MY BACKGROUND

Self-Care and Sustainability for Mental Health Practitioners and Professionals (Social Workers, Counselors, Pastors, Chaplains)

Cross-Cultural Theories and Practices of Care and Counseling

Integration of Spirituality & Psychotherapy

Psychological Theories of Personality & Human Development

Individual, Couples, Family, & Group Psychotherapeutic Theories & Techniques

Spiritual Formation of Individuals & Congregations

Psychospiritual Resources for Trauma-informed care

Career Counseling

Foundations of Psychotherapy & Counseling

Spiritual Care with At-Risk Women & their Families

Spiritual Formation

Counseling in Situations of Crisis & Conflict

From Prayer to Care: Learning with Julian of Norwich

The Good Life: Ancient Virtues for Contemporary Living

Counseling and Spiritual Care through Grief and Loss, Living & Dying

Psychology of Adult Development

Personal Transformation: a Psychospiritual Approach

The Power of Suffering in Contemporary Western Living

Sexuality on the Spectrum: Ethics on Human Sexuality

Re-Routing Human Trafficking: Psycho-Spiritual Responses to the Crisis of our Time

Trauma-free Zone? Psycho-Spiritual Responses to a Traumatized World

Cultivating Character across Faith Traditions: Jewish, Christian, Muslim views

Research Methods for Counselors and Helping Practitioners

Group Theory & Practice

Life Planning & Career Development

Family Systems Theory & Therapeutic Application

Theories of Psychotherapy & Counseling

Understanding & Treating Complex Trauma

The World is a Trauma Zone: a psychospiritual perspective on the state of the world.

“Caring for victims of human trafficking: an example of emancipation.” In Women with 202/20 Vision. Jeanne Stevenson Moessner and Theresa Snorton, Eds. Fortress Press.

“The Rehumanization Project: ethical answers to contemporary expressions of de-humanization.” In Religion, Violence and Human Rights, R. Braga e W. Pereira Rosa, Eds. Unida Press, (published in Portuguese, available in English).

Lifeline: a play about human trafficking and the long road to healing. Written and produced in Philadelphia.

Just Care: Pastoral Counseling with socioeconomically vulnerable women. Lambert Academic Publishing.

“Just Care: pastoral counseling in the sub-cultures of poverty.” In Women out of Order: Women in cross-cultural experience. Jeanne Stevenson Moessner & Theresa Snorton, Eds. Fortress Press.

Other publications and numerous book reviews appear in The Australian Baptist Witness, The Journal of Pastoral Psychology, the Journal of Pastoral Psychology and Prism Magazine.

A Sample of Workshops, Seminars and Lectures

Topics include: Spirituality and Social Justice, Reconciliation, Approaches to Prayer, Theology of Mission, Peace and Justice, Pastoral and Mystical Theology, Re-humanization, Trauma Care, Human (sex and labor) Trafficking, Immigration and Dislocation, Cross-cultural Counseling and Education, and the Global Trauma Zone.

“Repartiamo dal Presente: rebulding our strength in the post-covid era” Seminar for Women in Leadership. Altamura, Bari, Italy. Sponsored by ConfCommercio e ConfArtigianato.

“Imagining a World without Violence: reality or phantasy?” A Response to Rev Tapia’s Plenary Address for Global Baptist Peace Conference, Cali, Colombia.

“Embodying mission: old and contemporary challenges” Educational Series for New Wilmington Mission Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

“Re-defining the Trauma Zone: a psychospiritual perspective on the state of the world” Public Lecture, MTSO, Delaware, OH, USA.

“Engaging Trauma and its Complexities,” a week training for Elijah Counseling Training Center, Kathmandu, Nepal.

“The Re-humanization Project: a response to contemporary expressions of dehumanization,” Lecture presentation for Consultation on Religion, Gender, Violence and Human Rights, Vitoria, Brazil.

“A Spirituality of Dislocation ~ or: A Dislocating Spirituality” Presentation for the Commission on Spirituality and Worship, Baptist World Alliance, Bangkok.

“Psycho-spiritual Resources for Practitioners’ Survival,” Seminars for Anti-trafficking Practitioners, Moscow, Russia.

“Six Degrees of Separation: sharing vulnerability and responsibility with women around the world,” Keynote Speaker for Windows on the World, Eastern University, PA, USA.

“Spiritual Resources for the Spiritually Exhausted,” Workshop for the Baptist World Alliance Congress, Cape Town, South Africa.

“Caring for the Caregivers: a psycho-spiritual training for staff of Restoration Home,” World Hope International, Freetown, Sierra Leone.

“The Spirituality of Care” Seminar for Italian Baptist Pastors and Lay Leaders, Bari, Italy.

“Lifeline: a Play about human trafficking and the long road to healing.” Performed several times in Philadelphia, PA, USA.

“Why Should we Care about Syria: Theological Responses to Global Issues.” Lecture, Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

“Who Are the Least of These? Vulnerability and Sex Trafficking,” Bohlen Lecture, Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

“Pathways out of Hell: Imagining Healing for Survivors of the Sex Trade,” American Academy of Religion, Chicago, IL.

“What's Love Got to Do with It? Ethical Implications of Human Trafficking,” Windows on the World, Eastern University, Philadelphia, PA.

“Finding Joy in the Midst of Darkness: spiritual resources for those who work with victims of sex trafficking,” International Conference Against Prostitution, Greenlake, WI, USA.

“Breathing Spirit into Pastoral Practice,” main address at National Baptist Conference, Victoria Baptist Union, Melbourne, Australia.

“Donne Sradicate”--“Uprooted Women: immigration and exploitation of women in the global economy”, Public Lecture, sponsored by Circolo Federiciano, Altamura, Bari, Italy.

“The Risks of Teaching With People at Risk: An invitation to dialogue and reflection,” Workshop presented at the Society for Pastoral Theology Annual Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.