experience and training

Education

2003 PhD Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts

1992 BS Business Administration, University of Missouri

Clinical Experience

2004 - Present
Clinical Psychologist, YM Psychotherapy & Consultation, Inc., Cambridge, MA and Belmont, MA
(2004 - Present);
and Newton-Wellesley Eating Disorders and Behavioral Medicine, Brookline and Newton, MA
(2006- 2008)

2003-2004
Post-doctoral Fellow, Lahey Clinic, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

2002-2003
Clinical Psychology Intern, The May Institute, Children's Services

2000-2001
Clinical Psychology Extern, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry

1999-2000
Behavioral Medicine Extern, Boston VA Medical Center, Medical Psychology Department

1998-1999
Clinical Psychology Extern, University of Massachusetts Boston, Student Counseling Center

Specialized Training

2010 Emotionally-Focused Therapy for Couples Externship

2009 Level II training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy

2009 Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Treating the Eating Disordered Client with Multiple Problems

2008 Psychoanalytic Couple and Family Institute of New England, Two-year Certification

2000 Stress Reduction Program, Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, UMass Memorial Health Care. Director: Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD

2000 Relaxation Response Training, The Mind Body Medical Institute, Director: Herbert Benson, MD

1999 Introductory Workshop in Clinical Hypnosis, The Cambridge Health Alliance, Behavioral Medicine Program