Bio/Resume:
- BA from Sarah Lawrence College
- MA in Psychology from the University of Arizona.
- PhD in Psychology from the University of Arizona.
- California Licensed Psychologist #22846
- Arizona Licensed Psychologist #515
- Private practice in psychotherapy for 30 years, with particular focus on treating individuals, couples, and parents of children with special challenges
- Everyday Hero Award in 2001 from the Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona for work as a psychologist "who invests in the lives of women and girls...today and tomorrow."
- Faculty at Suluk Academy USA, NY and Suluk West; Mentor 2006 to present
- Certified Professional Life Coach 2009 CII
Approach and Practice Focus:
My professional approach is eclectic, drawing upon several schools of thought which include Humanistic Psychology, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Jungian Dream Interpretation, Interfaith Spiritual Counseling, and Life Coaching. My professional experience has focused on adults of all ages in transition, or with depression, confusion, anxiety, and those who are especially challenged by current life situations. It has also focused on couples in relationships and in training parents to use more effective parenting skills (see Howard Glasser's Nurtured Heart Approach).
A friend was visiting a Zen monastery and saw these words on the wall:
“Things to do today: inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale.”
“Things to do today: inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale.”