Wendy Ellen Coughlin, Ph.D.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Clinical Psychology

Union Institute
1995

Post-Masters
21 Semester Hours

Hofstra University
1974 – 1977

Master of Science in Education
Counseling Psychology

Hofstra University
October 1974

Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences
Psychology

New College of Hofstra
June 1973

Continuing Education

2023

• • The Florida Bar
    “Judicial Roundtable” – 1.0
  • AAPB
    “A Review of SEMG: The Stella
    Method” – 1.5 hrs
  • AAPB
    “The 10 Biggest Mistakes I Made
    Starting My Biofeedback Practice” – 1.0 hrs
  • AAPB
    “Alpha Neurofeedback: Regaining
    Control of the Mind and Body
    After Trauma” – 1.0 hrs
  • AAPB
    “Clinical Applications of
    Biofeedback-Integrated Exposure
    Journey” – 1.5 hrs
  • AAPB
    “How Not To Do Biofeedback” – 1.0 hrs
    
  • AAPB
    “Trauma-Informed Biofeedback
    and Mindfullness” – 1.5
  • AAPB
    “BCIA Heart Rate Variability
    Biofeedback Didactic Course”- 15 hrs
  • AFCC
    “Gender and Sex in Family Law”- 2.0 hrs
  • PESI
    “Clinical Applications of
    the Polyvagal Theory”- 6.0 hrs
  • Hillsborough County Bar
    “ACEs in Family Law”- 8.0 hrs
  • The Florida Bar
    “Judicial Roundtable”- 1.0 hrs
  •   SMHCA
    “God Doesn’t Make No Junk but
    He Sure made Me: ADHD Journey
    Through the Lifespan”- 3.0 hrs

2022

• • AHS
    “Addiction Health Summit 2022”- 14.5 hrs
  • The Florida Bar
    “Immigration and Criminal Law”- 4.0 hrs
  • Global Exchange Conference
    “Trauma, Illness & Healing in
    a Toxic Culture”- 1.0 hrs
  • Global Exchange Conference
    “The Future of Well Being- 1.0 hrs
  • Global Exchange Conference
    “Manage Stress, Boost Memory
    and Protect Your Brain today,
    tomorrow and years from now”- 1.0
  • Global Exchange Conference
    “Why We Sleep”- 1.0 hrs
  • Global Exchange Conference
    “Unspoken Legacy – Reverberations
    of Trauma in the Addictive Family”- 1.5 hrs
  • Global Exchange Conference
    “Advanced Brain Imaging Produces
    Improved Outcomes for Behavioral- 1.0
    and Mental Health Recovery”
  • Global Exchange Conference
    “Exploring Internal Family Systems:
    Restoring Wholeness”- 1.5 hrs
  • Global Exchange Conference
    “Clinical Consideration for Working
    with the Queer, Gay, Non binary, and
    LGBTQIA2+ Population”- 1.5 hrs
  • Global Exchange Conference
    “Spirituality and Mental Health”- 1.0 hrs
  • Global Exchange Conference
    “The Allure of Self-Destruction:
    How Acceptance & Commitment
    Therapy (ACT) Can Redefine
    Addiction Recovery”- 1.0 hrs
  • The Florida Bar
    “Family Law, Tax, and Business Law- 1.0 hrs
  • FDR Conference
    “Substance Use and Co-occurring
    Disorders in Women and Girls”- 1.5 hrs
  • FDR Conference
    “Confidentiality Applied”- 1.5 hrs
  • FDR Conference
    “Trauma Informed Meditation”- 1.5 hrs
  • FDR Conference
    “Plenary Session with Judges- 1.5 hrs
    Munyon and Orfinger”
  • FDR Conference
    “Ethics of Breaking an Impasse”- 1.5 hrs
  • FDR Conference
    “New PC Laws”- 1.5 hr
  • The Florida Bar   
    “Judicial Roundtable”- 1.0 hrs
  • Building Family Bridges
    “Professional Teaching Seminar”-30.0 hrs      
    
