Bachelor’s degree: 1985 Psychology, Sonoma State University
Master’s degree: 1994 Clinical Psychology, John F. Kennedy University
In practice since 1994; in private practice since 2006
Spiritual Direction Certificate: 2022 Redlands University in connection with San Francisco Theology
I am a California-licensed MFT (marriage and family therapist) residing in the Netherlands, where I am registered on the NIP (Netherlands Institute of Psychologists) as a clinical psychologist.
I also author The Gift of Being Heard blog, where I write about trauma and grief (including my firsthand experience of both from losing my husband, Jon, to suicide from bipolar disorder) and explore the spiritual journey, disability, and life.
I believe in productive conversations! So many of us have stories that tell a truth about the lives we lead. When grief, loss, and other life traumas come into our lives, the constructive ways we can tell our stories serve to influence our narratives in life.
Using narrative tools, trauma-informed tools, and DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) insights can move people towards the insight and understanding that is needed in their lives to shape bright, new futures.
I believe in and have experienced life changes as we reframe the old to create the new, positive outcomes that are needed to bring hope to our lives.
Where will you go in your new life?