About Me

Education

• Psy.D. Institute for Psychoanalytic Study
• M.A. Chapman University, Clinical Psychology 
• B.A. University of La Verne, Sociology

Professional Licenses and Credentials

• 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