As an experienced Licensed Professional Counselor, Serena believes connection, hope, and resilience are the cornerstones for healing. Serena specializes in working with children, families, and couples who have experienced challenges related to attachment, relationships, and trauma.

My Experience

As A Therapist

  • Licensed Professional Counselor

    • LPC-19942

  • Infant Mental Health Endorsement (IMH-E®)

  • MS in Professional Counseling

    • Grand Canyon University, 2015

  • BS in Family Studies and Human Development

    • University of Arizona, 2007

  • Member of the American Counseling Association

  • Child-Parent Psychotherapy, Clinician and Supervisor

  • Trauma Focused CBT

  • Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics - Level 1

  • Gottman Couples Therapy - Level 1

As A Consultant

  • Endorsed as a Reflective Consultant for Arizona Alliance for Infant and Toddler Mental Health (AzAIMH)

  • Endorsed as a Reflective Consultant for the Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health (AllianceIMH)

  • Conducted Trainings for state and regional trainings on the following topics:

    • Assessing and Understanding the Parent-Child Relationship

    • Impact of Parental Trauma on the Parent-Child Relationship

    • Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

    • Play Based Interventions

    • Trauma-Related Behaviors & Intervention in Childhood - For Clinicians and Educators

    • Reflective Practice

    • Trauma Infored Care & Leadership

    • Promoting Resilience in the Parent-Child Relationship

    • Attachment in the Classroom

    • Engaging DCS Parents

    • Bringing Trauma Informed Care to Schools

    • When Goodbye is Forever: Grief and Loss

    • Mindfulness and Compassion in Parent-Child Relationships

    • Ghosts & Angels

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