For clinicians
Whether you are a clinician building a grief- or trauma-focused practice, an EMDR therapist looking for case consultation, or a colleague navigating the business side of private practice, I work with therapists on all of it.
New · The flagship training for therapists · Begins January 2027
An 8-week live training in treating early loss as attachment trauma: developmental assessment, trauma responses mistaken for personality, attachment history, shame and frozen grief, narrative repair, and co-regulation. Includes a licensed clinical toolkit and an equine capstone day at Shakti Ranch in Malibu. Begins January 2027. Join the waiting list.
Explore the trainingOne-on-one clinical or business consultation. For complex cases, building a grief-informed practice, EMDR case consultation, or thinking through your next professional move.
Learn more 02The Equine-Assisted Learning Level 1 course, 8 NBCC CE hours. Live training with Angela at Shakti Ranch in Malibu (or online), for clinicians who want to integrate equine and somatic work.
Explore CE 03The books and tools I most often recommend to other therapists working with grief, trauma, attachment, and the body. Curated, not exhaustive.
Browse1:1 clinical & business consultation
I work with therapists at every stage, newly licensed clinicians figuring out their first specialty, mid-career therapists pivoting toward grief or trauma work, and seasoned colleagues sorting through cases that need another set of eyes.
Sessions are tailored to what you bring. Common reasons therapists book a consult with me:
You do not need to have it all figured out before you book. Often the most useful sessions are the ones where we name what is actually in the way.
Inquire
For current rates & availability
Sessions are 50 minutes, virtual, scheduled directly with me. Single sessions and ongoing consultation packages available.
Reach out about a consultClinical library
The books I most often recommend to other clinicians who want to deepen their grief, trauma, and attachment work. Curated for therapists specifically, different from my client-facing book list.
Amazon affiliate links, your purchase supports this site at no cost to you. I only include books I have read and use in my own work.
Grief & bereavement
The clinical bible on complicated grief. Dense, thorough, and the book I still return to when a case is not unfolding the way I expected.
View on Amazon →Cacciatore is a grief researcher and bereaved mother. Her clinical writing on traumatic loss has shaped how I sit with my hardest cases.
View on Amazon →The clinical handbook generations of grief therapists have been trained on. Worden’s Tasks of Mourning remain core curriculum for good reason.
View on Amazon →The neuroscience of grief in plain English. Useful for psychoeducation and for explaining to a client why their brain is doing what it is doing.
View on Amazon →Trauma & somatic work
If you do not have this on your shelf yet, this is your sign. Foundational reading for any clinician working with trauma.
View on Amazon →Levine’s Somatic Experiencing in book form. The introduction to thinking of trauma as a body event, not just a mind event.
View on Amazon →Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in clinical depth. For therapists ready to integrate body-based interventions into talk work.
View on Amazon →EMDR’s creator wrote this for clinicians who want to think in EMDR’s adaptive information processing model. Accessible, deeply useful.
View on Amazon →Attachment & mother work
The accessible attachment-style book I most often recommend to clients between sessions. Useful as therapist psychoeducation too.
View on Amazon →Kelly’s framework, nurturance, protection, guidance, is the most useful conceptual map I have for working with daughters carrying mother wounds. Mother Hunger® is a registered trademark of Kelly McDaniel.
View on Amazon →A clinical psychologist writing for adult children of parents who could not show up. I keep extra copies in my office.
View on Amazon →Three psychiatrists on the neurobiology of attachment, written like good literature. The most beautiful book ever written on limbic regulation.
View on Amazon →For the business of being a therapist
Mel’s body of work, books, podcast, courses, for therapists building beyond traditional 1:1 practice. A trusted starting point.
View on Amazon →Practical, no-nonsense business writing for clinicians who want to actually run a practice, not just see clients.
View on Amazon →A senior clinician and business coach writing specifically for therapists. The clearest book on niching and pricing I have read.
View on Amazon →A therapist’s memoir of her own therapy and her practice. Read it for the reminder of why we do this.
View on Amazon →Therapist favorites
Software, hardware, and platforms I use every week, some with discounts, some affiliate links. I only list what I rely on myself.
Affiliate links, your sign-up supports this site at no cost to you. I only include tools I use in my own practice.
In the therapy room
My favorite bilateral tappers for EMDR and grounding. What I actually use in my own EMDR practice with clients.
Shop tappers →All-in-one scheduling, notes, billing, and telehealth, built for therapists. HIPAA-compliant and the platform I run my practice on.
Start free trial →Pre-built therapist toolkits and client forms from the platform I run my practice on. Saves hours of admin per client.
Get the toolkits →Marketing & growth
Beautiful, simple email marketing, the email platform I have used to grow my list and nurture newsletter subscribers.
Try Flodesk →Comment-to-DM automation that still feels human, the tool that has gotten my freebies into thousands of inboxes from Instagram alone.
Try ManyChat →Plan and schedule Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube posts in one place. How I reclaim my time on the content side of practice.
Try Later →The Instagram growth resource I recommend for therapists serious about building a brand around their clinical work.
Learn more →Where I manage affiliate partnerships. If you want to start recommending tools and earning, this is the network to join.
Join PartnerStack →Everything I recommend in one place, books, office supplies, therapy room items, children’s grief books, and tools for clients.
Browse the storefront →