TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS
- Consultation and training group for supervisors with Joan Sarnat, PhD and the supervisors of the Wright Institute Clinic, Berkeley, CA 1997-1999
- Weekly consultation group with Marshall Bush, PhD, San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute
(now SFCP) 1986-1993 - Supervised by John G. Rosenberg, MD, MPH, Oak Hill Medical Group, Oakland, CA 1987-1989
- Seminar with Joseph Weiss, MD (Faculty, San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute; Founder,
San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group; Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF) 1985 - Chemical dependency treatment training series with the staff of Monte Villa Hospital,
Morgan Hill, CA and staff of the Careunit, San Jose Hospital 1985 - Training series with Richard Fisch, PhD at the Mental Research Institute (MRI),
Palo Alto, CA 1984
- Family Service Agency of Marin training with Jean Sternberg, LCSW, MFT (student of
Salvador Minuchin, the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic; faculty, MRI, Palo Alto, CA)
1980-1981 - Sonoma State University Counseling Center training with Berle Post, PhD
(student of Carl Rogers and Carl Whitaker at University of Wisconsin) 1977-1979
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Private Psychotherapy Practice, Oakland and Lafayette, CA 1982-Present
- Staff Psychotherapist, Oak Hill Medical Group, Department of Psychiatry,
Oakland, CA 1987-1989 - Family Therapist, Social Advocates for Youth, Delinquency Prevention Program,
Cupertino, CA 1983-1987 - Family Therapist, Family Connection, San Rafael, CA 1982-1983
- Therapist, Youth Homes, Walnut Creek, CA 1980-1983
- Therapy Staff Member and Advanced Clinical Trainee, Family Service Agency of Marin,
San Rafael, CA 1980-1981 - Intern and Advanced Intern, Sonoma State University Counseling Center,
Rohnert Park, CA 1977-1979
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Caltanissetta, Italy, 1992. Co-leader of four-day intensive therapy group for clerical social service workers involved in chemical dependency treatment.
EDUCATION
MA Psychology
Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 1981
BA Psychology
Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 1974