LICENSE

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, #lcs 10832, 1984

EDUCATION and TRAINING

Extensive training with James F.T. Bugental, Ph.D. in Existential Theory and Practice
M.S.W.      San Francisco State University
B.A.           Political Science, University of Michigan

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

National Association of Social Workers
The Art Of The Psychotherapist Master Group
The Psychotherapy Institute
GAYLESTA, The Psychotherapist Association for Gender & Sexual Diversity
Northern California Group Psychotherapy Society

TEACHING, SUPERVISION AND PRESENTATIONS (abridged)

The Psychotherapy Institute

The Power Of Presence: Celebrating Jim Bugental & The Search For Authenticity, 2015

California Hospice Foundation Fall Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2001

John F. Kennedy University

The Art Of The Psychotherapist

The Pacific Center For Human Growth

San Francisco State University

University of Michigan

Workshops, trainings and lectures for mental health agencies, universities, hospitals, hospices and professional groups on topics including existential psychotherapy and practice, sexual orientation, grief and loss and writing as a therapeutic tool

PUBLICATIONS (abridged)

“Writing Through Grief® Workshops,” Open Exchange Magazine, April-June, 2010

A Gay and Lesbian Perspective: The Case of Marcia.  In Kirk Schneider (Ed.), Existential Integrative Psychotherapy: Guideposts to the Core of Practice.   Routledge, 2007

“Writing Groups For Psychotherapy And Healing,” The California Therapist March/April, 2001

A Gay and Lesbian Perspective: The Case of Marcia.  In Kirk Schneider & Rollo May (Eds.), The Psychology of Existence: An Integrative, Clinical Perspective.  McGraw-Hill, 1994

Poetry in various literary journals including ZYZZYVA, Calyx, A Journal of Art and Literature by Women, Santa Clara Review, Mamazine.com and Mediphors, A Literary Journal of the Health Professions