Background


Education:

1983 B.A. English, Secondary Teaching Credential

1989 M.A. Clinical Psychology, John F. Kennedy University  School of Professional Psychology

Certifications:

1989 Certified Process Therapist from the Process Therapy Institute

1992 Licensed Marriage, Family Counselor

Teaching:

2005 Continuing Education Provider, Board of Behavioral Sciences

    • Courses Taught
      • Moth and the Flame: Understanding and Treating Infidelity
      • From Defense to Resolution: Navigating the Personality Disorder Roadmap
      • Conflict to Collaboration
      • Essence and Connection Personal Growth Workshop

2006--Present, Adjunct Professor, JFK University Graduate Psychology Program

    • Courses Taught
      • Family and Couple Therapy Clinical Case Seminar
      • Diagnosis, Assessment, and Therapeutic Strategy

2004--Present,_Speaker for the Association for Couples in Marriage Enrichment

    • Courses Taught
      • Defense Against Your Dark Parts
      • Intimacy and Conflict
      • Owning Your Part in the Mess
      • The Vertical Drop: Understanding the Source of Upsets

Executive Coaching:

1992--Present,  Principle and EVP of Growth & Leadership Center  www.glcweb.com

    • Providing coaching, assessment, and training for Executives, Directors, and Senior Managers in Siclicon Valley companies.  Also responsible for company-wide program design, and business operations.

"What would you call an interpersonal relationship where infantile wishes, and defenses against those wishes, get expressed in
such a way that the persons within that relationship don't see each other for what they objectively are but, rather, view each other in
terms of their infantile needs and their infantile conflicts? What would you call that?'"  Robert Bak, a brilliant and flamboyant Hungarian analyst, looked over at me ironically and said, "I'd call that life."---from The Impossible Profession by Janet Malcom