Hello and welcome!

I am a clinical psychologist and have been in practice for over 20 years.  I have worked in a variety of mental health settings including psychiatric hospitals, residential programs, support agencies for those with chronic medical issues, dual diagnosis and substance abuse treatment, university counseling, and in my current private practice.

 
    • Milton Academy, high school diploma

    • Tufts University, BA

    • William James College, Psy.D.

    • Scherer Institute of Natural Healing, degree in massage therapy

    • Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies from The Trauma Research Institute

    • EMDR Level I from EMDRIA

    • Certificate in Polyvagal Informed Therapy from The Polyvagal Institute

    • Certificate in Trauma-Sensitive HeartMath from The Heart Math Institute

 

 Additional Classes and Training

    • Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies, Bessel van der Kolk and numerous other instructors (7-month training)

    • EMDR Basic Training, EMDR Instit

    • The Resilient Heart: Trauma-Sensitive HeartMath Certification, HeartMath Institute

    • Training and Education in Sexual and Domestic Violence, Commonwealth of Massachusetts 

    • Compassionate Inquiry in Action: An Experiential Course for the Healing of Deep Traumatic Wounds, Gabor Mate

    • The Biology of Loss; How to Foster Resilience When Attachments Are Impaired, Gabor Mate

    • The Master Series: Trauma Edition, Bessel Van der Kolk, Peter Levine, Stephen Porges

    • Healing Trauma, Peter Levine

    • Trauma Treatment: Assessing Client Readiness, Stephany Sacks

    • Healing Trauma Through the Body: The Way In is the Way Out, Ariel Giarretto 

    • Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving, Pete Walker

    • The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk

    • CBT for Trauma Treatment: Powerful and Proven Techniques, Martha Teater

    • Treating Trauma: Basic Skills and Specific Treatments, Laura Brown

    • The Master Series: Shame Edition, numerous instructors

    • How to Work with Shame, numerous instructors through the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine

    • Rising Strong as a Spiritual Practice, Brene Brown

    • The Power of Vulnerability, Brene Brown

    • Men, Women, and Worthiness, Brene Brown

    • Meditation and Psychotherapy, Harvard Medical School, numerous instructors

    • Facing a Pandemic with Radical Compassion, Tara Brach

    • The Science of Compassion, Kelly McGonigal

    • Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, Thich That Hanh

    • The Freedom to Love, Pema Chodron

    • The Freedom to Choose Something Different, Pema Chodron

    • Good Medicine: How to Turn Pain into Compassion with Tonglen Meditation, Pema Chodron

    • Walking the Walk, Pema Chodron

    • Coming Closer to Ourselves, Pema Chodron

    • Finding Freedom in This Moment, Pema Chodron and Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

    • Making Friends with Your Mind, Pema Chodron

    • Compassion in Psychotherapy: Science and Practice, Christopher Willard

    • Deliberate Practice and the Inner Life, Tara Brach

    • Radical Acceptance: Integrating Meditation to Heal Shame and Fear in Clinical Practice, Tara Brach

    • Self-Compassion and Resilience in Clinical Practice, Tim Desmond

    • Advanced Mindfulness: The Art and Science of Self-Compassion, Tim Desmond

  • Certificate in Polyvagal Informed Therapy, Stephen Porges and numerous other instructors (3-month training)

    Polyvagal Theory in Action, Deb Dana

    The Body as Healer: Working from the Bottom Up, Peter Levine

    Mind Body Medicine: Social Stressors and Mindful Movement, Sally Dickerson, Ph.D.

    • Race, Racism and Psychotherapy, Beverly Greene

    • Culturally Responsive Counseling with African American Clients, Shawan Worsley 

    • Gender Minority Stress in Trans and Nonbinary Clients, Cadyn Cathers

    • Social Justice Practices in Evidenced Based Clinical Care, Meag-gan O’Reilly

    • Dismantling Racial Oppression in Clinical Practice, Dwayne Buckingham

    • Psychotherapy with Transgender and Nonconforming Clients, Karissa Barrow

    • Fierce Intimacy, Terry Real

    • Couples in Quarantine: Staying Together Apart, Esther Perel

    • On Intimacy, Harriet Lerner

    • Harriet Lerner on Mothers and Daughters, Harriet Lerner

    • Sexual Desire Discrepancy in Couples, Lisa Elieson

    • Supporting Children Through and After Divorce, Brandyn Roark Caires

    • How Trauma Impacts Couple Relationships, Heather Berberet

    • Finding and Keeping Love, Harville Hendrix

    • How to Create Deep and Lasting Intimate Relationships, Diane Poole Heller

    • Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships, Sue Johnson

    • Making Up is Hard to Do: Couples Therapy After Infidelity, Steven Solomon, and Lorie Teagno

    • Necessary Secrets: Ethical Dilemmas Involving Confidentiality, Gerald Koocher and Patricia Keith-Spiegel

    • Ethics, Supervision, and Risk Management: Issues in Sexual Boundary Violations, At Health, Inc and Amedco

    • Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy: Contrasting Visions, Harvard Medical School, numerous instructors

    • IFS in Action: Leading Clients to Self-Leadership, Richard Schwartz

    • Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts, Richard Schwartz

    • Has Neuroscience Lived up to its Promise?, Bessel van der Kolk, Daniel Siegel

    • Gabor Mate Compassionate Inquiry Master Class: A Powerful Approach for Healing Anxiety, Addictions, ADHD, and More, Gabor Mate

    • The Power of Connection, Gabor Mate

    • The Empath’s Survival Guide, Judith Orloff

    • Super Charging the Female Brain, Daniel Amen

    • On Anger, Harriet Lerner

    • The Nonviolent Communication Training Course, Marshall Rosenberg

    • Psychoanalysis: Theory and Practice, Relias

    • Conscientious Eating: Mental Health, Inflammation and the Aging Brain, Angelo Pezzote

    • Forgiveness: Psychological Research on Forgiveness, Spiritual Competency Resource Center

    • Working in the Here and Now of the Therapeutic Relationship, Nancy Gunzberg

    • ADHD in Adults: Treatment and Long-Term Management, Russell Barkley

    • Calming an Overactive Brain, Ted Dumas

    • Reasoning with Unreasonable People: Focus on Disorders of Emotional Regulation, Mark Schneider

    • It’s All Your Fault: Working with High-Conflict Personalities, William Eddy

    • Neuroscience for Clinicians: Brain Change for Stress, Anxiety, Trauma, Moods and Substance Abuse, Alexander Simpkins and Annellen Simpkins