Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is made up of people who people who love Goose and want to carry on his memory through helping others who are suffering from grief and trauma. The board is ready to share their stories of grief and trauma with others and offer resources that will help them cope.

 

Tavius has been in recovery from mental health issues, as well as addiction, codependency and grief.  He has many years personal experience, strength and hope to share in service to others.  Tavius uses creative expression as self-exploration to develop self-awareness, foster healing, and process spiritual, emotional, and mental events or attitudes.

Tavius has also served as a fundraising and special events consultant for the non-profit “Voice United” youth education against the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. Tavius was also one of the founding members of “South Bay Live” a movement to enliven the south bay area live music scene under the non-profit “San Jose Jazz”.

Monica has a masters degree in psychology with an emphasis in Holistic Studies from John F. Kennedy University in San Jose, CA.  Monica is currently working on her PhD dissertation in trauma research at California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, CA. Her life’s work personally and professionally is the transformation of complex trauma through spiritual embodied practices, psycho-somatic-spiritual triangulation. She has recovered from childhood physical and emotional abuse, and has been a strong advocate for others in their recovery process to reclaim the different aspects and parts of themselves with compassion and sovereignty. Instead of managing the symptoms, she teaches that there’s another way to dive into the core of who you are, tap into you inner resources, and transform to live the life you were here to share with others & live the fullest expression of yourself! She is pushing new frontiers in trauma and grief recovery!

Diane has over 14 years of experience as a grief and addictions counselor, has created and implemented her own treatment for grief and the Sequoia Center in Redwood City, CA. She runs her own practice in Substance Abuse, Chemical Dependency & other addictions education and counseling for adolescents, adults, couples and families.

Specialties:

. Alcohol and other Drug Education .
. Compulsion and Addiction Education (other than drugs) .
. Anger Management/Communication .
. Grief and Loss .
. Creating Balance in your life .
. Guided Meditation .
. Relapse Prevention/Harm Reduction .
. Continuing Aftercare .

Dr. Halleh Seddighzadeh is an international counter-trafficking advisor and Forensic Traumatologist specializing in the psychological treatment of torture, complex traumatic stress, dissociative conditions and predatory coercive based trauma. Specifically in survivors of human trafficking, radicalized youth, war refugees, genocide, gender based violence, terrorism and most recently survivors of cults and spiritual abuse. She has worked in refugee settings, war torn and crisis-affected communities with child and adult survivors of trafficking and torture in the Middle East doing psychological first aid and investigative research. She is the Founder of ARMAN (Asylee, Refugee Migrant Assistance Network) a multidisciplinary, multicultural, forensic mental health organization supported by a network of international trauma experts, subject matter experts, medical and academic researchers, and practitioners who have extensive experience treating and working with individuals who have suffered the most extreme forms of torture and trauma around the world. She frequently provides consultation and training to law enforcement agencies, service providers, faith-based organization, prosecutors, investigators, medical practitioners and the business sector internationally and domestically on trauma-sensitive best practices.