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, 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, 2024, 2025
San Antonio Group Psychotherapy Society, 2021