9/95-4/01

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL STUDIES: S.F., CA
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Child and Family
Dissertation: Level of Functioning of Latency Age Children

12/92-7/94

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY: Los Angeles, CA
Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology - July 1994
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - July 1999

9/88-12/92

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA: Tucson, Arizona
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - December 1992

11/01-present

Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic; Outpatient Treatment: Los Angeles, CA.
Clinical Supervisor/Therapist
• Individual and group supervision of unlicensed and licensed psychologists
• Teaching responsibilities include courses on Family Therapy and Object Relations Therapy
• Individual and family therapy caseload of twenty clients

4/01-present

Private Practice: Brentwood, CA.
• Adult, couples, child, family, and group therapy
• Specializing in marital/family conflict, adolescent issues, ADHD, behavioral management

11/01-11/03

New Horizons Group Homes: Alta Dena, CA.
• Level 12 placement; individual, group, and conjoint therapy
• Case management of 12 boys (age 8-18); DCFS. courts, social workers, probation

7/99-3/01

Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic; Latency Day Treatment Program: Los Angeles, CA.
Milieu Supervisor/Therapist
• Managed day treatment milieu (48 5-12 year olds)- finances, intakes, paperwork, and protocol
• Interviewed, hired, trained, supervised, and managed 12 program aide staff
• Programming; designed, developed, and implemented therapeutic activities
• Developed a research tool to provide quality assurance on the level of care
• Coordinated referral network with schools and resources in the community
• Individual and family therapist (caseload of 5 clients)

6/97-6/99

California Pacific Medical Center; Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic: San Francisco, CA
Psychology Intern in the Adult Outpatient Program (6/98-6/99)
• Psychotherapy & Collaborative Med. Management with 12 patients (ages 13-82)
• Co-lead Adult group therapy focused on Major Depression
• Time-Limited Dynamic Therapy (Hanna Levenson) utilizing videotaped supervision
• On-call duty & Inpatient therapy

Psychology Intern in the Child & Family Program (6/97-6/98)
• Psychotherapy with children, adolescents, couples and families
• Seminars in Psychoanalysis, Child Therapy, Child Psychopharmocology
• Neuropsychological Testing at Children’s Hospital
• School Intervention and Consultation

7/96-7/97

St. Mary’s Hospital; MacAuley Adolescent Day Treatment: San Francisco, CA
Therapist/Intern
• Individual, Family & Group Therapy with S.E.D. adolescents
• Responsible for assessments, diagnosis, & medical treatment reviews
• Experience w/ psychopharmocology (supervised by staff psychiatrist)
• Home visits & crisis intervention

10/95-10/96

Circle Counseling Center: San Francisco, CA
Therapist/ M.F.T. Intern
• Individual, family and Sandtray therapy with children affected by H.I.V. & drugs
• Clients of lower socioeconomic background & minorities (ages 3-18)
• Intakes & community mental health paperwork

9/94-9/95

Westview School (Non-Public School): Los Angeles, CA
School Therapist/Counselor
• Individual, family and group therapy with learning disabled/emotionally disturbed children
• Responsible for long-term psychotherapy (caseload of 25 clients)
• Managed Individualized Educational Planning with Academic Team

8/93-8/94

Airport Marina Counseling Service: Westchester, CA
Therapist/Intern
• Trained to work with Substance Abuse, Personality Disorders, & dual diagnosis
• Responsible for intakes, treatment plans, fee assessment, D.C.S. reporting, and referrals
• Case presentations utilizing DSM-IV five axis diagnosis

6/93-10/94

Private Practice: Brentwood, CA
Therapist/Mentor
• In home family intervention with dysfunctional families
• Parent training and child behavior modification (A.D.D. & L.D.)
• Consultations & collaterals with the treating psychologist

9/91-12/92

La Frontera Center: Tucson, AZ
Internship Coordinator/Staff Member in Adolescent Program
• Internship Coordinator : hired and trained interns and volunteers
• Coordinated intakes, treatment plans, and trainings
• Facilitated adolescent sexual abuse group for two years

9/91-12/92

Bridge Program: Tucson Unified School District: Tucson, AZ
Tutor/Counselor
• Designed/Coordinated a counseling program for students with learning disabilities
• Counseled/Tutored 6th and 7th grade learning disabled students

8/90-12/92

Behavioral Study at University of Arizona: Tucson, AZ.
Primary Researcher -Thesis; Effects of Reinf. on LD Adolescents in Classroom Setting

2/90-6/90

Neuroscience Research at University of New South Wales: Sydney, AUS.
Research Assistant -Thesis; The Effect of Lesioning the Amygdala on Memory Deficiency