License
Delaware LCSW – Active
Maryland LCSW-C – Active
Pennsylvania CSW – Active
Membership
- Clinical Social Work Association (CSWA)
- EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)
- National Association of Social Worker (NASW)
- World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH)
- International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD)
Certifications & Certificates of Completion
EMDR Certified Therapist- Advanced Certification in Dissociation Studies for EMDR Therapists
- EMDR Consultant In Training
- Certified in The Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method II Teacher Training (TCYM
- Training of Trainers Certificate of Completion obtained through the Transgender Training Institute
Publication
“The Forgotten Parts of Me: A Clinician’s Journey Through Breast Cancer & Early Childhood Trauma” in Queering EMDR Therapy by editor Roshni Chabra, LMFT (Creative Mindfulness Media: 2025)
The Role of Dissociation in Surviving Severe, Systemic Bullying: A Reflective Narrative for EMDR Therapists (and Trauma-Responsive Clinicians Serving LGBTQ+ Folx) in Delaware Journal of Public Health, (2025) Volume 11: Issue 2, pp 74-79
“Who was Nex? Who is Nex.T?” in Delaware Journal of Public Health, (2025) Volume 11: Issue 2, pp 80-81
“Building Resilience, Reducing Risk: Four Pillars to Creating Safer, More Supportive Schools for LGBTQ+ Youth” in Delaware Journal of Public Health, (2019) Volume 5: Issue 3, pp. 46-52.
“Understanding and Dealing with Spiritual Violence: Preaching, Testifying, and Gandhi’s Satyagraha as Tools in the Queer Social Justice Movement” in Understanding and Dealing with Violence: A Multicultural Approach, pp.95-112 by editors Barbara C Wallace and Robert T Carter (Sage Publications: 2003)
Awards
2015 Dr. Madeline Lambrecht Award for Community Excellence in End-of-Life Care by the Delaware End-of-Life Coalition
Grand Marshal for First Delaware Pride Parade, Dover, DE, June 2019
Certificate of Appreciation for LGBT Pride Month by VAMC, Department of Veterans Affairs, June 2019
Certificate of Appreciation by People’s Place for 9th Annual Agency Conference as Keynote Speaker, October 2019
Additional Web Address Listings:
Psychology Today – click HERE
Articles Quoted in:
Your Guide to the Best Online LGBTQ+ Counseling: The right LGBTQ+-affirming therapist will meet you where you are. They will understand, support, and guide you on the journey to becoming the person you want to be. Written by Savannah Bacon Reviewed: September 29, 2022