1980 Atlantic Foundation for the Performing Arts, Dance Major, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Classical Ballet Major)
1983-1984 Judge Baker Children’s Center – Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry Affiliate, Boston, MA Undergraduate worker with youth with serious mental illness, Manville School After-School Program
1985 Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, MA, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry affiliate (now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), Undergraduate worker for treatment with those with serious mental illness, Adult In-Patient Unit
1986 Bachelor of Arts, Boston University, Psychology Major, Magna Cum Laude Psychology Major in a research-based, scientist-practitioner model of study
1994 Doctor of Psychology Degree in Clinical Psychology, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, a research based doctoral program accredited by the American Psychological Association
1992-1993: 2000 hours of Clinical Psychology internship at The Bradley Center at St. Francis Emory HealthCare, Columbus, Georgia, an American Psychological Association accredited clinical internship. Adult and child, in-patient and out-patient departments
1994 to Current, Licensed Psychologist in the State of North Carolina (NC# 2135)
1983-2005 Employment in private psychiatric hospitals, medical-surgical hospital psychiatric units, public mental health centers, residential youth facilities, therapeutic after-school, university based mental health clinics, and small group practice.
2005 Adjunct Faculty, taught graduate level Biblical Counseling at seminary in Charlotte, NC
2002 to Present, Self-Employed Private Practice, work with adults (and previously child/youth) from all walks of life, with many different problems.
Member, Mecklenburg Psychological Association. Former long-time member, North Carolina Psychological Association, the North Carolina Psychoanalytic Society, and the American Academy of Psychotherapists.
2016-2020 Completed 360 hours of training in Gestalt Therapy practices (here-and-now somatic psychotherapy) at the Appalachian Gestalt Training Institute (AGTI) in Asheville/Black Mountain, North Carolina
2021-2023 Completed 78 hours of Gestalt Therapy training (here-and-now somatic psychotherapy) with Istituto Di Gestalt HCC Italy, Post Graduate School of Gestalt Psychotherapy (On Line Training)
Certified member of PSYPACT, a Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact of Licensed Psychologists: Credentialed to provide psychological services by Telehealth to clients in 45 states.
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