  • AFCC
    “Children’s Voices in Cases Involving
    Parent-Child Contact Problems” – 1.0 hrs
  • AFCC
    “Vaccine Hesitancy in Family
    Law Matters” – 1.0 hrs
  • AFCC
    “Refuse/Resist Cases: Making the
    Case to the Court” – 1.0 hrs
  • AFCC
    “LCSW, ACSW, Focused or Cost-
    Effective Evaluations” – 1.0 hrs
    
  • The Florida Bar
    “Mental Health in Family Court Part
    1: Understanding” – 2.0 hrs
    
  • FLAFCC
    “Mediator Ethics Advisory Opinions
    & Ethical Quandaries: An Advanced
    discussion” – 2.5 hrs
    
  • SMHCA
    “Parenting in the Age of Digital Adversity” – 2.0 hrs
    
  • AFCC 59th Annual Conference
    “Ready or Not? The Child and Youth
    Readiness Tool for Including the Child” – 1.5 hrs
  • AFCC 59th Annual Conference
    “Shifting Your Mindset and PC
    Practice Toward Technology” – 1.5 hrs
  • AFCC 59th Annual Conference
    “Coaching with the New Ways for
    Families Online Co-Parenting Class” – 1.5 hrs
  • AFCC 59th Annual Conference
    “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly:
    The Direct and Cross of a Custody
    Evaluator” – 1.5 hrs
  • AFCC 59th Annual Conference
    “Mind the Gap: Technology, Access,
    Connection, Equity, and Justice” – 1.5 hrs
  • AFCC 59th Annual Conference
    “Substance use and Family Court 1.5
    Litigation” – 1.5 hrs
    
  • AFCC 59^th Annual Conference
    “My Judge Hates Me! What Judges
    Want to Hear From Attorneys and
    Evaluators” – 1.5 hrs
  • AFCC 59^th Annual Conference
    “The Adolescent Brain, Resist-Refuse
    Dynamics & Therapeutic Intervention” – 1.5 hrs
  • AFCC 59^th Annual Conference
    “An Evidence-Informed Family Systems
    Decision Tree for Intervening in Parent-
    Child Contact Problems” – 1.5 hrs
  • AFCC 59^th Annual Conference
    “Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence:
    Promise & Pitfalls in Family Courts”- 1.0 hrs
    
  • The Florida Bar
    “A Pair of ACEs Plus one Tools for Taming ACES Through Resiliency in Family Court”- 7.0 hrs
  • The Florida Bar
    “Timesharing”- 1.0 hrs
  • The Florida Bar
    “No Pleading Roughly”- 1.0 hrs
  • AFCC
    “The Bounds of Advocacy: Exceeding Professionalism and Ethical Aspirational Goals in Family Law Cases” – 2.4 hrs
  • AFCC
    “Risk Management and Ethics: The Other Side of Understanding Cultural Competence”- 2.4 hrs
    
  • The Florida Bar
    “Impact of Covid on Mental Health”- 3.0 hrs
  • The Florida Bar
    “Parent Coordination and Reunification”- 1.0 hrs
  • The Florida Bar
    “The Attorney’s Toolbox: Parent Coordination, Guard”- 1.0 hrs
  • AFCC
    “Watch Me Thrive! Using Effective Interventions, Strategies, and Judicial Management to Protect Children and Improve Family Outcomes”- 2.4 hrs

