EDUCATION AND TRAINING

I have a Ph.D. in Communications from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.S.W. from the University of Washington.  In my professional training, I have had experience in a community mental health agency working with adults and older adults and in a university counseling center working with young adults. I also have experience working in a community based sexual assault organization. Before my graduate training to become a professional therapist, I was a college teacher for many years. During that time I counseled many students on personal and career matters as a faculty member.

Therapy Workshops and University Courses Offered:

I have offered continuing education workshops through the University of Washington School of Social Work: “Death, Dying and Bereavement” in the fall of 1991, “Counseling Women” in the falls of 1992-1994; and “Grieving in America” in the winter of 1996.

I have also taught courses since I have been a psychotherapist. They are “Abnormal Psychology” at the University of Washington, Bothell campus and at Antioch University, and a course on body stigma entitled “The Body: gender society and symbol” at both of those local universities.

Recent Workshops Taken:

“Being an Approved Supervisor: What You Need to Know”
(CSW and NASW, 6/06).
“Counseling Black Men” (NASW conference, Seattle, 5/06).

EMDR conference
(EMDR International Association meetings in Seattle, 9/05).

“Attachment, Emotion and Empathy in Psychotherapy”
(D. Siegel, Seattle, 2/05).

“Promise of Attachment Theory”
(D. Siegel, et. al., Bellevue 2/04).

“Bullet-Proofing Your Practice: Anticipating the Legal
and Ethical Challenges”
(Roberts and Smith, Tukwilla, 5/2004).

“Undoing Depression: Achieving Lasting Change”
( R. O’Conner, Eastham, MA, 6/03).