CPTSD Foundation

Matt is a Certified Coach and NLP Master Practitioner. He joined CPTSD Foundation in 2015 when he came across the Monday night video broadcasts while searching for survivor support groups.

He now works with Athena, monitoring and managing all foundation websites, coordinating team member projects, and co-leading the daily recovery support calls.

Lisa has been with CPTSD Foundation for several years and is a vital part of our team as she coordinates all of our free, safe group membership signups. Her work is an integral part of the foundation, ensuring that each new member is placed in the best group for them, and each group always remains a safe place for all members to come and heal together.

Sabra joined CPTSD Foundation in 2017 and has become the Healing Book Club call leader. She does a tremendous job leading the discussion each week and researching future resources for not only the book club but for all of CPTSD Foundation.

She is also currently working towards her MSW, and will be working with survivors, helping them navigate their own healing journey.

Poppy is part of our research team and social media team. She does a tremendous job of curating trauma healing related content for the foundation website, newsletter, and Facebook Page. She is also the Lead Moderator of the #CPTSDchat Monday Broadcasts on YouTube.

Her talent for creating inspirational meme’s and GIFs is well known in the survivor community circles.

Mark is a writer and aspiring foodie. He is learning to outgrow his anxieties and live each day with gratitude.

His bucket list includes; jet skiing across the Atlantic and setting a world record for the longest text message.

He is also a wannabe singer, a civil engineer and the biggest fan of The Simpsons.

Charlie Jaxx is part of our social media team and administers the Foundation Pinterest account. She joined CPTSD Foundation in 2018 and is one of the original members of the Daily Recovery Support Calls.

Charlie is a dedicated advocate for suicide prevention and active with her local chapter of “out of the darkness” which offers resources and support for suicide prevention in the central PA area. She shares her survivor experiences online, through blogging & social media.

Tara has a background in fundraising and nonprofit management and hopes those skills can help create a trauma-informed future. She spends most of her time with her dogs and her husband and spends as much time on the trails in nature as possible. She believes in the power of goofiness and whimsy and loves learning how much she doesn’t know about the beautiful world around her whenever she can.

Suzanne is a Ph.D. student at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. She is committed to supporting people who have experienced trauma, and the focus of her research is on trauma-informed educational practices.

She believes that everyone should have a safe and secure environment in which to learn and hopes that her research will help support that goal.

Suzanne lives with her beloved cats, James the Cat, Ryan Gosling, and Daring Greatly.

Rachel Coon is a native New Yorker working through 18+ years of chronic trauma via CPT and DBT therapy treatments. She hopes through her empathic nature, warm soul, kind heart, and unwavering
determination, she can shed some light around C-PTSD and facilitate the healing process for others.

Rachel believes, the universe chose her to be one of the soldiers conquering this exhausting battle to inspire the wounded to keep fighting.

Angelica is currently studying for her psychology degree at Durham University in the U.K. Her interest in how intimate relationships can damage our mental health has guided her to the study of CPTSD and its treatment.

Angelica is working towards qualifying as a clinical psychologist, hoping to utilize her voluntary experience and empathetic nature to help those challenged by a history of childhood abuse and neglect. Her role within CPTSD Foundation involves reaching out to universities and clinicians across the world in order to share healing resources and grow the CPTSD community.

Blessing is a proud mother and wife.

She loves to watch goofy home videos and she swears that sheer laughter has seen her through some of the most difficult times. 

Dimitrios has been editing video since 2006.  He is always trying to expand his graphics and editing know how. 

Dimitrios loves God, Family, Cats, YouTube, Anime, Video Games, and Taco’s.

Thomas (Tom) Powell is a freelance video editor. Since making videos for his YouTube channel, Tom began to grow a passion for it. Originally taking on contract work part-time, he has now fully moved his freelance work full time. Editing anything and everything using Final Cut Pro. Tom enjoys taking on new challenges and having the opportunity to broaden his knowledge.