About Us

Selected Certificates / Advanced Trainings

• EMDR Certified Therapist (EMDRIA)
• AAMFT Approved Supervisor Status
• Southern California Counseling Center Advanced Supervision Training (10 week AAMFT approved supervision course)
• EMDR Basic Training Parts 1,2 and 3 with Laurel Parnell, PhD
• Attachment-Focused EMDR Advanced Training with Laurel Parnell, PhD
• Community Resiliency Model Training, Trauma Resiliency Institute
• Trauma Resiliency Model Part 1 Training, Trauma Resiliency Institute
• Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy 4-Day Externship with Dr. Sue Johnson (two times – first in Ottawa, Canada and then at Cal Tech, Los Angeles)
• Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy 2-Day Advanced Externship, Alliant University Los Angeles
• Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Core Skills 8-Day Advanced Training offered by the San Diego Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy
• Mindful Awareness Practices (MAPS 1) – 14-hour training through UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center

Bio

I am strongly committed to continuing my education and growth as a clinician. I have earned EMDR Certified Therapist status from EMDRIA (EMDR International Association) and the AAMFT Approved Supervisor designation from the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. I have also pursued advanced training opportunities in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), The Trauma Resiliency Model, and Mindful Awareness techniques, and I am currently training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Each of these methodologies has been validated by extensive research in recent years and represents exciting and important advancements in the field of therapy.

I received my BA from the University of Pennsylvania where I majored in English Literature and Film Studies and minored in Psychology. After working extensively in the entertainment industry I decided to pursue my lifelong interest in Psychology. I returned to graduate school and earned an MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles. While in school I created a therapeutic drama program and led psycho-educational groups for at-risk adolescents at Southern California Drug and Alcohol Programs, Inc. As a volunteer with the SAG BookPals program, I read to elementary students and helped them to discuss their reactions to the stories we shared.

I subsequently trained at the Southern California Counseling Center for five years. During that time, in addition to seeing clients, I completed the Center’s two-year family therapy training program, gang awareness training and group facilitation training. I finished my internship hours in a private practice setting in Beverly Hills. After earning my Marriage and Family Therapy license I worked as a clinician and supervisor for two and a half years at Vista School, a division of Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services in Culver City. My clients there were severely emotionally disturbed children and adolescents and their families. During that time, I returned to the Southern California Counseling Center as a volunteer supervisor and in 2008 I joined the staff as the Assistant Clinical Director. I was subsequently promoted to Associate Clinical Director. My duties at SCCC included program development, clinical supervision, coordinating training programs, teaching, training parenting facilitators, crisis management, and interfacing with the Center’s legal counsel.  With my colleagues Bob Mendelsohn and Carol Potter, I co-created Best Practice Parenting, a strength-based parenting class curriculum.  During my ten years on staff at SCCC I also built a thriving private practice focused on supporting highly creative individuals and couples. In 2018 I moved with my family to Frankfurt, Germany.  In Germany I built a private practice supporting English-speaking individuals and couples. In November 2024, I returned to Los Angeles where I continue to see individuals and couples, both in person and online.