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Dr. Troy holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology, a master’s degree in Depth Psychology with an emphasis in Eco and Liberation Psychology, and a bachelor’s degree in Clinical Psychology. She previously held a registered psychological associate license with the California Board of Psychology, but chose not to renew it as her work shifted toward non-clinical emotional regulation. Dr. Troy is also certified as a Masters Level Registered Addiction Specialist, focusing on recovery and emotional wellness. Dr. Troy remains state board license eligible. 

EDUCATION

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology — California Southern University, October 2021

• Master’s Degree in Depth Psychology - Pacifica Graduate Institute, January 2015 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Psychology - California Southern University, October 2012

• Dissertation Research Expertise - Identity Reconstruction, October 2021

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CERTIFICATIONS & SPECIALIZED TRAINING

Certified Masters Level Registered Addiction Specialist (M-RAS)
Breining Institute, 2022

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Certified HeartMath Practitioner
HeartMath Institute 2019

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Brainspotting Training
Brainspotting, 2022

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Emotion Code Practitioner Training, 2022

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​LICENSURE 

Registered Psychological Associate California Board of Psychology 

Registration No. PSB 94026539 

Active through March 31, 2023

Registration voluntarily concluded in 2023

Current status:  License Elgibile

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​Dr. Troy Byer is an emotional regulation specialist, educator, and creator of the Mindology Empowerment Academy. Her work focuses on helping individuals identify, understand, and regulate undesirable emotional patterns such as anger, anxiety, fear, and sadness through practical, experiential, and neuroscience-informed methodologies.

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Drawing from mindfulness practices, somatic awareness techniques, emotional regulation tools, identity-based frameworks, and biofeedback-informed principles, Dr. Byer teaches individuals how to develop greater self-awareness, emotional resilience, behavioral flexibility, and personal empowerment.

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Her work is educational and experiential in nature and does not involve psychotherapy, psychiatric treatment, diagnosis, or clinical mental health services. Instead, her programs are designed to provide individuals, communities, and organizations with practical tools that support emotional regulation, personal development, and transformational growth.

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Dr. Byer is also the creator of Boat Personality Types™, a symbolic framework that uses boats navigating different “seas of life” to help individuals better understand behavioral patterns, decision-making styles, emotional responses, and interpersonal dynamics.

Through workshops, media, speaking engagements, and community-based programs, Dr. Byer supports individuals and organizations in building emotional resilience, self-awareness, and healthier patterns of human behavior.