Trauma Therapist | 2.0 Member Spotlight. Diana Lea Baranovich
Today on the podcast a Trauma Therapist | 2.0 member spotlight with Diana Lea Baranovich. Trauma Therapist | 2.0 is my online membership community that helps support, educate and inspire new trauma therapists.Diana is an American who has lived in Malaysia for the past 12 years. Along with being a full-time professor and research supervisor at the University of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, she also runs a very busy private psychotherapy practice where she specializes in traumatized children, at-risk youth and families in transition.
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Diana is also an adoption and family reunification specialist. Many forms of therapy are incorporated into her work such as play, dance, art and sand tray.
Diana has published many articles and presented journal papers and experiential workshops at international conventions throughout Asia and the Middle East. Her first book, Understanding and Caring for the Hurt Child was published by Pearson in 2013. Her second book, Understanding and Mentoring the Hurt Teenager was published by Partridge Publishers was published in 2017. Her third book – Bonding Through Play was published by Pearson in 2019.
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