Consulting
I help organizations and companies with their mental health needs of their clientele. I am a speaker and educator about the mental and emotional aspects of chronic illness.
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As someone who is both a mental health provider as well as a patient with lived experience, I am uniquely suited to present to a variety of audiences. I have spoken at many support groups and conferences. Please reach out for booking opportunities.
–Speaker at Girls With Guts Retreat in Fenton, Michigan (2013)
–Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society Annual Conference in Montreal: “Psychosocial Issues of Living with a Stoma” (2016)
–Speaker at Girls with Guts Retreat in Chicago- Psychosocial Support For IBD and Ostomates (2017)
–Clinician for MetaMe telemedicine trial for gut-directed hypnotherapy for IBS patients (2018-19)
–Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Conference in Orlando- Behavioral Medicine in IBD: What Treatment Modalities are Available? (2019)
–Hollister Crisis Team Training to establish a Crisis Management Protocol- Emotional Crises with Clients (2020)
–Served on the Advisory Committee for the Pediatric Crohn’s Guidebook by National Alliance for Caregiving (2020-21)
–Crohn’s and Colitis Congress Las Vegas- Surgery and Mental Health panel speaker (January 2022)
–United Ostomy Association of America- Ostomy Academy: New Year, New Mindset (2022)
–Leukemia & Lymphoma Society- Mindfulness Patient Education program (2022)
–Leukemia & Lymphoma Society- Mental Health Stigma- Staff training (2023)
–United Ostomy Association of America- Living with IBD- Houston Conference Speaker (2023)
-Consultant to Northwestern Memorial Hospital research study: Impact of Partner Support and Resiliency Training in New Stoma Patients (2024-2025)
