Experience
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)
Brief goal-oriented therapy to transform your life into a success story. Find the confidence to put problems behind you and start living the life you want to lead. I am here to help you make your relationships, no matter how difficult, work.
"All attacks and criticisms are
tragic expressions of unmet needs."
-Marshall Rosenberg, founder of Nonviolent Communication
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