Founder

Susan is only accepting new clients for trauma healing intensives.

Susan is the founder of Whole Self Healing of Arizona (WSHAZ). Originally from Mississippi, she moved to Arizona in 2016 to complete her internship working with individuals in recovery from eating disorders. It was there she realized the importance of addressing the root cause of symptoms. This led her to pursue advanced training and education in the treatment of trauma.

She has completed trainings in the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and is an EMDRIA Certified Therapist, Equine Assisted EMDR, Structural Dissociation Theory, Frank Corrigan's Deep Brain Reorienting (Levels 1-3), advanced training with Martin Warner and the Alexander Technique/DBR interweaves, and she is a certified provider of Stephen Porges' Safe and Sound Protocol. Susan is currently pursuing her certification as an approved DBR Practitioner and enjoys being part of the DBR trainings assistant team to help deepen her own learning and assist upcoming DBR therapists with their learning. Susan also offers animal assisted work with her in office assistant, Nova, and equine partners Buddy and Dexter. 

As an approved Clinical Supervisor with the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners, she enjoys assisting associate licensed therapists on their journey to independent licensure. Susan knows how important receiving quality training and supervision is, especially around the treatment of trauma. This led her to expand her private practice to a group practice in 2022. 

 In her work with clients, Susan believes in the power of the therapeutic relationship and uses this as the foundation of her work. She knows first hand healing cannot take place without a felt sense of safety and works to embody the practices and therapies she brings to her clients. She invites clients to go where she has gone in her own healing journey and will walk beside you during your own process. Susan brings her passion for knowledge, desire for healing, and deep compassion for those who are suffering to the work she does with clients.