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MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS

The Touchstone Institute collaborates with trainers, facilitators, consultants and staff around the world committed to the creation of more equitable and holistic perinatal mental health care. Team members have subspecialities that span the spectrum of perinatal, birthing, postpartum and fertility care and all share a trauma-focused, relationship-centered approach to mental health education.

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Touchstone Instructors

Mara Tesler Stein

Mara Tesler Stein

The Touchstone Institute

Nirit Gordon

Nirit Gordon

Dr. Nirit Gordon

Thomas Zimmerman

Thomas Zimmerman

EMDR Cleveland

Patrick Monette

Patrick Monette

Monette Counseling Services LLC

Lacey Castilleja Fisher

Lacey Castilleja Fisher

Open Heart Counseling of Austin PLLC

Nicole McNelis

Nicole McNelis

Nicole McNelis - Counseling & Consulting

Kira Harkins

Kira Harkins

Harkins Counseling

Lana Holmes

Lana Holmes

The Center for Inclusive Therapy + Wellness

Robin Shapiro

Robin Shapiro

Robin Shapiro, LLC

Julie Bindeman

Julie Bindeman

Integrative Therapy of Greater Washington, LLC

Ayelet Amittay

Ayelet Amittay

Wild Geese Mental Health

Kate Kincaid

Kate Kincaid

Tucson Counseling Associates

Janelle S. Peifer

Janelle S. Peifer

The Center for Inclusive Therapy + Wellness and Fleurish Psychotherapy and Peifer Psychology

Leslie Pertz

Leslie Pertz

Leslie Pertz, PLLC

Marcuetta Sims

Marcuetta Sims

The Worth, Wisdom, and Wellness Center

Deborah L. Davis

Deborah L. Davis

Developmental Psychologist

Monica O'Connell

Monica O'Connell

Monica O'Connell

Emily Spencer

Emily Spencer

Lily of the Valley Wellness

Erica Immenschuh

Erica Immenschuh

Gretchen Nelson

Gretchen Nelson

Parent Child Bond

TRAININGS

Explore our calendar of live classes and self-paced training. We add new trainings frequently and work to develop programs that speak to needs of our community.

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