My Education
Bachelor of Arts | Psychology
I graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a Bachelor Of Arts in Psychology in 2002. My degree gave me a strong foundation in understanding human behavior, personality theories, mental processes, and psychological theories, including attachment theory, which equip me to work well with a wide range of people across all seasons of life. In addition, I completed two Masters-level counseling classes at Lancaster Bible College.
Institute for Integrative Nutrition
Industry-leading comprehensive wholistic health coaching education course including the core concepts of Bio-individuality; Primary Food; and Multidimensional Health.
Integrative Nutrition Health Coach
Graduated 2019
Gluten-Free Practitioner Course
A comprehensive practitioner education about autoimmunity, wheat + food sensitivities, celiac disease, protocols to address inflammation, intestinal permeability, and functional lab testing.
Certified Gluten-Free Practitioner
Graduated 2026
Herbal Academy
Introductory Herbal Course
Completed 2026
125 hours
Topics included how to use and make herbal infusions, decoctions, tinctures, glycerites, syrups, topical applications, and body care products, as well as herbal support for multiple body systems and common complaints, herbal safety + dosing, herbal actions, herbal energetics
Additional Herbal Education
Intermediate Herbal Course | 2026 | The Herbal Academy | 175 hours (in-process)
2026 Virtual Herbal Conference | February 2026 | David Winston, Dr. Marisa Marciano, Jane Metzger, Meagan Visser, Lisa Olsen, Pamela Spence, Selima Lust, Shona MacDougall | 4 hours
Herbal Medicine and the Lymphatic System | March 2024 | American Herbalist Guild (Dr. Marisa Marciano) | 1.5 hours
The Christian Herb Gardener’s Guide | January 2024 | Meg Grimm | 1 hour
2023 Christian Herbalist Guild Conference | December 2023 | School of Christian Herbalism | 2 hours
Alzheimer’s Disease case study | July 2023 | American Herbalist Guild (Trilby Sedlacek) |1 hour
Herbs for ADHD, Cognition, and Focus Intensive | May 2023 | The Herbal Academy (Maria Noel Groves)| 2 hours
Trauma-Informed Herbalist | March 2023 | Elizabeth Guthrie | 2 hours
Empowered to Connect
Facilitator
Certified 2016 + 2021
Inspired from the Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) work of Dr. Karyn Purvis, ETC is a valuable trauma-informed training that offers connected caregiving education, intended to meet the needs of children who have been impacted by adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). This training equips facilitators to understand and teach trauma-informed care that is very applicable to all caregiving relationships.
