Education:

• Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, awarded August 1986, The Professional School for Psychological Studies, San Diego, California.

• M.S., Counseling Psychology, awarded June 1981, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California.

• B.S., Human Services, awarded June 1977 California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California.
   
• A.A., Psychology, awarded June 1974, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, California.

Licenses & Certifications:

• Clinical Psychologist License #PSY14623 awarded March 1996.

• M.F.C.C. License #MB18557, awarded August 1983.

• EMDR Level II, certification awarded June 1998.

• EMDR Level I, certification awarded November 1996.

• Clinical Hypnosis certification awarded by BBSE in 1989.

• Certification, Child Sexual Abuse Training, Level II, awarded by Child Sexual Abuse Network in October 1983.

• Certification in Bioenergetic Analysis awarded June of 1987 by Southern California Bioenergetic Society.

Education:

• Ph. D., Clinical Psychology, awarded July, 1986, The Professional School for Psychological Studies, San Diego, California.

• MS Counseling Psychology, awarded May, 1984. California State University at Fullerton, Fullerton, California.

• MS Special Education, awarded, June 1977, California State University at Fullerton, Fullerton California.

• Graduate Certificate of Secondary Education, Awarded July. 1975. University Of London, London, England.

• B.A. Literature, awarded, June 1972, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California.

Licenses & Certificates:

• M.F.C.C. #MG 021557 awarded, January, 1986 by the State of California.

Internships:

• Individual and Group therapy, Brea Psychiatric Hospital, Brea California.

• Supervisor, Idell Hoffman. 1980-198.
   
• Individual and Group Therapy in Private Practice, Supervisor, Patricia Hedman, M.F.C.C. 1983-1986.
   
• Group Leader – Parents United. Adolescents, perpetrators, Adults Molested as Children, 1981 – 1985.

Professional Experiences:

PRIVATE PRACTICE: Marriage, Family and Child Counseling, 1986 - present.

Responsible for:

• Private inpatient/ outpatient caseload providing evaluations and counseling for Groups
• Families, and Children. Specialization includes Victims of Violence, Sexual Abuse, and
• Family Violence Issues, Addiction and Eating Disorders, Critical Incident Debriefing.

INSTRUCTOR FOR SADDLEBACK COLLEGE IN MISSION VIEJO

• Women's Psychology
• Introduction to Psychology

CRITICAL INCIDENT DEBRIEFING AND TREATMENT OF TRAUMA

• Private contractor with several agencies to go to scenes of disasters to counsel, and
• Coordinate counseling services. Experience includes 3 weeks in September of 2001,
• Working with survivors of the World Trade Center Disaster at Ground Zero, and related sites.

CONTRACTED COUNSELOR FOR ASPEN RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT
Working with Social Services in a residential setting with caseload of between 6 to 10 Latency age clients. Responsibilities include assessment of clients, treatment coordination and direct individual and family treatment. 2000- 2001.

COUNSELOR / INSTRUCTOR – OLIVE CREST TREATMENT PROGRAM AND ORANGE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Duties include treatment and academic instruction of adolescent population of 12 “high risk” students. 1984-1986

COUNSELOR -CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE NETWORK AND FAMILY SERVICES

Tustin, California, Individual and Family counseling in issues relating to Familial Sexual
Abuse. July 1983 to August 1984.

 

Professional Training:

• EMDR, 30 HOURS, 2000.
• TREATMENT ISSUES IN EATING DISORDERS, SADDLEBACK COLLEGE, 1999.
• CRITICAL INCIDENT DEBRIEFING, 20 HOURS, 1996.

Presentations and Workshops:

• Instructor in issues of Victims of Violence, USIU, California Graduate Institute, Saddleback College

• Hoag Hospital, Capistrano by the Sea Hospital, CPH and Child Sexual Abuse Network Level one and two.