Experience
Ph.D., University of Oregon
M.Ed., Western Washington University
B.S., Northern Michigan University
Washington State Licensed Psychologist (#1615)
First President: Northwest Washington Behavioral Health
Independent Practitioners Association First President: Lane County Chemcial Dependency
Treatment Program Directors Consotium Member: American Psychological Association
Private practice, full-time in Fairhaven since 1997
Prior Treatment Program Directorships:
St Joseph Hosptial Recovery Center (Inpatient, Bellingham) CAC Recovery Center (Outpatient, Bellingham) United General Recovery Center (Inpatient, Sedro-Woolly) Drinking Decisions (Outpatient, Eugene, OR) Instructor/lecturer in:
Counseling Skills: For counselors in training Clinical supervision skills: For supervisors in training Dual-diagnosis: For college students and professionals on treating people with co-occuring mental health and substance use problemsEthics: For chemcial dependency students and counselorsAddiction history, biology, psychology, stages, costs, phases of recovery, relapse provention, and other aspects of
addictions: For treatment program participants Curriculum writting: For inpatient and outpatient treatment programs
programs
Trained and experienced in:
Cognitive/behavioral therapy for individuals, couples, and families,
including:
Schema Therapy
Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavior Modification (CBM)
Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) Acceptance/Commitment Therapy (ACT) Systematic Desensitization, and related
Eye-Movement Desensitization and
Reprocessing (EMDR)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Brief Solution-Focused Therapy
Also:
Client-Centered Therapy
NLP - Nuero Llinguistic Programming
Family Systems Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Psychodynamic therapies
Reality Therapy
Trance-work Therapy
Basic-Id therapy
Group and individual office-based treatment of substance use and other addiction problems
