During my years at California State University at Northridge, I worked with couples and individuals in relationship-oriented therapies, including being involved in sex therapy cases as a behavioral modification assistant.  At the University of Iowa and in my clinical internship, I focused on post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans.  I continued my interest in relationships in my dissertation on social support and attachment processes. 

I joined the psychology department at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York in 1996.  I taught a variety of courses related to psychology, counseling, and research at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.  In 1999, I obtained my clinical license from the State of New York, and maintained a limited private practice with adults and couples.  I resigned in 2005 as a tenured associate professor to expand my private practice.

In 1999, building on my interest in the effects of trauma, I began volunteering with the Greater Rochester chapter of the American Red Cross as a disaster mental health volunteer.  Since then, I have volunteered during several large natural disasters, including an assignment in Louisiana in 2005.  I currently coordinate the local disaster mental health team, and teach disaster mental health trainings.

My interest in relationship processes and conflicts have led to a flourishing practice in marital and sex therapy over the years. Excited by the opportunity to participate in a a more humane way for couples to divorce, I joined the Collaborative Law Group in Western New York in 2003. 

NY State License 013748-1

APA-Accredited Clinical Internship
            Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic
Ph.D., University of Iowa
            Clinical-Social Psychology
M.A., California State University, Northridge
            Experimental Psychology
B.A., California State University, Northridge
            Psychology Major
            Human Sexuality Minor

Professional memberships and activities:
            Lead, Disaster Mental Health Team, Greater Rochester Chapter                       of the American Red Cross  
            Adjunct Professor, Mental Health Counseling Program, St. John                       Fisher College
            Genesee Valley Psychological Association
            New York State Psychological Association
            American Psychological Association
            International Association of Collaborative Professionals
            Association of Collaborative Law Attorneys, Western New York