2021

• • • AFCC
      “Special Needs Children and Family Law”- 2.4 hrs
    • AFCC
      “Domestic Violence Case Law Update”- 2.4 hrs
    • AFCC
      “It’s All Your Fault! Managing Personality Disorders In and Out of Family Court”- 2.4 hrs
    • AHS
      “Addiction Health Summit 2021”- 7.0 hrs
    • PRN
      “2021 PRN Annual Conference” – 9.0 hrs
    • The Florida Bar
      “Cryptocurrencies: Making it Less Cryptic for Family Law Practitioners”- 1.0 hrs
    • IDAA
      “Addiction as a Neurological Disease: Living in Recovery”- 16 hrs
    • AFCC
      “Interviewing Children About Sexual Abuse: What They Know and How They Tell Us”- 1.0 hrs
    • APA
      “Supercharge Your Presence: Give a TEDx Talk as a Psychologist”- 1.0 hrs
    • FACP
      “Leadership Institute”- 6.0 hrs
    • AFCC
      “Connecting Court Orders with Interventions for the Rejected Parent: Ethics and Efficacy”- 1.5 hrs
    • AFCC
      “Interviewing and Assessing Children in Family Law Matters: Using the Literature”- 1.5 hrs
    • AFCC
      “How Does “Best Interests of the Child” Honor the “Voice of the Child”?”- 1.5 hrs
    • AFCC
      “Acting Before It’s Too Late: Prudent Early Intervention in Resist-Refuse Cases”- 1.5 hrs
    • AFCC
      “Resist-Refuse and Domestic Violence Allegations”- 1.5 hrs
    • AFCC
      “How Professionals Contribute to the Problem or the Solution of Child Rejection”- 1.5 hrs
    • AFCC
      “A Four-Day Single Therapist for Complex Family Matters”- 1.5 hrs
    • AFCC
      “Ten Things Every Family Law Professional Should Know About Sexual Abuse in Child Custody Matters”- 1.5 hrs
    • AFCC
      “When a Child Rejects a Parent: Becoming Part of the Solution”- 1.5 hrs
    • AFCC
      “Cases Involving Severe Resist-Refuse Dynamics: A Time to Say Goodbye … For Now?”- 1.5 hrs
    • AFCC
      “Zealous Advocacy and Creating the Appropriate Team in Resist-Refuse Cases: Can It Be Done?”- 1.5 hrs
    • AFCC
      “Navigating the Opioid Crisis in Family Court”- 1.5 hrs
    • AFCC
      “Navigating the Minefield: Complaints, Lawsuits, and Other High-Conflict Hazards”- 1.5 hrs
    • AFCC
      “The Nexus of Family Justice Disputes and Seemingly Intractable Community Conflict”- 1.5 hrs
    • CDC
      “Avoiding the 6 Biggest Mistakes in Divorce”- 2.0 hrs
    • Brainspotting
      “Intersectionality & Social Justice”- 1.0 hrs
    • Brainspotting
      “Couple Co-regulating”- 1.0 hrs
    • Family Access
      “Fighting for Children’s Rights”- 19 hrs
    • FACC
      “Claims and counterclaims in Parental Alienation Research”- 1.5 hrs

2020

• • • • Pearson Assessments
        “An MMPI-3 Overview”- 1.0 hrs
      • FACP
        “Leadership Institute”- 6.0 hrs
      • IACP
        “Forum 2020”- 15 hrs
      • IACP
        “A Virtual Town Hall with Collaborative Pioneers Stu Webb & Ron Ousky”- 1.5 hrs
      • 8th Annual FACP Conference
        “Peacemaking Lessons from the War Room” – 10 hrs
      • AFCC
        “Providing Effective Testimony for Mental Health Professionals” – 1.0 hrs
      • NGD
        “Adam Cordover Presents- Ethical Issues Related to Concluding a Collaborative Matter” – 1.5 hrs
      • The Florida Bar
        “Clearwater Judges Chambers Study Group” – 1.0 hr
      • AFCC
        “Voices or Ghosts? The Place of Children in Parenting Coordination” – 1.5 hrs
      • AFCC
        “Enhancing Efficacious Parenting Coordination” – 1.5 hrs
      • AFCC
        “Parenting Coordination in Cases Involving Intimate Partner Violence” – 1.5 hrs
      • Suncoast MHCA
        “How Physcopharmacology and TMS Can Stop the Cycle of Depression in your Patients” – 3.0 hrs
      • AFCC
        “Concepts, Controversies, and Conundrums of Parent-Child Contact Problems” – 1.5 hrs
      • AFCC
        “Responding to Severe Parent-Child Rejection Cases Without a Parentectomy” – 1.5 hrs
      • AFCC
        “Dynamics, Not Diagnoses: Assessing and Responding to the Best Interests of the Polarized Child – 1.5 hrs
      • AFCC
        “The blind Men and the Elephant: What We ‘See’ in Professional Literature” – 1.5 hrs
      • AFCC
        “Parental Alienation and Misinformation Proliferation” – 1.5 hrs
      • AFCC
        “Innovative Psychojudicial Responses to Resist-Refusal Cases” – 1.5 hrs
      • AFCC
        “Rhetoric and Reason in Parental Alienation Discourse” – 1.5 hrs
      • AFCC
        “Parental Alienation: False Positives and Myriad Concerns” – 1.5 hrs
      • AFCC
        “Allegations of Child Abuse During Child Custody Disputes” – 1.5 hrs
      • AFCC
        “Trauma-Informed Interventions in Parent-Child Contact Cases” – 1.5 hrs
      • FACP
        “Becoming More Agile in Your Collaborative Practice” – 1 hr
      • Clearwater Bar
        “Judge Patrice Moore’s Roundtable” – 1 hr
      • Brainspotting Australia Pacific
        “Brainspotting & Addiction with Crocodile Set Up” – 12 hrs
      • St. Pete Bar
        “Handling Impaired Parents in Divorce” – 4 hrs
      • Hillsborough County Bar
        “Utilizing Mental Health Specialists In Your Collaborative Divorce” – 2 hrs
      • Clearwater Bar
        “Judicial Roundtable” – 1 hr

