- Ph.D. from Stony Brook University in New York
- Completed Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Health Psychology from the National Institutes of Mental Health
- More than 20 years of professional experience as a psychologist
- A former professor & researcher, I have taught graduate psychology classes & chaired student dissertations
- Expertise in neuroscience of emotion & attachment
- Author of The Stress-Proof Brain, coming out in 2016 from New Harbinger Publications
- Presented talks at the American Psychological Association & Society of Behavioral Medicine national conventions
- Provider of Continuing Education workshops for psychologists
- Provided weight management workshops for the Bay Club in Marin & San Francisco
- Specialized training/expertise in EMDR Therapy for Trauma, Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy, Schema Therapy
- Expert in Health Psychology, Mind-Body Approaches, Mindfulness-Based Therapies
- Yoga practitioner for many years
- Many of my clients have seen 3 or 4 previous therapists, first-timers also welcome
- A warm, compassionate, practical, active, & dedicated therapist
- My work is a life passion; I am also parent of a teenager & happily married for more than 20 years