Thank you for visiting my website. I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over thirty years’ experience in the practice of psychotherapy. I currently offer psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults, and Child Specialist services for divorcing families. I’m also available to provide lectures, workshops and trainings in psychological understanding and approaches to children.

What does Psychotherapy Do? In these complex times, people encounter complicated problems that make it difficult to find satisfaction and reach their desired life goals. These difficulties can be due to unresolved family issues, unusual circumstances, loss and grief, or painful experiences that have left their mark. In the high-paced world we live in, many of us have not been prepared to use our inner psychological resources effectively. We may not have had the support we needed at critical times of growth or crisis, or we may encounter overwhelming experiences that few are prepared to cope with no matter how well they have been nurtured.

Through the effective communication of a therapeutic relationship, psychotherapy helps participants to understand their difficulties, supports them as they grapple with the pain and new learning, helps them find inner resources to cope with problems and reach new levels of satisfaction, and provides direction and suggestion when new ways of thinking and acting are called for.

My Background: Curriculum Vita
I received my doctorate from the University of Maryland in 1976, then did post-doctoral training for two years in a collaborative project with Boston University, the Simmons School of Social Work, and Leslie College’s Art Therapy Program. I then studied family therapy at the Family Institute of Cambridge, MA. I have been a school psychologist in public and private schools in Baltimore, Boston, and Santa Fe, and directed children’s services at the Eliot Community Mental Health Center outside of Boston. While at the Eliot clinic, I developed and led a family therapy training program for staff and community providers. During my twenty years in the Boston area, I also provided psychological evaluations for child and adolescent inpatient units in area hospitals.

I’ve been in Santa Fe since 1994, have served as a school psychologist and school counselor in the public schools, and was the Coordinator of the SFPS Wellness Services Department. I currently teach psychology for the College of Santa Fe, and have taught at the graduate level in several college and university programs both here and in the east.

My career-long interest in child development has led me into an intensive study of the social-emotional aspects of neuropsychology and attachment. I am currently working at applying new developments in these areas to various aspects of child and family functioning, including the implications for parents and professionals who serve children.

I served in the Peace Corps in Colombia, South America, and am conversational in Spanish.



Fees:

Psychotherapy: $100/hr plus tax. Please see ”Practice Information” for more information about the child and adult psychotherapy that I provide.

Child Specialist Services in Divorce: $120/hr.
Please see “What service does the child advocate provide?” in divorce services.

Psychological Evaluation: I provide a limited range of testing. Please call for further information, including referrals to others who provide these services. My fees range from $1200 to $1,650, according to the specific needs of the evaluation. Please see “Psychological Testing” for more information.

Clinical supervision: Arranged on an hourly basis.

Lectures, workshops, and trainings: Please see the listing “Training & Presentations,” for more information.


Professional Affiliations:
Member of the American Psychological Association.

New Mexico and Santa Fe Collaborative Practice Groups.
<http://www.santafecollaborativedivorce.com/>
 

I am a member of the Advisory Board of Fine Arts for Children & Teens, an organization which provides arts programs in the schools and in their own facility.
www.factsantafe.org

I serve on the Board of Directors of De Colores, an organization being developed to provide intensive mental health services for children from birth to five years of age and their families.
(Website in Development).

I have served on the board of directors of the New Mexico Collaborative Divorce Group.    
www.NMCollaborativeDivorce.com