Education
1974 M.A. Clinical Psychology, John F. Kennedy University, Distinguished Service Award
1973 B.A. Psychology, John F. Kennedy University, Graduated with Honors
Human Sexuality Certificate, EMDR level II training, Executive Coach
Professional Experience
- Psychotherapist, Center for Family Solutions, Co-Director, Walnut Creek, CA Private Practice, specializing in individual, couples, and family psychotherapy
- Faculty member, Graduate School of Professional Psychology, John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hill, CA. Professor, Clinical Skills Training “B’ and “C”. Family Systems and Developmental Theory, Control Mastery Theory. Train and supervise interns. Orals board examiner.
- Consultant, Center for Leadership Excellence, Santa Clara, CA. Provided executive coaching, led group workshops in strategic thinking, team productivity and peak performance skills training.
- Family Therapist, Horizons Youth & Family Services, Livermore, CA. Provided youth and family therapy for Alameda County Probation and Livermore Police Departments.
- Psychologist, Mental Health Crisis Unit, Contra Costa County Hospital, Martinez, CA.
- Evaluated and developed treatment plan for voluntary and involuntary patients
- Provided crisis intervention and follow-up counseling to patients and families.
- Consulted with staff psychiatrists to provide inpatient care for patients with a broad range of diagnoses.
- Initiated court-ordered evaluations for conservatorships.
- Supervised and trained graduate student interns.
- Group leader/Trainer/facilitator, Nechi Project, Alberta, Canada Led group process for drug and alcohol counselor trainees in a Native Canadian Indian program.
- Executive Director – Teen Hope Foundation, Concord, CA. Administered two-unit, 18 bed residential treatment facility for emotionally disturbed adolescents. Hired, trained and supervised staff of 12. Trained and supervised graduate student interns. Generated $15,000. in private foundation grants to remodel facility.
- Consultant/Lecturer/TV and Radio Commentator, Featured in Parents Magazine Offer workshops and information regarding parenting, fathering, communications and adolescence. Consultant/Workshop leader Stepfamily Association of Contra Costa County. Provide services to school districts, and Battered Women's Alternatives
Memberships
- American Counseling Association
- California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
- San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group