BACKGROUND

EDUCATION

Graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, California, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and an Elementary Education Teaching Credential

Graduate of The Center for Humanistic Studies, Detroit, Michigan, with a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Humanistic Psychology and Education

Graduate of the Center for Humanistic Studies, Detroit, Michigan, with a Specialist Degree (Psy.S.) in Humanistic Psychology and Education

Graduate of the Union Institute Graduate School, Cincinnati, Ohio, with a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Specialization in Clinical Psychology

ADVANCED TRAINING & CERTIFICATION

William Glasser's Schools without Failure
Imago Relationship Training
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

Continuing education:

• Chronic Pain, Instructor R. S. Hullon, M.D., J.D.
• Fighting Fat after Thirty, Instructor L. Pawlik, Ph.D., MS
• Imagery and Healing, Presented by U of M School of Nursing
• The Impostor Syndrome, Presenter Valerie Young, Ph.D.
• Facing the Shadow, Presenter Patrick Carnes, Ph.D., CAS
• The Recovery Zone, Presenter Patrick Carnes, Ph.D., CAS
• Treatment of Long-Term Depression: Striving Toward a Sustained Response, Presented by the FCG Institute of Continuing Education
• Neuro-Affective Therapy, Imago and the New Brain Science, Presenter Pat Love, Ed.D.
• Mental Illness Relapse - Using Wellness and Symptom Management Tools, Presented by PESI HealthCare
• Angry all the Time, Presenter Ron Potter-Efron, M.SW., Ph.D.
• Letting Go of Anger: Adding Breadth and Depth to Anger Counseling and Treatment, Presenter Ron Potter-Efron, M.SW., Ph.D.
• Voice Dialogue, Presenters Hal Stone, Ph.D. and Sidra Stone, Ph.D.
• Beyond Normal Grief, Presenter James A. Fogerty, Ed.D.
• Grief Counseling and Clinical Practice: What Therapists Need to Know, Presenter John R. Jordan, Ph.D.
• Effective Strategies for Helping Couples and Families, Presented by PESI HealthCare
• The Diagnosis and Treatment of Eating, Weight and Body Image Disorders, Presented by the University of Michigan School of Social Work
• Theory and Techniques of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Presenters Judith S. Beck, Ph.D. and Aaron T. Beck, Ph.D.
• Marital Therapy: A Research-Based Approach, Presenter John Gottman, Ph.D.
• Success Motivation Coaching, Presenter Laurie Kolt, Ph.D.

WORK HISTORY

Teacher for Los Angeles City Schools, 1968-1980
Professor of Psychology at the Center for Creative Studies, 1991-1993
Contractual Therapist for Center for Creative Living, Troy 1990-1994
Contractual Therapist for Professional Counseling Associates, Madison Heights 1991-1994
Contractual Therapist for Bon Secours Grosse Pointe Center, Grosse Pointe Park 1994-1997
Private Practice since 1997