ABOUT ME

Education M.A. Chapman University, Clinical Psychology B.A. University of La Verne, Sociology

• After 5 years of study, I will have my completion of Psy.D. as of June 2008 from the The Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalytic Study specializing in child, adolescent and family treatment.
• California Marriage and Family Therapist License MFT34133
• California Lifetime Teaching Credentials
• Clinical Member of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
• Chair: Child/Adolescent Committee of Los Angeles Chapter of CAMFT
• Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from Los Angeles Institute and Society of Psychoanalytic Studies
• Member: Professional Affiliates of LAISPS
• CAMFT supervision of interns training

Clinical Training

• 16 years as an educator
• Desert Community Mental Health Children's Unit
• Children's Home Society
• Pathways Counseling Center
• Airport Marina Counseling Center
• Carson Child Guidance Program
• Jewish Family Services/Family Violence Project

Private Practice Experience

• Private Practice in Brentwood, Sherman Oaks and Pasadena
• Jewish Family Services/Director of Children's Services
  Linden Center Family Therapist for severely emotionally disturbed adolescents
• Supervisor of M.F.T. interns
• Subcontractor: Counseling for Kids
• Group Facilitator:
  - Bereavement/Grief and loss
  - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  - Adolescents
  - Women in Transition
• Instructor: Santa Monica Community College Extension Program

Papers and Classes Authored

• Violence and Our Youth
• Responsible Children/Positive Outcome
• Violence and our Youth Workshop: Training for clinicians working with children who have experienced trauma and/or terror as well as education in the treatment of large number of people experiencing a traumatic event
• Violence and our Youth: Six week course designed for parents of children age 6-10
• Violence and our Youth: Six week course designed for parents of adolescents
• Your Psychic Family Album: Psychological preparation for licensure exams
• Reframing the Past/Picturing the Present: Workshops, retreats, and groups enhancing personal growth through pictures and picture memories