Credentials

Specialties:

• Primary specialty:      Relationships
• Other Specialties:       Anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, pet loss, crisis intervention, creativity

Degrees:

• Ph.D., Medical Sociology, University of California, San Francisco
• M.A. Clinical Psychology, Antioch University, Los Angeles
• M.A. Sociology, San Francisco State University
• B.A. Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles

Professional memberships:

• Member of the California Association of Marriage Family Therapists (CAMFT), 1990–present
• Certifications: Chemical Dependency

Author of:

• Charlie: A Love Story, a memoir about one of my Golden Retrievers and our extraordinary relationship, published January 2012

Past lecturer in sociology at:

• San Francisco State University
• University of California, Los Angeles
• Antioch University, Los Angeles
• California State University at Los Angeles
• California State University at Northridge

Continuing Education (topics studied, selected):

Traumatic Stress in a Disaster; Law and Ethics: Anxiety Disorders; Domestic Violence; Borderline Personality Disorder: Narcissistic Personality Disorder; Bipolar Disorder; Men and Depression; Parkinson’s Disease; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Psychopharmacology for the Mental Health Professions; compulsive Gambling; Meditation, Mindfulness and stress Management; Depression; Women’s Health; Addictions; Alcoholism;  Animal-assisted Therapy; Parenting; Creativity; The Healthy Personality; Male-Female Communication; The Relational Unconscious; Effective Couples Counseling; Nourishment and Diet; HIV and AIDS; Child Abuse, Family Therapy.