2019

• • • • The Florida Bar
        “Mental Health” – 1 hr
      • GAL For Children
        “Educational Advocacy Training What You Absolutely Need to Know” – 1.5 hrs
      • The Florida Bar
        “Judicial Roundtable” – 1 hr
      • Brainspotting
        “Brainspotting Phase 2” – 21 hrs
      • Florida Collaborative Trainers
        “Advanced Collaborative Training” – 16 hrs
      • SMHC
        “The Changing Climate of Private Practice
        & Professional Requirements & Effective Use of Managed Care” – 3 hrs
      • AFCC
        “Pruett and Drozd-Not Just Alienation: Resistance, Rejection, Reintegration, and
        Realities of Troubled Parent-Child Relationships” 1 hr
      • AFCC
        “Milfred Dale, PhD, JD, A Meta-Analysis Of the Adjustment of Children in Different Living Arrangements” 1 hr
      • 82nd Annual NCJFC Conference
        “Dynamic Due: Parenting Coordinator And Guardian ad litem” – 1 hr
      • 82nd Annual NCJFC Conference
        “Changing Family Courts to Help Heal and Build Resilient Families” – 1 hr
      • 27th Annual ADR Conference
        “Ethics Plenary” – 1.5 hrs
      • 27th Annual ADR Conference
        “Mediating the Mind” – 1.5 hrs
      • 27th Annual ADR Conference
        “Leadership Skills for Mediators” – 1.5 hrs
      • 27th Annual ADR Conference
        “The Rules for Certified Court Appointed Mediators” – 1.5 hrs
      • 27th Annual ADR Conference
        “Cybersecurity for Mediators” – 1.5 hrs
      • AFCC
        “Sol Rappaport, PhD, ABPP, Psychological Testing in Family Law Matters” 1 hr
      • PRN
        “2019 PRN Conference and Evaluator/Provider Training” 9 hrs
      • FLORIDA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
        “7TH Annual Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals Conference” • 10 hrs
      • HCADA
        “7TH Annual Drug Prevention Summit”  • 14 hrs
      • THE FLORIDA BAR
        “Things Other Professionals Do to Make Your Case”  • 1.0 hr
      • THE FLORIDA BAR
        “Guardian Ad Litem CLE for Civil Family Law Attorneys” • 3.5 hrs
      • NAADAC 
        “Ethical and Professional Issues in Counseling”  • 1.0 hr
      • CE4Less
        “Florida Laws and Rules” • 3.0 hrs
      • MELISSA SULKOWSKI, RN, LPC, TE, AL
        “Building and Sustaining Your Peacemaking Practice” • 14 hrs
      • AFCC
        “Pruett and Drozd-Not Just Alienation: Resistance, Rejection, Reintegration, and Realities of Troubled Parent-Child Relationships” • 1.0 hr

