Background
Education
| 2000-2003 | Yeshiva University | Bronx, New York |
| Doctor of Psychology in School/Child Clinical Psychology APA dual accredited program Dissertation: The Effects of Optimism on Physical Health |
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| 1998-2000 | Yeshiva University | Bronx, New York |
| Master of Science in School Psychology | ||
| 1993 -1996 | University of Colorado | Boulder, Colorado |
| Bachelor of Arts-Psychology | ||
Work Experience
Having worked in multiple metropolitan areas including New York City and Detroit, I have experience working with a variety of childhood, adolescent, and family issues.
While in New York, I worked as a treatment coordinator on the Adolescent inpatient unit of a state hospital. Where I conducted individual, family, and group therapy as well as case management duties including coordinating with after care providers. I also had the opportunity to work with Early Intervention at Mount Sinai Hospital conducting evaluations of 0-3 year olds.
In Michigan I again worked at a state hospital, but this time as a therapist on the children's unit. Again, I was involved with individual, family, and group therapy as well as psychological evaluations.
The children, adolescents, and families that I worked with in the state hospitals had a variety of issues related to multi-generational mental illness, poverty, adoption, as well as serious mental illness including mood disorders, psychosis, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
In both New York and Michigan I did some outpatient work with children, adolescents, couples, and families. During my outpatient work I have helped families manage school failures, depression, anxiety, divorce and issues arising from blended families, as well as the family relationship issues that often arise in adolescence.
After moving to Austin, I worked as the program manager of the children's unit at a local residential treatment center specializing in neurobehavioral problems. The program here specialized in highly aggressive and volatile children. Here I had the opportunity to work with families that had had multiple treatment failures in the past and were finally able to see their children get help and succeed.