Bio

Current Positions

• Private Practice NYC 1986-Present
• Clinical Supervisor
  Columbia University Teachers College, NYC
  1991-Present
• Co-Chair for Conference Programming
  Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society (EGPS)
  2012-Present

Education

BA, MS, PhD University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Post-Doctoral Training

• Childrens Psychiatric Center, Eatontown, NJ
• Chicago Institute for Group and Family Therapy, Chicago, IL
• Certification in Group Psychotherapy (CGP)
  American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA)

Faculty Appointment

• Columbia University Teachers College, NYC
  Department of Clinical Psychology

Presentations and Workshops

• "Expressing the Unexpressed:  Helping Couples Attain Emotional Fluency"
  - American Group Psychotherapy Association NYC 2012
  - Northeastern Group Psychotherapy Society Boston 2012
• "The Resilient Couple and Emotional Communication"
  American Group Psychotherapy Assn NYC 2011
• "From Conflict to Desire: Helping Couples Return to Intimacy"
  Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society NYC 2010
• "Couples Therapy in Substance Abuse Treatment"
  Inter-Care Fall Training Series NYC 2010
• "Working with Modern Couples in the Real World"
  Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society NYC 2009
• "Getting Out of Your Own Way: A workshop about relationship"
  (with Barbara Gangi, PhD)
• "Staying Present: A Process Group in the Here and Now"
• "Preparing Patients for Group Psychotherapy"
• "Sibling Relationships and Group Process"
• "Group Psychotherapy: Stages of Development"

Thesis and Dissertation

• Available upon request

Professional Experience

Staff positions

• Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services
  Senior Psychologist/Consultant NYC
• Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Research Psychologist
  Toronto, Ontario
• Jewish Family and Children's Service, Staff Psychologist
  Toronto, Ontario
• YMCA, Co-Director of Human Relations Programs
  Toronto, Ontario
• Mendocino State Hospital, Research Psychologist
  Talmage, CA

Organizations and Licensing

• American Group Psychotherapy Association
• American Psychological Association
• Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society (Board Member)
• National Registry of Certified Group Psychotherapists (CGP)
• New York State Psychological Association
• New York State License #00-7828