2018

• • • • THE FLORIDA BAR
        “Adverse Critical Experiences” • 1.0 hr
      • SOCIETY OF ADDICTION PSYCHOLOGY
        “2018 Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction Meeting Continuing Education Statement of Hours” • 12 hrs
      • AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE
        “Appropriate Use of Drug Testing in Clinical Addiction Medicine Webinar” • 1.0 hr
        
      • SMHC
        “Treating Psychological Conditions with Cannabinoid Medications THC & CDB” • 3.0 hrs
      • HCADA
        “6TH Annual Drug Prevention Summit” • 13 hrs
      • USF ST. PETERSBURG
        “A Pair of ACES Adverse Childhood/Community Experiences” • 6.5 hrs
      • THE FLORIDA BAR
        ““How to Break the Logjam with a Certified Financial” • 1.0 hr
      • NAADAC
        “Comprehensive Treatment for Medication Assisted Treatment” • 1.5 hrs
      • SUNCOAST MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS’ ASSOCIATION  
        “Unlocking the Power of Collaboration” • 3.0 hrs
      • THE FLORIDA BAR
        “Don’t Quit Your Day Job – Collaborate Instead!” • 3.0 hrs
      • THE FLORIDA BAR
        “Professionalism” • 1.0 hr
        
      • THE FLORIDA BAR
        “Dealing with the “Know Nothing” Spouse” • 1.0 hr

2017

• • • • FLORIDA COLLABORATIVE TRAINERS
        “Basic Introductory Interdisciplinary Collaborative Divorce Training” • 16 hr
      • USF ST. PETERSBURG
        “5th Annual Listening to Babies”  • 6.0 hr
      • HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ANTI-DRUG ALLIANCE
        “Prevention Summit”  • 13.6 hr
      • CE4Less
        “Ethics & Boundary Issues” • 3.0 hr
      • CE4Less
        “Preventing Medical Errors: Best Practice for Mental Health Professionals” • 3.0 hr
      • FLORIDA BAR
        “ The Importance of the Communication Facilitator” • 1.0 hr

2016

• • • • FLORIDA BAR
        “Family Trivia Night” • 1.0 hr
      • FLORIDA BAR
        “Characteristics of Good Collaborative Teams” • 1.0 hr
      • AFCC
        “12th Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations: Abuse, Alienation, and Gatekeeping” • 17.2 hr
      • SIERRA TUCSON
        “Processes Modalities in Residential Treatment” • 9.25 hr
      • CANAKARIS
        “Marital and Family Law” • 1. hr
      • PRN & IPN
        “Addiction and Mental Health: Strategies for Healing and Recovery” • 7. hr
      • USF ST. PETERSBURG & 6TH CIRCUIT FAMILY LAW DIVISION
        “Adverse Childhood Experiences: Recognized and Addressed in Family Court • 7 . hr
      • 24TH ANNUAL ADR CONFERENCE
        “Keynote with the Honorable Scott Bernstein” • 2.1 hr
      • 24TH ANNUAL ADR CONFERENCE
        “Working with High Conflict Clients” • 1.5 hr
      • 24TH ANNUAL ADR CONFERENCE
        “Supervised Visitation” • 1.5 hr
      • 24TH ANNUAL ADR CONFERENCE
        “Improving Communication Practice” • 1.5 hr
      • FLAFCC & OSCA 13TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
        “Exploring New Directions for Family Law Professionals” • 10.hr
      • CONTINUING EDUCATION IN PSYCHOLOGY (APA)
        “Protecting Patient Privacy When the Court Calls” • 1 hr
      • NEXT GENERATION DIVORCE
        “Advanced Collaborative Training” • 12 hr
      • CANAKARIS
        “Alimony-Proposed Amendment” • 1 hr
      • CANAKARIS
        “Role of Guardian ad Litem & Parent Coordinator” • 2 hr

