Profile
I received an M.S. in Early Childhood Education in 1975, and have had many
years of experience working with children and families in a school setting,
with a strong interest in child development. I returned to graduate school in
1995, and received my M.A. in Counseling Psychology in 1998. As an intern I
worked with children with issues of trauma and abuse, women with a history of
trauma and/or domestic violence, and parents who had abused or neglected their
children. My clinical training and supervision has been focused on
psychodynamic theory and practice, and I am interested in doing long-term
psychodynamic work. I am a clinical teaching member of the Sandplay Therapists of America and am also currently in a psychoanalytic training program. I have been
licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist since 2002.
Additionally, I have a committed meditation practice of over 15 years. This practice informs my work as a therapist; spirituality is a strong area of interest, and I feel qualified to work with people on related issues.
I am particularly well-qualified to help clients with:
- Children's developmental and trauma issues
- Relationship issues
- Parenting
- Depression and anxiety
- Trauma recovery
- Spiritual issues, including grief and loss
- Domestic violence