About Me

License and Certifications

• Licensed Psychologist, New York State, September 29, 1978 – present, #005854
• Certified as Health Service Provider in Psychology by National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
• Certified School Psychologist, New York State, 1970
• Certified Imago Relationship Therapist, Institute for Imago Relationship Therapy, 2000
• Certified Advanced Clinician, Imago Relationships International, 2008

Education

9/1970 – 1/1975: Ph.D. in School Psychology, St. John’s University, NY

1/1970 – 8/1970: Professional Diploma in School Psychology, St. John’s University, NY

9/1968 – 1/1970: M.S. in School Psychology, St. John’s University, NY

9/1965 – 6/1968: B.S. in Elementary Education with minor in Psychology, St. John’s University, NY

9/1964 – 5/1965: Rosary Hill College, Buffalo, NY

Appointment by NYS Education Department to NYS Board for Psychology, April 2023 for a five year term.

Employment

• 03/2020 – 12/2023 Private Practice, part-time, Wading River, NY: marriage and couples counseling
• 01/2017 – 03/2020 Private Practice, part-time, Shoreham, NY: marriage and couples counseling
• 01/79 – 12/31/2016 Private Practice, full-time, Shoreham, NY: individual psychotherapy, marriage and couples counseling
• 07/81 – 06/89 Consultant, Little Flower Children’s Services, Wading River, NY: individual psychotherapy to residents and consultant to treatment team
• 09/87 – 05/90 Consultant, East End Mother’s Center, Wading River, NY: trained group leaders, consulted with Board of Directors, conducted workshops, one morning/week
• 10/85 – 05/93 Psychologist, Parent-Toddler Workshops, Shoreham-Wading River PublicLibrary: resource for workshop participants on child rearing and child development
• 02/91 – 06/91 School Psychologist, Riverhead Middle School, two days a week
• 09/90 – 12/90 School Psychologist, Shoreham-Wading River Middle School two days a week
• 09/79 – 06/81 School Psychologist, Sachem Public Schools, full-time
• 03/78 – 06/78* School Psychologist BOCES II, at Bayport-Blue Point Schools two days a week
• 09/78 – 06/79* School Psychologist Elwood Public Schools, two days a week *while on maternity leave from Patchogue– Medford Schools
• 09/71 – 09/77 School Psychologist, full-time, Patchogue-Medford Public Schools
• 09/70 – 06/71 School Psychologist, part-time, three days, BOCES III
• 07/70 – 06/71 Intern in Clinical Psychology, half-time, Columbus Hospital Mental Health Clinic, NY, NY
• 09/69 – 06/70 Intern in School Psychology, half-time, South Huntington Public Schools, NY
• 09/68 – 08/70 Graduate Assistant, Psychology Department, St. John’s University, NY

Clinical Supervision

• 09/1990 – 03/2020: monthly peer supervision group
• 1990 – 1994: as needed supervision of eating disorder patients with Marlene Kasman, Ph.D.
• 10/81 – 11/83: weekly supervision of private practice patients with Joan Kavenagh, Ph.D.
• 12/76 – 6/77: weekly supervision while school psychologist with Peter Sepez, Ed.D.
• 09/71 – 6/77: weekly supervision while school psychologist with Richard Catullo, Ph.D.
• 07/70 – 6/71: weekly supervision while intern with Frank Catalano, Ph.D.
• 09/69 – 6/70: weekly supervision while intern with John J. Carboy, Ph.D.

Affiliations

American Psychological Association: member since 1971

• Emeritus/Life Status Member
• Past member Division of Women
• Member Division of Psychologists in Independent Practice

New York State Psychological Association: member since 1980

• Emeritus Member (since January 2022)
• Treasurer, January 2011 – December 2014
• Secretary, January 2009 – December 2011
• Member of Executive Committee and Council, January 2011 – December 2014
• Member of Executive Committee and Council, Jan. 2009 – Dec. 2011
• Council Representative, alternate, for Suffolk County Psych. Assn., 2016 - 2921
• Member, Nominations & Elections Committee, January 2016 – April 2017
• Member, Organizational Advisory Task Force, January – April 2016
• Member, Strategic Planning Task Force 2013 - 2015
• Co-chair, Committee on Psychotherapy Practice, January 2011 – December 2012
• Co-Chair, Crisis in Psychotherapy Practice Task Force, January 2007 – January 2011
• Council Representative 1997 - December 2003
• Executive Committee member-at-large 2003
• Finance Committee member 2001 – 2003
• Nominations Committee member 2003
• Health Care Committee member 2000 - 2002
• Editorial Policies Committee member 2002

NYSPA Political Action Committee; formerly Psychologists for Legislative Action in NY

• Chairperson of Board of Trustees July 2015 – September 2017
• Board member Fall 2014 – Fall 2017
• Board member 2001 - 2003

Imago Relationships International, clinical member since 2000

• IRI Board of Directors, member Sept. 2017 – May 2020
• IRI Finance Committee, member April 2017 – May 2020
• Imago Global Communities Committee, member 2002 – May 2020