Presentations

• • • • Chutes & Ladders: A Timesharing
        FLAFCC & FSAM • 09/2016
      • Plan for Parents with a Substance
        FLAFCC & FSAM • 09/2016
      • Abuse History                                     
        FLAFCC & FSAM • 09/2016
      • 12 Steps, the Sequel
        Florida School of Addictions Studies • 10/2014         
      • 12 Steps, the Sequel
        Florida Medical Professionals Group • 03/2014
      • Tri-annual 2 hour webinar:  Children in Divorce
        Certified Divorce Coach • 2010-14
      • 12 Steps, the Sequel
        Florida School of Addictions Studies • 07/2013
      • Family Law Panel
        Bench and Bar • 11/2013
      • 12 Steps, the Sequel workshop
        AA Weekend Workshop • 08/2013
      • 12 Steps, the Sequel
        IDAA • 08/2012
      • Parenting Coordination and Parenting Plan
        St. Petersburg & Clearwater Bar • 09/2012
      • Psychological Terrorism
        Delray Recovery Center • 12/2012
      • Mental Health Evaluations
        Beach and Bar • 05/2011
      • 12 Steps, the Sequel
        Florida Medical Professionals Group • 06/2011
      • Parenting Plan 101
        Family Resources Center • 11/2011

2015

• • • • NEXT GENERATION DIVORCE
        “Building a Satisfying and Profitable Collaborative and/or Mediation Practice” • 16 hr
      • CANAKARIS
        “Overview of Criminal & Family Law” • 1 hr
      • CANAKARIS
        “Judicial Roundtable” • 1 hr
      • CANAKARIS
        “Tax Issues in Divorce” • 1 hr
      • TBAMFT
        “Transgender Families” • 3 hrs
      • FSCH
        “Mind-Body Healing, Pain Management, And the Healer’s Beliefs” • 12 hrs
      • AFCC & AAML
        “How to Try a Family Case without Destroying The Family”
      • AFCC & AAML
        “Advanced Issues in Psychological Testing in Custody Disputes” • 1.5 hr
      • AFCC & AAML
        “The DeFacto Parent in the Modern Family: A Status Report” • 1.5 hr
      • AFCC & AAML
        “Approaches to Interviews with Children” • 1.5 hr
      • AFCC & AAML
        “Alienation: Identification is Not Enough” • 1.5 hr
      • AFCC & AAML
        “Shared Parenting: Legal Changes and New Research Findings” • 1.5 hr
      • AFCC & AAML
        “Same Sex Marriage and Parenting • 1.5 hr
      • FMA & PRN
        “Co-occurring Disorders: Trauma and Addiction” • 9.0 hr
      • FDRC
        “Keynote with Homer LaRue” • 2.1 hr
      • FDRC
        “How Do You Deal With This?” • 1.5 hr
      • FDRC
        “What Do You Do” • 1.5 hr
      • FDRC
        “Mindfulness with Zena Zumenta • 1.5 hr
      • FDRC
        “Divorce Case Study” • 1.5 hr
      • FDRC
        “What Did I Do” • 1.5 hr
      • FDRC
        “Oops, I Meant to Say” • 1.5 hr
      • FDRC
        “Victim Advocacy in Digital Age” • 1.5 hr
      • FDRC
        “Mediator Ethics” • 1.5 hr
      • FLORIDA BAR
        “Mentoring & Mediation Preparation” • 1.0 hr
      • US JOURNAL TRAINING, INC.
        “Behavioral Health & Addictive Disorders” • 6.0 hrs
      • FLORIDA BAR
        “Mental Health for the Family Law Practitioner” • 1 hr
      • NAADAC
        “Comparing alcohol Use in the DSM-IV-TR, DSM-%, and ICD-10” • 1.5 hr
      • DACC0
        “2015 Drug Summit, Impacts of Marijuana” • 6.5 hr
      • FSAM & FMPG
        “Addiction Health Summit” • 12. hrs
      • DACCO
        “2015 Drug Summit, Impacts of Prescription Drugs” • 6.5 hr
      • CE4LESS.COM
        “Ethics and Boundary Issues” • 3.0 hr

