My graduate training in psychology was at the University of 

Illinois, in Champaign, Illinois, where I received my doctorate.  

Before that I attended the University of Colorado at Colorado 

Springs, earning a Masters Degree in Guidance and Counseling.  

My pre-doctoral internship was at the Counseling Center at 

Michigan State University.  After receiving my doctorate I 

returned to the Counseling Center at MSU to take a temporary 

full time position before entering private practice.

My bachelors degree was in Elementary Education from Colorado 

College in Colorado Springs.  After college I spent four years 

teaching fourth grade before becoming a stock broker for Merrill 

Lynch for four years.  These different careers have given me a 

broad perspective in working with clients.

I spent two years working at a nursing home doing therapy with 

the residents and providing supervision to both Masters level 

therapists and to limited licensed psychologists. 

For seven years I was one of two facilitators of the MSU Pet Loss 

Support Group.  While I do not regularly facilitate this group 

anymore, I do often draw on my experience from working with 

this group in helping my clients deal with loss and grief.

Since 1999 I have been an Assistant Professor at Michigan State 

University in the Department of Counselor Education.  I have 

taught practicum and internship classes, and I supervise Masters 

level students.