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Clinical Psychologist

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology, Northern Illinois University

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Sociology, Hunter College of the City University of New York, Summa Cum Laude

License, Certifications, Selected Trainings

License, State of California Board of Psychology PSY30611

Provider Certification in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorders (CBT-SUD)

Provider Certification in Cognitive Processing Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPT for PTSD)

Core Clinical Training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, two week training by Shari Manning, PhD

DBT Prolonged Exposure Protocol for PTSD, 19 hour training by Melanie Harned, PhD & colleagues

Impact of Killing - CBT based Treatment for Moral Injury, training by Shira Maguen, PhD & Kristine Burkman, PhD

Race Based Stress and Trauma Empowerment Group training, national consultation by Maurice Endsley, PhD
Selected Clinical Experience

San Francisco Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System, Addiction Recovery Treatment Services

VA Northern California Healthcare System, Addiction Recovery Treatment Services

VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Addiction Consultation and Treatment Team, Men’s Trauma Recovery Program, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Spinal Cord Injury Inpatient Clinic

Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Trauma Services Program (PTSD Clinical Team), Traumatic Brain Injury/Polytrauma Psychology Outpatient Clinic

Teaching Experience

University of California, San Francisco, Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor

The Psychotherapy Institute, Group Therapy Training Program Seminar

My approach to therapy focuses on empowerment over shame and stigma to move from simply surviving towards thriving. Let’s find the light and stay in it.

I aim to create an environment in which an individual’s autonomy is valued and they feel both respected and understood. I have expertise working with individuals with a history of trauma, addiction, anxiety, depression, and identity-based stress. As a clinician-educator, I prefer evidence-based practice and empirically supported treatments. My clinical work primarily draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, values-based, and mindfulness-based approaches.

Psychologist

PSY30611

2026

CA

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