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.
Examples of past consulting/speaking experience:
–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- Conference Speaker (2023)