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SKILLS
• Individual psychotherapy
• Play therapy and sandplay therapy for children
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
• Group psychotherapy and psychoeducation
• Collateral work with significant others, lawyers, and providers
• Case management, referrals, and advocacy
POPULATIONS
• Adults
• Children and adolescents
• Elderly people
• People from multiple ethnic and cultural backgrounds, including
African American, Latino/a, and Asian
• Substance abusing adults and adolescents, using abstinence-based
and harm reduction approaches
• Dually diagnosed, severely mentally ill adults
• People with severe health challenges e.g., HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis
C, COPD, asthma
• Children from low-to-moderate-income families
• Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender adults
• Survivors of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, as well as
domestic violence and rape
EDUCATION/LICENSURE
John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, CA
Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) degree awarded 3/25/02. Dissertation: African
American Women and HIV Prevention: A Qualitative Assessment of Needs.
Chair: Dr. Bill Woods, UCSF Center on AIDS Prevention Studies.
University of California, Berkeley
Extension Program, Berkeley and San Francisco, CA
July 1993-May 1995
Certificate in Drug and Alcohol Abuse Studies; Awarded with distinction
University of California, Santa Cruz,
Stevenson College, Santa Cruz, CA
October 1987-June 1991
Bachelor of Arts, Literature and Legal Studies (Double major)
Licensed by the California Board of Psychology
as a Clinical Psychologist (#PSY19046)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Private Practice, Richmond and Berkeley, CA
February 2004-present
As licensed clinical psychologist, treat adults, children and adolescents
for individual and family psychotherapy. Interacface with collateral sources
(e.g., lawyers, evaluators, doctors, teachers, psychiatrists) to coordinate
treatment and gather information. Use a mixture of solution-focused brief
therapy, EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, And Dialectical Behavior
Therapy. Specialize in trauma survivors, chemical dependency recovery,
dually diagnosed clients, and codependency. Also work with adjustment
disorders, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, job stress, and relationship
problems. Help with both brief EAP cases and ongoing, severe disorders.
Serve adults and minors from a broad range of socioeconomic statuses and
ethnic backgrounds, including bilingual individuals.
Walden House Dual Diagnosis Medi-Cal
Day Treatment/Outpatient Program, San Francisco, CA
August 2003-February 2004
As a Therapist, provided individual and group psychotherapy, psychoeducational
groups, and case management to severely mentally ill adult clients with
substance disorders. Psychoeducational groups centered on interpersonal
communication, wellness, life skills, drug and alcohol recovery, and mind/body
interactions. Assessed and screened clients for appropriateness for the
programs. Contacted collateral sources for information and treatment collaboration.
Provided referrals for other community programs. Participated in case
conferences for treatment planning and client support, including relapse
prevention strategy development. Received training in chemical dependency
treatment as well as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. integrated skills
training concepts into treatment for our clients. Clients were racially
and ethnically diverse SSI/SSDI recipients who tended to be low-functioning.
Episcopal Sanctuary, San
Francisco, CA
April 2003-August 2003
As Mental Health Specialist, provided case management services to homeless
mentally ill clients in a non-profit shelter. Provided mental health linkage,
money management, and assistance with housing and employment. Performed
supportive, short-term, and crisis counseling. Led a self-esteem support
group. Completed paperwork and charting for all clients, including Medi-Cal
for mentally and physically ill clients. Covered Officer of the Day shifts.
Received training in Harm Reduction and psychotherapy with gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender clients.
OMI Family Center, Clinical Program,
San Francisco, CA
March 2002-March 2003
Provided self-psychological and supportive psychotherapy to severely mentally
ill adults. Provided play therapy to children, including enrollees in
Special Education. Conducted family and couples therapy. Participated
in didactic and experiential training, individual and group supervision,
and staff and dispositional meetings. Completed paperwork for each client,
including charting, requests for public assistance, and billing. Clients
ranged in age from four to 60 years old, were low-income, and came from
diverse backgrounds.
Kaiser Vallejo Chemical Dependency
Recovery Program, Vallejo, CA
September 2000-June 2001; Predoctoral Internship
Facilitated and co-facilitated support recovery groups for adult and adolescent
patients in early recovery from chemical dependency and for their family
members. Co-facilitated recovery groups for dually diagnosed adults. Led
psycho-educational groups on topics related to recovery and coping skills.
