Southwestern College
Trauma, Grief and Renewal Instructors
Sara Morgan, M.A.
Program Director
Sara Morgan, M.A., has worked in the fields of Death & Dying, Grief & Trauma throughout her professional life. As a deeply committed spiritual practitioner and with death predominate in her own childhood, she had…
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Alicia Allen
Alicia Allen has been practicing and studying meditation for 30 years. Her practice and teaching have been most strongly influenced by her long-time studies of Dzogchen meditation. She currently teaches meditation to individuals and…
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Lee Cartwright, M.A.
Lee Cartwright developed Shifting Consciousness through Dimensions (SCtD), a neurological system for transforming trauma and personal limitations. He has written three books on SCtD. Lee believes that working with clients and teaching are sacred privileges.…
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Denys Cope, RN, BSN, MSS
Denys Cope has been an RN for 44+ years, and a hospice nurse for the past 24 years. She is also a healthcare consultant, end-of-life coach and professional speaker specializing in the dying process, eldercare,…
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Ellen Elgart, LISW
Ellen Elgart has been a psychotherapist for more than 25 years, specializing in acute and collective trauma. She has worked with 9/11 survivors and provided trauma education to survivors of hurricanes. She is a faculty…
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Gary Grimm, M.A., LPCC
Gary Grimm is a psychotherapist at Lambda Psychotherapy in Santa Fe, NM. He has worked extensively with the LGBTQ community. He is co-author of The Gay Warrior: Transforming Betrayal into Wisdom, which offers guidance to…
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Andrea Verswijver, M.A., M.S., LMHC
Andrea Verswijver, M.A., M.S., LMHC is a Domestic Violence Specialist for Solace Crisis Treatment Center at Christus St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe, NM. Andrea’s role is to both meet and assist victims/survivors of domestic…
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Bob Dorsett, D.Ed.
Bob Dorsett has been a hospice grief group facilitator, bereavement coordinator, and has co-authored a course for training hospice grief group facilitators. Bob has also been an administrator, counselor, adjunct professor, public speaker, and a…
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