LICENSES

New York & Connecticut Licenced

EDUCATION

Columbia University, New York, NY
Associate Professor, Lecturer - 1994 to 2000

New York University, New York, NY
MSW - May 1990
Dean’s Merit Award Fellowship

Clark University, Worcester
MA, BA in Sociology with honors - May 1988
Concentration in psychology and human services; The National Dean’s List

EMPLOYMENT

Private Practice, Psychotherapy, New York, NY and Stamford, CT
1990 - Present

• State certified - LCSW
• Focus on adult individuals and couples
• Long term treatment, psychoanalytically oriented
• Support groups for divorcing women

Therapist, Alternative Incarceration Center (AIC)
2001 - Present

• Psychotherapist providing therapy to high school students and their families
• Long and short term treatment
• Individual and family therapy

Educational / FCC TV Consultant
2004 - 2006

• Evaluation of educational quality and content of children's programming
• Assessing programatic quality to serve children's cognitive/intellectual and/or social/emotional needs

Contract Therapist, Family Re-Entry, Norwalk, CT
2001 - Present

• Court & Probation referred clients
• Individual Therapy
• Mediation

The New York Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Children, New York, NY
August 1994 - August 1996

• Supervisor and therapist for a visitation program
• Responsible for supervising M.S.W. students and social work staff
• Weekly therapy provided for individuals, families and children

The Children’s Aid Society, New York, NY
October 1993 - July 1994

• Coordinator and supervisor of PINS Mediation Program
• Provided crisis intervention, short - term counseling and advocacy
• Participated in conducting mediation trainings and workshops

The Children’s Aid Society, New York, NY
March 1991 - October 1993

• One of two social workers in a specialized Independent Living Unit responsible for managing adolescents in foster care
• Provided intensive long term weekly individual and group therapy for adolescents, natural parents and foster parents
• Member of Emergency Coverage Team, responsible for responding to all emergency telephone calls between 5:00pm and 9:00am

INTERNSHIPS

The Lighthouse Association For The Blind, New York, NY
September 1989 - September 1990

• Case manager and therapist for the visually impaired
• Conceived and implemented the first AIDS Support Group

Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, New York, NY
September 1988 - May 1989

• Provided short-term counseling and crisis intervention

Probus House; Independent Living, Worcester, MA
February 1988 - May 1988

• Worked with moderately retarded and Down’s syndrome clients
• Taught independent living skills-cooking, cleaning, using public transportation

Forest Grove Junior High, Worcester, MA
September 1987 - April 1988

• Educational consultant translating English to Braille
• Planned daily lessons for blind students

West Tatnuck Lower School, Worcester, MA
September 1987 - February 1988

• Counseled and tutored Braille for the visually impaired students

The Homeless Outreach Project, Worcester, MA
January 1987 - June 1987

• Responsible for case management, including follow-up home assessment, referral and client escorts

The Women’s Line, Boulder, CO
September 1986 - December 1986

• Crisis intervention and counseling on a 24 hour hotline focusing on suicide, incest, pregnancy, rape and other women’s issues

The Boulder Valley Clinic, Boulder, CO
September 1986 - December 1986

• Responsible for administering pregnancy tests, counseling patients with results and providing information and referrals

Health Awareness/Family Planning Project, Worcester, MA
January 1985 - August 1986

• Responsible for telephone counseling, individual counseling, pregnancy testing and pregnancy counseling

AFFILIATIONS

• Member of National Association of Social Workers - 1990 to present
• International Supervised Visitation Network - Chairman of the New York State Chapter, member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of The Research Committee
• Certified by the Board of Education as a Certified Social Worker - R approved
• Certified by the Children’s Aid Society as a Mediator
• Parent Education and Custody Effectiveness - Hofstra University - Divorce group leader
• The Children’s Advocacy Center - member of the board of the Therapist’s Association