2021 – 2022

PhD   Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa, 2012

       Concentration: Health communication and psychological outcomes

MS     Health Education, Western Illinois University, 2002

   Concentration: Program evaluation and worksite wellness

BA     Psychology, University of South Florida, 1994

WORK EXPERIENCE

Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #153348                          

Ossi Pace Psychotherapy & Associates, CA                                         March 2025 – present       

·  Provide therapy to couples, teens, families, and adults supervised by Ossi Pace, LMFT

Southern California Counseling Center, Los Angeles, CA                      February 2025 – present

Larchmont Charter Elementary School, Los Angeles, CA                  February 2025 – June 2025

·  Provide therapy to children, adults, and couples supervised by Brittny McCarthy, LMFT

Marriage and Family Therapy Trainee (student intern)

Southern California Counseling Center, Los Angeles, CA              January 2024 – February 2025

Larchmont Charter Elementary School, Los Angeles, CA            October 2024 – February 2025

·  Provided 263 hours of therapy to children, adults, and couples supervised by Eric Robinson, 

   LMFT (1/24-8/24) and Brittny McCarthy, LMFT (9/24-2/25)

  Talk Therapy Austin, Austin, TX (telehealth)                                  January – December 2024

·  Provided 277 hours of therapy to children, adults, couples, and families under the supervision 

   of Angela Funke, LMFT, in a private practice

                Medical Massage Therapist

  Self-employed business owner                                                                                     1999 – 2024

  Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford                               2008 – 2017, 2019 – 2020

·  Assessment and treatment for children with physical and mental health concerns

·  Participated in multidisciplinary clinical teams and clinical electronic documentation

Facilitator II

Pacific Clinics, Los Gatos, CA                                                        December 2021 – January 2024

·  All competencies of Facilitator I

·  Participated in leadership meetings to support team building and skills training

·  On boarding training of mental health facilitators, developed training materials, provided 

   shadowing opportunities and ongoing mentorship and collaboration

·  Assisted the review and approval of progress notes in electronic record

Facilitator I

Uplift Family Services, Los Gatos, CA                                         December 2020 – December 2021

·  Intensive community-based mental health services to youth aged birth -21 years and their 

   families/caregivers in Santa Clara County

·  Cross-functional team facilitation to support youth and their families/caregivers and members of the support team

·  Assessment, treatment planning, clinical interventions, rehabilitation, collateral support, and 

   case management services including related Medi-Cal documentation for services

Associate Professor

Palmer College of Chiropractic West, San Jose, CA                       January 2020 – December 2020

·  Faculty for Clinical Psychology and Pediatrics

·  Updated courses to evidenced-based practices, conducted lectures and assessment

Instructor

DeAnza Community College, Cupertino, CA                                   January 2015 – December 2019

·  Teaching faculty for Massage Therapy Program and Director of student massage clinic

·  Updated courses to comply with state certification and professional standards

·  Student assessment, mentorship, leadership, and supervision

Research Associate

Stanford School of Medicine, Dept. of Anesthesia, Palo Alto, CA                 March 2013 – May 2017

·  Co-investigator for a RCT studying the effects of massage on children’s pain and anxiety after 

   heart surgery

·  Co-wrote grant, developed study forms and procedures, monitored safety, analyzed data

Editor-in-Chief

International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, Evanston, IL

                                                                                                                      March 2013 – May 2016

·  Provided leadership and coaching for all aspects of an online peer-reviewed journal

·  Co-authored and audited case report guidelines for the profession

Board Member

Massage Therapy Foundation, Evanston, IL                                         March 2009 – May 2016

·  Attended quarterly board meetings and presented research at professional conferences

·  Reviewed community service, research, and case report grants

·  Co-developed an online peer-reviewed journal and established a research literacy writing workgroup

Researcher and Program Evaluator

Integrative Touch for Kids, Tucson, AZ                                                       March 2010 – August 2012

·  Conducted program evaluation and research studies for a non-profit that provides integrative 

   health services to families with children with special healthcare needs

Assistant to the Chief Planning Officer

Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, IA                                           June 2002 – January 2004

·  Wrote awarded grant for learning resource center at college

·  Monitored college compliance with state, regional, and program accreditation standards

Instructor

Institute of Therapeutic Massage and Wellness, Davenport, IA                                         1998 - 2006

     · Provided lectures, lab instruction, assessment, and student mentorship

Trip Coordinator for Clinic Abroad Program

Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, IA                   October 1998, February 2000, March 2003

     · Coordinated temporary chiropractic clinics in third world areas

     · Haiti (October 1998 and February 2000) and Brazil (March 2003)

Program Coordinator

Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research, Davenport, IA                              October 1996 – May 2002

     ·  Coordinated a research program with over 200 chiropractors around the United States

     ·  Trained participants, monitored compliance, analyzed data, wrote data reports

     ·  Developed and evaluated a worksite wellness program for students and employees

Case Manager for Adults with Disabilities

Gulf Coast Community Care, Tampa, FL                                                                             1995 – 1996

     · Assessment and case management for adults with disabilities

     · Linkage to community-based services and clinical documentation

Medication Case Manager

Northside Mental Health Hospital, Tampa, FL                                                                      1994 – 1995

