"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

                                                                                       - OLIVER WENDELL HOMES

Education

M.A. Clinical Psychology,                      Antioch University

B.A. Liberal Studies (concentration in Psychology), Antioch University

CERTIFICATIONS

Advanced Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytic Center of California

Biofeedback For Stress Reduction, HeartMath Technology

Human Sexuality, Neuropsychiatric Institue UCLA

Interanalytic Couples Therapy, Neuropsychiatric Institute UCLA

 Hypnosis, Neuropsychiatric Institute UCLA

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Board Member of Group Psychotherapy Association of Los Angeles

Clinical Supervisor at the Valley Community Clinic since 2009

California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists

American Group Psychotherapy Association

TRAINING & continuing education

How People Change: Relationships and Neuroplasticity in Psychotherappy, UCLA

Mindfulness for Anxiety, MARC UCLA Dr. Lobsang Rapgay

M.B.S.R Program , Insight L.A.

Mindfulness Meditation, Insight L.A.

Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, UCLA Lifespan Learning Institute

The Art and Practice of Clinical Supervision, R. Cassidy Seminars

Basic Principles of Group Psychotherapy, The Los Angeles Group Psychotherapy Society Training Institute

 Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy CAMFT

Mating in Captivity: Reconciling Attachment Security and Sexuality in Couples., Esther Perel, MA, MFT