Clinical Background
I have worked in a variety of clinical settings over the past 15 years, including private practice, residential treatment, and government and community mental health clinics. I have experience helping clients from a wide range of demographic and cultural backgrounds. I fulfilled my pre-doctoral internship at the Berkeley Therapy Institute in Berkeley, California, and my post-doctoral residency at Western Psychological and Counseling Services in Portland, Oregon. I have served as a clinical supervisor to social workers, marriage and family therapists, and pre-doctoral psychology interns. Prior to my career as a psychologist I spent eleven years in sales and marketing and earned an MBA, giving me a direct appreciation for many of the challenges a business career can hold.
Licensure
I am a licensed psychologist in Ohio.
Education
- Psy.D. and M.A., Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology, San Francisco, CA
- Doctoral Dissertation: Age at Placement and Psychological Adjustment in Adult Adoptees
- M.B.A., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
- B.A.,Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Speaking Engagements
- National Public Radio, WCPN, The Sound of Ideas, October 10, 2017, Adoption Across the Lifespan, Cleveland, Ohio
- Adoption Network Cleveland’s Adoptee Journeys Workshop, Navigating Relationships, Cleveland, Ohio
- Adoption Network Cleveland’s First Annual Adoption Gathering, Grieving Losses in Adoption, Cleveland, Ohio
- Adoption Network Cleveland’s Adoptee Journeys Workshop, Rejection, Cleveland, Ohio
- Adoption Network Cleveland’s Adoptee Journeys Workshop, Intimacy and Trust, Cleveland, Ohio
- American Adoption Congress National Conference, Portland, Oregon
- Post Adoption Center for Education & Research, Sausalito, California
- Interviewed by Good Morning America regarding infidelity in the workplace, North Palm Beach, Florida
Publications
I have written articles for Divorce360.com, some of which have been syndicated on the Web. I have also contributed to relationship articles on Glamour.com and The Huffington Post.
Current Professional Affiliations and Associations
- Cleveland Psychoanalytic Center
- Cleveland Psychological Association
- Ohio Psychological Association