     · Provided linkage, monitoring, planning, and advocacy for the most appropriate mental health services 

       for adults experiencing serious emotional disabilities

     · Effectively maintained and managed assigned caseload, contingent on needs, strengths, abilities, 

       barriers, and preferences of the individual served

Respite Worker

Northside Mental Health Hospital, Tampa, FL                                                                       1992 – 1995

     ·  Provided 1:1 rehab to children with serious emotional disabilities for caregiver respite

     ·  Participated in multidisciplinary clinical teams and clinical documentation

Residential Service Worker

Northside Mental Health Hospital, Tampa, FL                                                                        1992 – 1993

     · Trained adults with serious emotional disabilities in independent living skills in a supervised 

       apartment community and provided 1:1 psychological support

Mental Health Technician                                                                                              

Northside Mental Health Hospital, Tampa, FL                                                                         1991 – 1992

Pinellas Emergency Mental Health Services, Pinellas Park, FL                                              1990 – 1991

                     ·  Provided direct patient care and guidance for children and adults

                     ·  Planned, implemented, evaluated, and monitored treatment activities and groups

ADDITIONAL TRAINING (the short version)

Core Skills in Emotionally Focused Therapy, Rebecca Jorgensen, April 4 & 18, May 9 & 23, June 6 & 20, 2025.

Healing Affairs: The Power of Emotionally Focused Therapy, TRI EFT Alliant (Scott Whoolley), April 11-12, 2025.

Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy, TRI EFT Alliant (Scott Whoolley, Rebecca Jorgensen, Kathryn DeBruin), February 10-13, 2025.

Internal Family Systems Online Circle Training, IFS Institute, October 2024-March 2025.

Emotionally Focused Therapy Step by Step. Psychotherapy.net Academy, 2024

Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Training, Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach, February 2019-2021.

Vagus Nerve and Autonomic Nervous System, Barral Institute, Eric Marlien, San Francisco, CA, January 10-12, 2020.

Neural Manipulation: An Integrative Approach to Trauma, Barral Institute, Jean Anne Zollars, Albuquerque, NM, December 13-15, 2019.

Science of Mindfulness and Compassion. Kristin Neff and Shauna Shapiro. Tucson, AZ. February 10-11, 2018.

Intensive Course in Clinical Research: Study Design and Performance, Stanford Center for Clinical and Translational Education and Research, Stanford, CA, September 10-14, 2012.

CranioSacral Therapy Level 3 (Somatoemotional Release), Upledger Institute, Tim Hutton, San Francisco, CA, January 3-6, 2009.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

1) The impact of massage and reading on children's pain and anxiety after cardiovascular surgery: a pilot study. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2018. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29912070

2) Identifying inconsistencies and reporting deficits in therapeutic massage and bodywork (TMB) case reports authored by TMB practitioners: A TMB adapted CAse REport (CARE) Guidelines audit through 2014. International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. 2016. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27648108

3) Adaptation of the CARE guidelines for therapeutic massage and bodywork publications: Efforts to improve the impact of case reports. International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. 2014.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25184013

4) Are personal characteristics of massage therapists associated with their clinical, educational, and interpersonal behaviors? International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. 2013.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24000306

5) The development and validation of the client expectations of massage scale. International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. 2012. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23087774

6) Attitudes, beliefs, and expectations in massage therapy. In: Dryden T & Moyer C, eds. Massage Therapy: Integrating Research and Practice. Champain, IL: Human Kinetics; 2012:265-272.

7) Measuring the effects of massage on exercise performance and cardiopulmonary response in children with and without heart disease: a pilot study. International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. 2010.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21589710

8) Physiological adjustments to stress measures following massage therapy: A review of the literature. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2010. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18955340

9) From the Practice Section Editor’s perspective. International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. 2008. https://www.ijtmb.org/index.php/ijtmb/article/view/15/27

10) Massage therapy for people with HIV. International Journal of Global Health and Health Disparities. 2005.

https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijghhd/vol4/iss1/5/

11) A survey of U.S. chiropractors on clinical preventive services. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 2004. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15195036

12) Do chiropractic colleges’ off-campus clinical sites offer diverse opportunities for learning? A preliminary study. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 2003.   

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=12584505

13) Recruiting and retaining chiropractors in a practice-based research program. Journal of the Neuromusculoskeletal System. 2002.

14) Patient satisfaction with the chiropractic clinical encounter: report from a practice-based research program. Journal of the Neuromusculoskeletal System. 2001.

15) Prevalence of nonmusculoskeletal complaints in chiropractic practice: report from a practice-based research program. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 2001.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=11313611

16) Chiropractic care for patients aged 55 years and older: report from a practice-based research program. Journal of the American Geriatric Society. 2000. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10811547

17) Development of a practice-based research program. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 1998. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9567233

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Healing Arts Workshop Leader, Creative Healing
 for Youth in Pain, 2024 - present

Volunteer, Performing Arts Booster, Willow Glen Middle School, 2015 - 2018

Teacher, St. Francis Episcopal Church Children’s Program, 2013 - 2015

Volunteer, End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium conference, 2013 - 2014

Volunteer, Tiger Theatre, Willow Glen Elementary School, 2011 - 2015

Member, School Site Council, Willow Glen Elementary School, 2011 - 2014

Troop Leader, Girl Scouts of Northern California, 2011 - 2016

Member, Parent Advisory Committee, Skip-A-Long Developmental Services, 2005 - 2007

Adult, Infant, and Child CPR Certified, American Red Cross, 1990 - present