Education

University of California
Berkeley, California
9/77 – 6/81
B.A. English; minors in writing and studio art.

Antioch West University
San Francisco, California
9/86 – 6/89
Masters Degree Clinical Psychology; second degree in Drama Therapy.

Mental Research Institute
Palo Alto, California
9/87 – 6/89
Intensive Training in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy; focus on communication, identifying and solving problems in ten sessions or less.

Counseling

Private Practice
San Francisco, Mill Valley & San Rafael, California
Licensed MFT 20+ years experience: psychotherapy with children, couples, and individuals; Director of Brief Training Solutions, a professional consulting practice in Brief Therapy for mental health-care professionals; child therapy.

Kaiser Permanente Hospital
San Francisco, California
Professional Trainer in Brief Therapy for the psychiatry department; how to elicit extremely critical material from patients and resolve resistant and difficult problems.

Walnut Creek Hospital
Walnut Creek, California
Clinical Social Worker/Child Specialist: facilitated psychotherapy and family therapy for children, adolescents, and adults; conducted in-depth, intake evaluations.

Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center: Day Treatment
San Francisco, California
Clinical Therapist: developed individual treatment plans within the diagnostic spectrum of the DSM IIIR; monitored patients’ medication; conducted daily psychotherapy groups using cognitive therapy, 12-step, narrative and brief solution-focused therapy for adults; expedited discharge planning.

UCSF Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute
San Francisco, California
Drama Therapy Rehabilitation Intern, children’s unit: conducted groups using storytelling, enactment, sand tray, art, role-play and psychodrama, filmed and facilitated video-drama group.

Program Development

• Keynote Speaker, Women’s Leadership Conference, College of Marin. (2008)
• Produced thirty free programs for the public on topics ranging from prosperity 101, global warming, non-violent communication. (2007-2008)
• President of Friends of the SGV Public Library. (2006-2008)
• Vice-president, San Francisco Chapter of California Marriage and Family Therapists. (1998-2000)
• Consulting Chair of the 1998 National Drama Therapy Conference, San Francisco.
• Organized peer-counseling and training programs for high school students.
• Featured Speaker at the 1998 Play Therapy Symposium at College of Notre Dame, Belmont, California .
• Developed programs for gang members and children at risk through the Emergency Response Team.
• Specialist in eating disorders; grief and loss; substance abuse; stress reduction; career-related issues.
• Developed, taped and edited radio programs focusing on national issues for public radio.
• Telephone Counseled at risk adults, Suicide Hotline. (1981)