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Licensure
MFT license MFC39338, December 2002
Clinical Experience
Private Practice 7/2003 – Present Licensed MFT:
Provided individual, couples, and family therapy to adults and children.
Specialize in working with couples and children. With couples, often
focus on issues of intimacy (emotional and physical); conflict;
communication; and infertility. With children, specialize in working
with gifted children; also cross-cultural issues; behavioral issues;
loss; blended families; anger; school performance; and problems
with peers. Also design & facilitate seminars on parenting.
Clients: Adults, families, and children from various
ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.
California Pacific Medical Center,
Community Health Dept. 8/2002 – Present
Project Coordinator: In addition to program administration,
also provide direct services to children in one school; write a
monthly column on parent-child communication for all the schools;
and lead parenting seminars in the schools
Head Start 8/2001 – 8/2003
Classroom Therapist: As required, provided individual
play therapy in classroom setting. Made CPS reports as required;
provided some trainings to staff on CPS reporting and classroom-based
play therapy.
Clients: Pre-school students exhibiting aggressive
or other unacceptable behavior, or emotional problems.
Xanthos, Inc 8/2001 – 7/2003
Trainer: Provided trainings for interns and staff;
facilitated monthly support group for psychology interns. Trainings
included HIV/Aids, Working with Young Clients; Working with Couples;
Self-Care; Class Considerations in Therapeutic Work.
Audience: Licensed psychologists, LCSWs, MFTs,
pre-licensed interns; other mental health workers.
Xanthos, Inc 8/2001 – 7/2002
Prevention Specialist: Conducted groups in middle
schools, focused on prevention of drug/alcohol use, violence, STDs;
developed & implemented curricula for these groups; developed
& facilitated youth anger management program.
Clients: Middle school & high school urban
youth; African-American, Pacific Islander, Caucasian, Latino, Lesbian/Gay;
substance abuse and court mandates.
Xanthos, Inc 8/2000 – 7/2002
MFT Intern: Conducted intakes, screenings, and
assessments, including DSM-IV; crisis intervention; group, family,
and individual (brief and long-term) therapy; reported and coordinated
with CPS, court officials, and school officials; member of multi-ethnic,
multi-disciplinary team; performed MediCal and Victims of Crime
billing.
Clients: Individuals (youth and adult), couples,
families; African-American, Pacific Islander, Caucasian, Latino,
Lesbian/Gay, HIV-positive; substance abuse.
Center for Special Problems, San Francisco
Mental Health Services 9/1999 - 7/2000
MFT Intern: Conducted intakes, screenings, DSM-IV
diagnosis; crisis intervention, assess violence risk; group, individual,
and couple therapy; report and coordinate with court officials;
develop and implement treatment plans to ensure stabilization, housing,
and support systems; case manager; liaison and client advocate to
other agencies; seek consultation when necessary; set priorities;
member of multi-ethnic, multi-disciplinary team.
Clients: Individual adults and couples; African-American,
Pacific Islander, Caucasian, Latino, HIV-positive, transgender;
domestic violence perpetrators; court-mandated; substance abuse;
acute and chronic mental illness, including schizophrenia, mood
disorders, substance abuse, dual diagnosis, personality disorders,
severe trauma.
UCSF AIDS Health Project 6/1998 -
7/1999
MFT Trainee: Conducted intakes, screening, assessments,
treatment plans; time-limited individual psychotherapy and group
psychotherapy; liaison and client advocate services to other agencies,
to coordinate care.
Clients: Individual HIV-positive adults; African-American,
Latino, Caucasian, Pacific Islander, gay.
Administrative & Supervisory
Experience
California Pacific Medical Center, Community Health Dept.
8/2002 – Present
Project Coordinator: Administer the school-based
portion of the Psychologist Intern Training Program for CPMC, Department
of Psychiatry. Clinical administration includes providing individual
and group supervision to psychologist interns; developing a training
curriculum for these interns; providing trainings; determining appropriate
play therapy equipment. Program administration includes meeting
with school personnel to assess their needs & ongoing program
satisfaction; budget development and management; and coordinating
services between departments at CPMC.
Education
M.A. in Social / Clinical Psychology, New College of California,
1999, GPA 4.0
B.S. in Mathematics, University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1980,
Magna Cum Laude
B.A. in Vocal Performance, University of Southwestern Louisiana,
1980, Magna Cum Laude
CAMFT Certified Supervisor Training, parts 1 & 3
Publications
“Let’s Talk” – column on parent-child communication,
distributed in San Francisco public schools
Professional Organizations
CAMFT: California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
MENSA, including local special interest group for Gifted Youth
Gaylesta
Additional Professional Experience
Co-facilitator, peer case consultation group, 4 years
Developed and presented trainings (including Diversity, HIV/AIDS,
Transgender Clients, Working with Lesbian/Gay Youth, Brief Therapy,
Self-Care)
Volunteer co-facilitator, support group for HIV-positive individuals,
UCSF/AIDS Health Project
Additional Skills
Fluent in French
Rudimentary Spanish
Developed and taught meditation classes, 5 years
Formal meditation practice, 12 years
Honors
Elected to “Who’s Who Among American College and University
Students”
Member, Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society
Member & University Delegate, National Collegiate Honors Council
Member, Blue Key National Honor & Service Organization
Member, Pi Mu Epsilon, National Mathematics Honor Society
Member, Pi Delta Phi, National French Honor Society
Member, Pi Kappa Lambda, National Music Honor Society
Finalist, National Merit Scholarship Program
Participant, National Science Foundation Program for Exceptional
Secondary School Students
Graduate, Governor’s Program for Gifted Children
References available
on request
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