Background & Education
Debra’s professional and academic background encompasses human behavior, communication, organization development, I/O psychology, coaching, and wellness consulting.
She is committed to guiding her clients through compassion, empathy, and respect. Therefore, her goal is to help them experience a new sense of fulfillment, freedom, renewal, and wholeness.
Her personal and professional experiences changed her life, leading her to discover the importance of purpose, creative expression, and well-being. Now, she embraces her calling to help others experience the same.
Education
PhD, Education
MA, Communication Arts
BA, Communication Arts
Certifications
Certified Ballroom Dance Instructor
Certified Fitness Trainer
Certified Obesity Management Specialist
Certified Practitioner, The Emergence Process®
Certified Wellness Director
Dance for All® Facilitator/Instructor
Trauma-Informed Mindfulness Practice
World-Class Teaching
Continuing Education
Accelerated Learning
Alzheimer’s Brain Health
Alzheimer’s Brain Health
Awaken the Power of the Drum & Voice
Awaken Your Rhythm
Beating Burnout
Communication in the Classroom
Communities of Care in Practice, I & II
Conflict Confidence in Group Work
Conscious Embodiment: Wisdom of the Body
Continuum Movement: Biointelligence to Transform Trauma
Creativity in Mindfulness
Eco-Mapping
Effective Teaching Strategies
Empathy and Emotional Intelligence
Five Tenets of a Courageous Life
Foot Health and Biomechanics
Good Samaritan Hospital Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds
Gut Health Master Class
Health Education Priorities for Students
Helping Clients Cultivate Gratitude
High-Flow Work Cultures
Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy
Medical Fitness Programming
Mental Health in the Workplace
Motivational Coaching
Muscles, Joints & Menopause
Natural Treatments for SIBO
Neuroplasticity
Nutritional Strategies for Mitochondrial Performance
Parkinson’s Awareness Training for Fitness Professionals
Pain Science for Somatic Practitioners
Recalibrate the Brain to Reduce Pain
Self-Esteem & the Essentials of Peak Productivity
Somatic Awareness & Resilience
Somatic Dance
Somatic Dance for Emotional Well-Being
Teaching and Learning Styles
Teaching from A World View Perspective
The Art & Science of Coaching – Master Class
The Meaning of Food in Our Lives: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
The Power of Empathy
The Power of Influence
Trauma and Attachment Training Series