Professional Memberships

• Greater Washington Society of Clinical Social Workers
• National Association of Social Workers
• United States Association of Body Psychotherapy
• International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation

Training

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy and AEDP Couples Therapy

• Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, Washington School of Psychiatry and AEDP Institute
• Gestalt Psychotherapy Training Center of Washington, DC
• Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
• Washington Institute for Body Psychotherapy

Workshops and Consultations

• Formative Psychology
• Biosynthesis
• Emotion and Behavior-Focused Couples Therapies
• Art and Play Therapy
• Structural and Experiential Family Therapies

Education and Credentials

• Virginia Commonwealth University, MSW
• My training and experience in the field of psychology and mental health dates back 15 years.
• University of Florida, MS, Economics. Taught for 15 years
• University of Florida, BA, Honors in Philosophy

Professional Experiences

• Private practices, Washington, DC and Chevy Chase, MD
• Group therapy leader at Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute, Fairfax, VA
• Counselor at intensive day treatment program for children at Center for Mental Health, Washington, DC
• Therapist at outpatient clinics, WATS and Vesta, in Gaithersburg and Germantown, MD
• Trained clinicians in healing trauma and PTSD techniques
• Provide clinical case consultation and somatic psychotherapy training services