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 am also pursuing advanced training opportunities in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), The Trauma Resiliency Model, and Mindful Awareness techniques. 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 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 have built a private practice supporting English-speaking individuals and couples and I continue to offer therapy and clinical supervision to clients and therapists in California via a secure telehealth platform.
