About Denina
Denina’s approach is trauma-informed, healing-centered, person-centered, and strengths-based. That means she tries to create and offer safe, inviting spaces and practices for people to learn, connect, and grow. Denina has spent most of her career working as a consultant with human service agencies in the non-profit and government sectors, with specific industry expertise in drug and alcohol prevention and recovery. She is a skilled instructor, facilitator, and trainer and brings lightheartedness, warmth, and accessibility to her interactions with others.
Denina has practiced mindfulness for over 20 years and works to make mindfulness and other healing-centered practices accessible to everyone. She believes mindfulness-based embodiment practices, expressive arts, nature, and stories shared in supportive environments offer profound opportunities for acceptance, healing, and recovery.
Denina served as mindfulness expert on the HEAL PA Trauma Informed PA Think Tank and continues to serve as a member of the Leadership Team and the Training & Organizational Support Action Team.
Denina is the proud mother of a transgender son, Sam, who has taught her more about trauma sensitivity than anyone.
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