My Certifications

Peer support is at the heart of everything I do. I do want to share that I am incredibly proud that in addition to being a Certified Peer Support Specialist, in October of 2025, I have received multiple coaching certifications to expand my knowledge and ability to support others. I believe that lived experience, when combined with training and community, can create a safe and healing space for others. To honor that responsibility, I’ve completed several certifications that deepen my skills and ensure I can provide meaningful, compassionate, and trauma-informed support.

These certifications reflect my commitment to walking alongside others with care, integrity, and authenticity.

Certified Peer Support Specialist

This is my Peer Support Certification for California, although it does not limit me to helping only people in California. I have maintained this since 2023. It was initially an 80-hour with a certification exam that takes continuing education classes and trainings to maintain.

This certification represents my foundational training as a peer support specialist, where I learned essential principles such as:

  • Building relationships based on mutuality and trust
  • Honoring lived experience as expertise
  • Practicing trauma-informed support
  • Promoting empowerment and recovery on each person’s own terms

Holistic & Trauma-Informed Coaching Certifications

I’ve received a range of professional and holistic certifications that reflect my dedication to trauma-informed, integrative, and compassionate approaches to healing and personal transformation.

Each of these certifications represents a step on my own healing and learning journey, allowing me to hold space for others with deeper compassion, understanding, and integrity. My training integrates mind-body awareness, trauma-informed care, and holistic wellness practices to support genuine healing and self-discovery.

Additional Coaching Certifications:

  • Trauma-Informed Somatic Life Coach and Healing Practitioner
  • Mental Health Counseling Practitioner
  • Advanced Transformational Life Coach
  • Trauma-Informed Coach
  • Mental Wellness Coach
  • Mindfulness Coaching Practitioner  
  • Inner Child Healing Coach
  • Holistic Wellness Practitioner

Peer Support & Mental Health Certifications

  • Certified Peer Support Specialist
  • Trauma-Informed Support
  • SeekHealing Listening Training
  • Hearing Voices Network Facilitator
  • Mental Health First Aid
  • Youth Mental Health First Aid
  • Confidentiality, Ethics, and Boundaries
  • Motivational Interviewing Certification
  • Be There Certification
  • QPR Suicide Prevention
  • Non-Violent Communication
  • Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
  • NAMI Peer-to-Peer

Why This Matters

Having certifications doesn’t mean I’m “the expert” — it means I’m continually learning and committed to providing safe, ethical, and empowering support. My real expertise comes from lived experience, and these trainings help me combine that with tools and practices that strengthen how I show up for others.

Let’s Walk the Journey Together

I’m deeply honored to bring not just formal credentials, but my lived experience, compassion, and commitment into every space of support I hold. If you’re seeking someone who understands from the inside—someone who can walk with you, not above you—you’ve come to the right place.

If you feel drawn to begin or deepen the work together, I invite you to get in touch. Whether you have questions, want to explore whether peer support is right for you, or feel ready to start, I’d love to welcome you on this path.

My Peer Coaching Services

Thank you for trusting me to share my journey, my training, and my support. You’re not alone—and your healing, growth, and reclaiming are absolutely possible.