About Me
I am passionate about coming to psychotherapy from a social work background. My Master of Social Work comes from the Brown School at Washington University, where I studied mental health and a systems approach to family therapy. I have received post-graduate training in Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Stan Tatkin’s Psychological Approaches to Couples Therapy (PACT). My practice settings have included universities, eating disorder treatment centers, and non-profit agencies where I worked with grieving families.
In addition to my therapy practice, I have served as an Adjunct Professor at Saint Louis University and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, supervising graduate level social work students. I have guest lectured often at the Brown School and have both advised and presented to researchers on raising children with special needs.
I served three years on the Board of Psychotherapy Saint Louis, one as President.
Education
Master of Social Work, 2003, Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Concentration in Mental Health, Specialization in Family Therapy. Dr. Clara Louis Meyers Outstanding Student in Mental Health Award Recipient.
Bachelor of Arts, 1993, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA. Majors in Anthropology and Spanish, Concentration in Education