2014

• • • • CANAKARIS
        “Domestic Violence” • 1 hr
      • CANAKARIS
        “Judicial Roundtable” • 1 hr
      • TAMPA DRUG SUMMIT
        “Impacts of Marijuana” • 6 hrs
      • TAMPA DRUG SUMMIT
        “Prescription Drugs” • 6 hr
      • FSAM – FMPG
        “FADAA Addiction Health Summit” • 9 hrs
      • CANAKARIS
        “Joint Meeting with Second DCA” • 1 hr
      • COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE INSTITUTE
        “Three Day Collaborative Divorce Institute Streamlined Protocols” • 20 hrs
      • FLORIDA SOCIETY OF CLINICAL HYPNOSIS
        “The Affect Regulation Toolbox” • 12 hrs
      • ADR CONFERENCE
        “The Challenge of Change” • 12.6 hrs
      • CENTER FOR HUMAN POTENTIAL
        “Litigating High Conflict Family Law Cases” • 6 hrs
      • USF
        “FL Adult Forensic Examiners Training” • 22.5 hrs
      • EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE OF PINELLAS COUNTY
        “Building Social-Emotional Competence in Young Children” • 12 hrs
      • NAADAC
        “The History of Marijuana Policy in America and Where We are Headed” • 1.5 hrs

2013

US JOURNAL TRAINING • 21 hrs

• • • • “Kids in Chaos”
      • “Entitlement & Learned Helplessness”
      • “Recognition & Prevention of Medical Errors”
      • “Drug Use Today – Legal Highs”
      • “The Purpose of Worry & How to
      • Manage It”
      • “The Brain Fix: Using Neuroscience As a Metaphor for Recovery”
      • “Believable Hope: Overcoming Addictions”
      • “The Healing Process from Addictions”

FLAFCC • 38.5 hrs

• • • • Model Family Courts in FL
      • Dilemma of Human Trafficking For Our Children and Our Country
      • Assessing & Differentiating Parental Gate-keeping & Alienation in Parenting Time Recommendations
      • Who Represents the Child
      • Visitation: Why It’s Worth All the Effort”
      • “Children & Adolescents in Peril: Judicial Interventions & Options”
      • “Co-Parenting Interventions for Fragile Families: What Do We Know & When Do We Need to Go”
      • “Be the Best You can Be, Part Two: Taking It to the Next Frontier”
      • “Visioning the Future”

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONF.• 8 hrs

• • • • “Office on Violence Against Women & Pinellas
      • County Domestic Violence Task Force”

FSAM – FMPG CONFERENCE • 7 hrs

• • • • “Understanding Addiction”

TAMPA BAY PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY • 3 hrs

• • • • “Duty to Warn-What Would You Do-What If You’re Wrong”

SUNCOAST MENTAL HEALTH COUNCIL • 3 hrs

• • • • “Changes With DSM IV”

GAL OFFICE • 8 hrs

• • • • Guardian ad Litem Training for Mental Health Professionals

CANAKARIS • 1 hr

• • • • Dependency Court Overview

Credentials

• • • • Licensed Mental Health Counselor, #MH 1919, State of Florida
        Licensed: 12/1988
      • Qualified Mental Health Counselor Supervisor, Florida Department of Health
        Training completed: 5/1999
      • Certified Master’s Level Addiction Professional, #600, CBAPF, Florida State
        Certified: 3/1988
      • Master Addiction Counselor, #501192, NAADAC
        Certified: 3/31/1999
      • Forensic Evaluation and Juvenile Justice, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
        Certified 10/29/2000
      • Intervention Project for Nurses/Professionals Recovery Network (IPN/PRN)
        Evaluator. Credentialed: 12/2007
      • Certified Family Mediator, #2328F, Florida Supreme Court
        Certified: 3/27/2009
      • Qualified Parent Coordinator 6^th, 12^th, 13^th Judicial Circuits under FS 61.125
        Training completed: 8/29/2009
      • Certified Trauma Specialist, #1094-1163, American Society Trauma Specialists
        Certified: 1/1/2000
      • Certified Guardian ad Litem, 2012
      • Next Generation Divorce, The Collaborative Solution advanced
        Training completed 3/2016
      • International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
        Member 3/2016

Professional Associations

• • • • American Psychological Association, Member
      • Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
      • Florida Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
      • National Association of Drug and Alcohol Counselors
      • National Alliance on Mental Illness
      • Suncoast Mental Health Counselors Association
      • Florida Medical Professionals Group, Inc., President
      • International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
      • American Society of Addiction Medicine
      • Florida Society of Addiction Medicine Board Member