1980 Atlantic Foundation for the Performing Arts, Dance Major, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1983-1984 Judge Baker Children’s Center – Harvard Medical School Affiliate, Boston, MA Undergraduate worker with youth with serious mental illness, Manville School After-School Program
1985 Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, MA, an academic affiliate of Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry (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 (in-patient and out-patient), residential youth facility, therapeutic after-school, university based mental health clinics, and small group practice.
2005 Adjunct Faculty, teaching graduate level Biblical Counseling at Southern Evangelical Seminary, Charlotte, NC
2002 to Present, Self-Employed Private Practice, working successfully with children, adolescents, and adults from nearly all walks of life and with many different problems and client goals.
Long-time current member of the Mecklenburg Psychological Association and a former long-time member of these organizations: 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 at the Appalachian Gestalt Training Institute (AGTI) in Asheville/Black Mountain, North Carolina
2021-2023 Completed 78 hours of Gestalt Therapy training 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 43 states.
If you live outside of North Carolina and wish to receive services by Telehealth, please check your state’s participation by copying this URL to your search box: https://psypact.org/mpage/psypactmap
If you are ready to get started, please call me at 704-776-6438.