Education + Credentials
Licensed Clinical Social Worker #122963 in the state of California
Master of Social Work (specialization in Adult Mental Health and Wellness), University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science (major in Family Science), University of Maryland
Professional Training & Experience
Practitioner of Generative Trance with Dr. Stephen Gilligan, 75+ hours of study and practice of generative states of consciousness for healing and transformation, San Diego, CA, 2023
200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher with Green Yogi — 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with a focus on pranayama (breath practices), asana (physical postures), and meditation, Berkeley, CA, 2023
Advanced Relational Gestalt Training at The Relational Center - 2019-2022
Certificate in 20-hour Trauma Center-Trauma Sensitive Yoga: A neuroscientific pathway to anti-oppressive practice, Los Angeles, CA, 2020
Certificate in The Relational Center’s comprehensive 10-month Foundational Training in Relational Gestalt Therapy with a social justice orientation for healing trauma, 2018-2019
Group Facilitator, Bodies and Trauma at The Relational Center, 2019-2020
Group Facilitator, Authenticity and Vulnerability at The Relational Center, 2018-2019
Group Facilitator, Meditation and Mindfulness at The Relational Center, 2018-2019
Yoga Teacher, certified with the Power of Love 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training using yoga, mindfulness, meditation, breath-work, and mantra for healing, Los Angeles, CA, 2019
Certificate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Clinical Intervention Training Course Completion, USC, 2019
Certificate in Problem-Solving Therapy Clinical Intervention Training Course Completion, USC, 2018
Certificate in Motivational Interviewing Clinical Intervention Training Course Completion, USC, 2017
Conference Presenter: “The influence of cognition, emotion, and spirituality on the depth and meaning of practitioner and client engagement,” The Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development, Dublin, Ireland, 2018
Conference Presenter: “Using sound to heal: the neuroscience of sound perception, mysticism, and healing,” The International Conference on Mindfulness, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2018
Social Work Intern in Healing Arts with at-risk youth at Safe Place for Youth in Venice, California, 2017-2018
Certificate of Achievement from The National Child Traumatic Stress Network, September 2017
Researcher on the Consciousness, Communication, and Change project with Dr. Cassandra Vieten, the Institute of Noetic Sciences, 2017
Peer and Academic Counselor at the University of Maryland Counseling Center, 2015-2016
Elephant Journal Columnist and Teaching Assistant and Healevate Featured Author, 2015-2017
Editorial Research Assistant and Researcher in violence prevention, meditation, and addiction (Dr. Robert Marcus, Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland's Department of Education & Dr. Rael Cahn, Brain & Creativity Institute, University of Southern California’s Department of Neuroscience), 2014-2015 & 2018, respectively
Personal Development Experience & Trainings
Mentee of meditation teacher Vanessa Scotto of the Bliss and Grit Podcast, current
Relational, attachment-focused, Somatic Experiencing Therapy, 2018-2023
Womb School: A year-long, pleasure forward seasonal immersion anchored in the womb continuum with Jeevan Singh, Kris Gonzalez, Marissa Correia and Raven, 2021
Can We Talk? How to talk about trauma - minicourse with Jess at Soft Path Healing, 2021
Wild Rituals - Cathartic Ritual course with Rachel Pringle, 2021
Racism: Reveal To Heal with Nyasha and Reuben at The Ascension Seed, 2020
6 month Transformational Coaching with Mia Banducci, 2018
Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference Attendee - Topics including Generative Trance, Flow States, Intimacy, Trauma, Existential Theory, Family Systems, Addiction, & Body-Based Healing facilitated by Bessel Van Der Kolk, Stephen Gilligan, Robert Dilts, The Gottmans, Peter Levine, Cloé Madanes, & Irv Yalom, 2017 & 2020
Completion of Landmark Forum and Landmark Advanced Training, 2017 & 2018
Research Participant in a year-long mindfulness-based DBT study at the University of Maryland, 2015
Gabrielle Bodzin, LCSW #122963 is licensed in the state of California. Her private practice is virtual and can work with anyone who resides in the state of California.