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.