She is a contributing author to the book Speaking About the Unspeakable. She is a diplomate of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress in collaboration with the National Center for Crisis Management, and a certified EMDR practitioner. She utilizes B-B-M trauma treatment as an integral part of her work. Since 1978 she has accrued years of working with individuals, families, community-supported organizations and disaster relief agencies. She was appointed to the Advisory Board of ClearCause in 2012, to assist families who have suffered loss of their children while overseas.