About me

Experience is a great teacher. I have practiced in Austin for 32 years. Helping my clients maximize their well-being has been satisfying to me. I am devoted to helping them have their resourcefulness grow, become aware of existing patterns that are hard to get rid of, and say everything they want to say in confidence.

I continue to take advantage of learning opportunities so that I may further develop my understanding and skills. These activities occur on a weekly basis and include my own ongoing psychotherapy process, consultations with other therapists, a training group for group psychotherapists, and study groups.

Academic Background

Ph. D. in Counseling Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
Clinical Internship, Topeka State Hospital and the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas
Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas
Practicuum at Community Guidance Center, Child and Family Services, San Antonio, Texas
Bachelors degree in Special Education and Elementary Education, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, Minnesota

Honors, Awards and Associations

Ima Hogg Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, awarded for graduate students preparing for work with children and families in the mental health field.
Awarded scholarships yearly, undergraduate through graduate studies
Member Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Member Capital Area Psychological Association
Member, Austin Group Psychotherapy Society. Former board member.
Co-Presenter with Dr. Jan Morris, American Group Psychotherapy Association teleconference for continuing education credit for psychotherapists, "Women Group Leaders: Working with Aggression in Groups", April 2017.
Panel presenter to: Austin Psychoanalytic, 2020

Austin Group Psychotherapy Society,2020

San Antonio Group Psychotherapy Society, 2021