In the years before entering graduate school for counseling psychology,  I earned my livelihood doing carpentry, gardening, farm work, and hospice work. Since 1994, Buddhist practice has been a focus. I have spent significant periods in retreat over the years, including 3 months of 2018. My Buddhist studies have included intensive practice in Theravadin and Zen schools as well as some instruction in Tibetan Dzogchen and Mahamudra styles. I worked in the San Francisco, CA community behavioral health system between 2002 and 2016, and was a therapist at the Tenderloin Outpatient Clinic for 9 of those years. I recently served 1 1/2 years as a Retreat Support fellow at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts.

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EDUCATION

Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology 2006

California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA

 

   Postgraduate Trainings:

   Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Trauma Treatment

   Level 1 2008

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   Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy

   Level 1 2011

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Bachelors Degree in History 1988

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

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LICENSED

New York State Mental Health Counselor License 005266

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California Marriage and Family Therapist License 86401