Performed screening evaluations for clients to ensure appropriate treatment.
Provided individual psychotherapy and case management. Conducted psychodiagnostic
testing for adults and adolescents. Wrote integrated reports based on
testing and provided feedback to clients and their therapists. Performed
crisis evaluations and covered Therapist of the Day shifts. Monitored
and charted client progress. Received individual and group supervision
and didactic training related to both chemical dependency and psychiatric
disorders (e.g., Borderline Personality Disorder). Clients ranged in age
from 14 years old to elderly individuals; they were from diverse cultural
and ethnic backgrounds, and socioeconomic statuses.
Sonoma County Mental Health, Los
Guilucos Facility, Santa Rosa, CA
September 1998-August 1999; Third year practicum
Conducted psychodiagnostic testing for adolescents and children in a juvenile
hall, a crisis group home, and a residential treatment for abused and
neglected children. Wrote integrated testing reports and provided feedback
to other clinicians and clients as needed. Provided individual psychotherapy
to adolescents in juvenile hall, including art therapy. Conducted crisis
screening and assessment for adolescents. Contacted collateral sources
(such as parents and probation officers); provided consultation on client
care. Received individual and group supervision. Attended didactic training
seminars on forensic and adolescent treatment topics. Clients were predominantly
low-income children and adolescents from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
John F. Kennedy University Community
Counseling Center, Pleasant Hill, CA
October 1997-June 1998; Second year practicum
Provided individual, couples and family counseling. Conducted intake interviews;
screened potential clients for acute crisis states. Provided referrals
to outside agencies when necessary. Acted as screening consultant in the
Evaluation Committee, which included conducting screening interviews of
potential clients whose treatment needs were in question. Participated
in individual and group supervision and didactic seminars on topics such
as suicidality, domestic violence, and child abuse. The Center serves
people from a wide range of cultures and ethnicities, as well as a wide
range of ages.
Family Connections, San
Francisco, CA
January-June 1997; First year practicum as participant-observer
Provided community outreach for family and parent resource center. Helped
plan and implement a recreational fundraising event. Wrote and was awarded
a grant for $4,000 for safety equipment. Helped develop economic resources
and fundraising for the center’s various programs. Assisted with
child care. Co-led preschool classes. tutored school-aged children on
homework, included emotionally disturbed students. Led activities in a
recreational program for neighborhood children. The organization serves
a diverse ethnic and cultural population.
Sigma High School, Pinole,
CA
October-December 1996; First year practicum as participant-observer
Acted as an ethnographic participant-observer in an alternative high school.
Tutored students in class and helped with homework completion. Helped
teachers grade homework and perform administrative tasks. Students were
from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Bonita House, Berkeley,
CA; November 1994-May 1995
Field placement for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Studies Certificate
Created information packets about HIV prevention for both staff and clients
at this residential treatment center for dually diagnosed clients. Co-led
a recovery group. Provided organizational and office assistance. Clients
were low-income and racially diverse adults with widely ranging ages and
disorders.
Pinole Senior Center, Pinole,
CA ; July 1995-December 1995
Volunteer Art Teacher and Co-leader
Co-instructed arts and crafts class for senior citizens with Alzheimer’s
disease, stroke, and other organic brain dysfunctions. Learned how to
manage wandering attention, difficult behavior, and staff and client frustration.
informally counseled worried caretakers about their loved ones. Clients
of this respite program were racially diverse and low-income.
San Francisco AIDS Foundation,
San Francisco, CA; September 1993-October 1994
Volunteer Counselor for the Compass Project and AIDS Hotline
Disseminated information about HIV disease in person and over the phone.
Counseled clients about HIV risk, antibody testing, and informing partners.
Talked to worried well and HIV infected gay and bisexual men about fears
of HIV infection. Spoke to parents about their children’s lifestyle
preferences; attempted to dispel myths about HIV and homosexuality. Clients
were racially diverse adults from various socioeconomic levels.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
AFFILIATIONS/PUBLICATIONS
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, East
Bay Chapter
Berkeley Psychotherapy Institute
Book Review of Treating
Co-Occurring Disorders: A Handbook for Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Professionals, in The Therapist, September/October 2004, Vol. 16, Issue
5, pp. 68-69
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