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Professional Qualifications

Education

  • Doctor of Psychology in Psychoanalysis (Psy.D.), Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California (PINC), San Francisco, CA
  • Certificate in Psychoanalysis, PINC, San Francisco (SF), CA
  • San Francisco Psychoanalytic Center, SF, CA. Child Analysis Training Candidate
  • Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, New York, NY.  Training Candidate
  • Master of Social Work, Virginia (VA) Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology, State University of NY at Binghamton, Harpur College
  • California License to practice:  LCS# 13361

Professional Affiliations including Supervisory and Teaching experience

  • Personal and Supervising (P/SA) Training Analyst, Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California (PINC), SF, CA
  • Coordinator of Mentoring Program, P/SA Committee, PINC, SF, CA
  • International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA), Training Analyst Member
  • Confederation of Psychoanalytic Studies (CIPS), Training Analyst Member
  • Coordinator-Interdisciplinary Clinical Study Group with Robert Oelsner, MD.
  • Faculty and Clinical Supervisor, former member of the Board of Directors, Women’s Therapy Center, Berkeley, CA
  • Mind the Gap
  • Consultation Group Leader, A Home Within, SF, CA
  • Faculty, Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology (NCSPP), CA
  • Clinical Supervisor, Ann Martin Center, Emeryville, CA
  • Adjunct Faculty and Clinical Supervisor, The Wright Institute, Berkeley, CA
  • Clinical Supervisor and Intake Coordinator, Oak Bay Psychotherapy, Oakland, CA
  • Child Faculty, McAuley Neuropsychiatric Institute at St. Mary’s Medical Center, SF, CA
  • Program Director, Mapleton Therapeutic Nursery, Brooklyn, NY
  • Pediatric Social Worker, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
  • Social Worker, Methadone Clinic at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital, Brooklyn, NY.