I have 35 years of clinical experience in the field of mental health and have been licensed as a Clinical Social Worker since 1992. I have worked in agencies serving individual adults and children, couples and families and trained as a staff therapist in several post-graduate programs which served individual adults and couples, providing psychodynamic psychotherapy. Through this work and training I have been exposed to a range of theoretical perspectives. I have been drawn to, and most influenced by, theories which see the relationship with significant others as powerful in influencing the sense of self. I draw heavily from Relational theory, Inter-subjectivity, Self Psychology and Attachment theory to guide me in my work as a therapist. 
Private Practice since 1994
Psychotherapy Institute , Berkeley CA, Two year Supervision Study Program, 2007-09
Women’s Therapy Center , El Cerrito, CA Advanced Training Program in Couple’s Therapy, 2003-04
West Coast Children’s Center , El Cerrito, CA, Staff Therapist, 2001-03
Psychotherapy Institute, Berkeley , CA, Staff Therapist in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Training Program, 1993-94
H.E.L.P. Group , Van Nuys, CA Staff Therapist, 1991-92
City Hospital at Elmhurst , Elmhurst, NY, Adult Inpatient and Outpatient Psychiatry, Clinical Social Worker, 1988-91,
Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services , NY, NY, Staff Therapist 1987-88
Queensboro Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children , Jamaica, NY, Caseworker 1986-87
Master’s of Social Work (M.S.W.), Columbia University, New York, 1988
Bachelor’s of Science (B.S.) in Psychology, University of Maryland, 1983
Professional Affiliations:
- The Psychotherapy Institute, Member and Graduate of the Supervision Study Program
- The Wright Institute, Adjunct Faculty
- National Association of Social Workers
- The Sanville Institute formerly known as The California Society for Clinical Social Workers
- The Chicago Institute of Clinical Social Work