About Me
I
am fascinated by how people become
who they are. Even as a (nerdy) kid, I loved books about child
development and stories about helping kids heal.
I
followed this passion into the study of psychology.
I
love to learn and to try to understand as much as possible about
life, the universe and everything! I am a seeker and healer at
heart, and my work is based on connecting with others with deep
respect. I help people find their innate gifts and their own
paths to healing; discovering
inner power they may not have known they had.
I
started out my academic career pretty poorly as a kid, but my love of
learning helped me overcome my learning issues. I went to Pomona
College in Claremont, CA (a small liberal arts college) with time at
Oxford University. I was graduated with honors (including Phi
Beta Kappa, Cum Laude and Sigma Xi science award). I majored in
psychology with a minor emphasis in literature, but I saved time for
storytelling, juggling, and working with children who had been
abused. I then received my master’s and doctorate degrees at the
University of Colorado at Boulder in a joint program focusing on
child clinical and developmental psychology. I was trained as a
researcher and published several articles in the area of child abuse
before I decided to focus solely on clinical work. I completed my
internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Colorado
Health Science Center, where I completed my studies “with Merit”.
Since then, I taught graduate school courses, worked at mental health
centers and in the Child Development Center at The Children’s
Hospital and also JFK Center for Autism and Developmental
Disabilities. I am currently in private practice.
When
I am not at work as a psychologist, I seek out magic wherever it
hides! My love of learning, connecting with others, and
creating remain central to who I am. I write stories, play
music, and create things of all sorts. I enjoy nature and am
nuts about animals. Reading is a great joy!
Feel
free to contact me to get a sense of who I am and how I work.