About

Education:

I am a Masters level clinician with an M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy. My license number is 1259 and my credentials can be verified at The Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health Providers.

Memberships:

• Clinical Member - American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
• Member - American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists
• Member - International Society for Mental Health Online
• Member - International Foundation for Gender Education
• Member - Transgender American Veterans Association

Current Professional Positions:

• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, with a specialization in Sex Therapy, in private clinical practice in Northampton, MA, USA.
• Planned Parenthood Certified Sexuality Educator
• Certified Parenting Journey™ Group Facilitator and Trainer (leading groups for parents which examine how their own experience of being parented influences current parenting decisions and practices)
• Online psychotherapist

Past Professional Experience:

• Program Co-Director and Marriage and Family Therapist for The Family Center's GLBT Clinical Initiative.
• Rape Crisis Counselor in United Kingdom for victims of rape and sexual assault.
• Residential Social Worker, Brighton, United Kingdom.
• Director of Family Child Care, Catholic Charities Family Child Care in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA.
• Group Facilitator and Trainer with Parenting Journey™.
• AOL Online Facilitator for The Rainbow Café (now defunct) sponsored by Lambda Rising, Washington, DC.
• Therapist facilitator for therapeutic support groups covering the following issues:
  • Women examining life issues connected with body image.
  • How our family of origin influences current life choices and decisions.
  • The impact of social class on individuals' expectations for personal success.

Teaching and Training:

Visiting Lecturer at the Graduate School of Counseling Psychology - Cambridge College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA covering issues on:

• Domestic Violence in Gay and Lesbian Relationships.
• Human Sexuality: Working with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender clients.
• Rogerian Therapy.

Professional Development Training for Clinicians:

• Gender and Sexual Orientation Reassessment Workshop
• Therapy with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender clients
• Parenting Journey™ Train-the-Trainer 5-day workshops for clinicians in New England and New York City.