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Over the years I have had the opportunity to work with and train hundreds of social workers, counselors, psychologists, and psychiatrist. Many have expressed a desire to learn more, grow more, and gain expertise in utilizing the Stress Model, Family-Centered Regulatory Therapy and Parenting in their practices. Though I previously attempted to provide a training platform for therapists, I quickly learned that this was easier said than done. Many therapists have gone on to say they were trained by me when in fact, they’ve only attended a camp or a lecture. Additionally, in some instances, therapists I thought who were fully adept at the practice principles I outline in my trainings still struggled to hold true to the principles and integrity of the model. Therefore, I set about to provide a training protocol which I believed would ensure the greatest model integrity and ability to implement practice principles that I thought possible. The bottom line is that family-centered regulatory therapy is as much art as therapy. Being able to practice mindfulness of one’s own fear when in the presence of another’s fear, is not simply a practice that can be taught. It must be experienced. That being said, here you will find therapist whom have stood the test of time. Attended a multitude of camps and embarked on their own personal growth process as to become better therapists for their clients. Each therapists listed here has my full endorsement of competency for the level of certification they have attained. Certification levels are based equally on time spent implementing the model and training received.
Level V- The highest designation possible: This licensed professional has demonstrated for a minimum period of five years and on a yearly basis, expertise in clinical skills, speaking ability, attunement to somatic processes, recognition of distinct trauma patterns, basic and applicable understanding of the neuroscience and physiology of the impact of stress on the brain and body, personal growth and mindfulness, and published works.
Level IV- This licensed professional has demonstrated for a minimum of four years and on a yearly basis, expertise in clinical skills, speaking ability, attunement to somatic processes, recognition of distinct trauma patterns, attachment and regulatory theory, basic and applicable understanding of the neuroscience and physiology of the impact of stress on the brain and body, personal growth and mindfulness, and published works.
Level III- This licensed professional has demonstrated for a minimum of three years and on a yearly basis, expertise in clinical skills, speaking ability, attunement to somatic processes, recognition of distinct trauma patterns, attachment and regulatory theory, basic and applicable understanding of the neuroscience and physiology of the impact of stress on the brain and body, personal growth and mindfulness, and published works.
Level II- This licensed professional has demonstrated for a minimum of two years and on a yearly basis, advanced clinical skills, professional speaking ability, awareness of somatic processes, understanding of distinct trauma patterns, attachment and regulatory theory, basic and applicable understanding of the neuroscience and physiology of the impact of stress on the brain and body, personal growth and mindfulness.
Level I- This professional has demonstrated for a minimum of one year and on a yearly basis, intermediate clinical skills, basic understanding and awareness of somatic processes, understanding of distinct trauma patterns, attachment and regulatory theory, basic and applicable understanding of the neuroscience and physiology of the impact of stress on the brain and body, personal growth and mindfulness.
I am confident that the therapists listed here are practicing love-based parenting methods with minimal incongruence between theory and practice. In other words, if you are looking for a POST trained therapist you can find them here. However, if once working with your therapist selected here, you feel as though what you are receiving is not in line with the love-based teachings of the Stress Model, please send me an e-mail and let me know:
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this is important for further supervision of the therapists, ongoing model integrity, and quality assurance.
I hope you will find the support you are seeking from the therapists listed here.
Choose Love,
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Virginia
Helene Timpone, LCSW
Wisconsin
Kimberly Erickson-Nichols, LPC
Texas
Deborah Chelette-Wilson, LPC
Missouri
Ken Thom, LPC
California
Kim Swanson, LMFT
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