Professional Background
- Masters in Psychology:
- Antioch University Seattle (1986).
- Behavioral Sciences Institute (1986-88):
- Upon graduating from Antioch I worked for two years with families in crisis utilizing a brief therapy model oriented toward crisis intervention and psycho-education.
- Private Practice (1986-present):
- I work with individuals and couples focusing on in-depth treatment. Treatment is informed by psychoanalytic, psychodynamic and mindfulness based cognitive behavioral schools of thought. I also offer consultation to psychotherapists.
- Teaching:
- Antioch University Seattle Center for Programs in Psychology (1989-present):
- Case Consultation
- Advanced Theories: Object Relations
- Creative Modalities: Transference and Countertransference
- Individual Counseling
- Gender: A Lifetime Perspective
- Personal and Professional Development Seminar
- Synthesis (the final integration of Masters Program)
- COR Northwest Family Development Center (1999-2006):
- Psychotherapy I: Introduction to British Object Relations Psychotherapy
- Psychotherapy II: Setting and Technique
- Winnicott Seminar
- Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Studies
- How does Psychotherapy Work? Identifying and articulating your model of psychotherapeutic process (2010)
- A Disciplined Experiment in Case Consultation (2010
Professional Affiliations:
- Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study: Board of Directors (1997-present):
- Treasurer (1997-1999)
- Co-chair the publications committee (1999-present)
- Co-editor the Forum (1999-present)
- COR Northwest Family Development Center
- Co-director of the Certificate Program in British Object Relations Psychotherapy (1999-2002)
- Faculty (1999 – 2006)
- Dean of Professional Trainings (2000-2001)
- Pacific Northwest Psychoanalytic Society (2000-present)
- Division 39 of the American Psychological Association (2009 – present)
Other Professional Background:
- BA: University of Washington - Interdisciplinary Studies: dance and creativity (1975)
- Performance artist:
- Soloist: American Contemporary Dance Company (re-named Skinner Releasing Dance Company) (1975-1985), Robert Davidson Dance Company (1985-1992)
- Teacher
- Skinner Releasing School (1976-1992, 2008)
- UW Dance Department (1980-1986)
- Resident artist Seattle Public Schools (1980)
- Seattle Festival of Alternative Dance and Improvisation (2003, 2007, 2010)
- Choreographer: 1975-present
- Arts Administrator:
- Responsibility for the ongoing running of a school; producing workshops, festivals and performances; marketing; fundraising; board development; grants writing; staff coordination; budgeting.
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