New York Chapter of Imago Relationship Therapists, member since about 2000

Suffolk County Psychological Association, member since 1974-1975

• President, 2005 – 2007
• Past President, 2007 – 2009
• President-Elect, 2003-2005
• Executive Board, Member-at-Large, 2019 – 2022
• Executive Board, Member-at-Large, 2009 – 2013
• Executive Board Member-at-Large, 1993 - 1997
• Chair, Membership Committee 2020 - 2022
• Coordinator Mentoring Program, 2003 - 2017
• Directory Committee chair 2003 – 2017
• Alternate Representative to NYS Psychological Association Council, 2016 - 2021
• Representative to NYS Psychological Association Council, 1997 – 2003
• Representative to the NYS Psychological Association’s Clinical Division 1989-1990
• Insurance and Managed Care Committee, co-chair, 1996 – 1998
• Managed Care Advisory Task Force, co-chair, 1993 – 1996
• Bylaws Revision Committee, chair, 1996 – 1997 and 2009
• Continuing Education Committee, member, 1995 – 2017
• Independent Practice Committee, chair, 1988 – 1993 and Co-chair, Sub-Committee on Practice Marketing, 1988
• Corresponding Secretary, 1977 – 1978

Foundation of the New York State Psychological Association, trustee 2001 – 2002

Awards

• Mentor of the Year Award, Suffolk County Psychological Association, June 2012
• Allen V. Williams Award, NYS Psychological Association June 2011
• Presidential Award, NYS Psychological Association, May 2010
• Psychologist of the Year, 1999; Suffolk County Psychological Association
• Distinguished Service Award, 2001; New York State Psychological Association
• Woman of Distinction Award in Healthcare, 2004; Town of Brookhaven
• Imago Relationships International, 2007, Outstanding Service Award

Articles

• Couples Therapy with Deep Gratitude to Dr. Harville Hendrix, NYSPA Notebook Jan/Feb 2010
• Some Ideas from Thirty-one Years of Practice, SCPA Newsletter, Winter 2010
• Marriage Counseling: Is 90847 Appropriate? SCPA Newsletter Fall 2010 & NYSPA Notebook Winter 2010
• Results of CPP Survey on Phantom Panels, Part I, NYSPA Notebook, May/June 2009
• Are You a Phantom of the Panel? NYSPA Notebook Nov/Dec 2008
• A Look at Private Practice in Suffolk County: 2006 Survey Results, SCPA Newsletter, Spring 2007
• My Journey to Become a Couples Therapist; SCPA Newsletter, Fall 2003
• The Effects of Behavior Modification of IE, Self-Concept, Achievement and Behavior. Paper presented at The American Psychological Assn. Convention, Chicago, IL, 1975

Podcasts

• Relationships and How to Make Them Work, Suffolk County Psychological Association
• Why Choose a Psychologist, New York State Psychological Association

Webinar

• Early Career Psychologists Webinar: Building Your Practice, Part 2, September 2009, New York State Psychological Association

Pro Bono Activities

• Mentor to early career psychologist, Suffolk County Psychological Association, 2003 – 2017
• Pre-Cana Program, St. John’s RC Church, twice a year, 2000 – 2022
• Pre-Cana Program, St. Francis de Chantal RC Church, twice a year, 2000 – 2018
• American Red Cross, Mental Health Disaster Team, NYC, worked at Respite Center for FDNY working at WTC site after Sept. 11th, September – October 2001
• Suffolk County Psychological Association Disaster Response member, assisted NYPD at One Police Plaza on 9/11-12/2001

Workshops/Presentations

1. Suffolk County Psychological Association:
   • Working with Couples Using Imago Relationship Therapy, May 2018
   • Couples Therapy from an Imago Prospective; April 2011
   • How to Start and Build a Psychotherapy Practice: 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022

Last ten years:

2. Nassau County Psychological Association:
   • Starting A Private Practice; April 2016
3. Imago Relationships International:
   • assisted Gene Shelly, M.Div. and Herb Tannenbaum, Ph.D. (Imago Faculty members) for Clinical Training in Imago Relationship Therapy, 12 days, 2016
4. New York State Psychological Association Conventions:
   • Couples Therapy: Changing the Dance from Despair to Repair, May 2014
   • Couples Therapy as a Niche; June 2013
   • Starting and Building a Psychotherapy Practice; June 2013

Continuing Education (last 6 years)

2023

• October 23, 2023: Treating the One Who Cheats: 3.5 CE’s
• May 5, 2023: Helping Couples Heal – Breaking Intergenerational Patterns and Unconscious Message: The Assimilative Couple and Family Therapy Model: 2 CE’s
• April 7, 2023: Boundary Issues and dual Relationships in Behavioral Health: Ethics and Risk Management Challenges: 3 CE’s
• February 25, 2023: Generations Dialogue Workship & post-Childhood Nurturing: 9 CE’s

2022

• October 28, 2022: Professional Wills: Improving Ethical Practice Through Planning for Provider Absence, 3 CE’s
• September 23, 2022: Trauma and the Sacred Space: Accelerated Resolution Therapy and Imago Couples Work, 2 CE’s
• March 4, 2022: That Darn Cat! Promoting Change Through the Language of Motivational Interviewing, 2 CE’s
• February 17, 2022: A Practitioner’s Guide to the No Surprise Act, 1.5 CE’s

2021

• October 15, 22, & 29, 2021: Reframing Narcissism: Working with Self-Absorbed Couples, 6 CE’s
• October 1, 2021: Couples Therapy: Managing the Conflict and Repairing the Damage after an Affair, 2CE’s
• August 27, 2021: Learning to Recognize When It’s Time to Let Go of a Couple, 4.5 CE’s
• August 13, 2021: 5 Forces That Destroy Relationships, 2 CE’s
• May 14 & 28, 2021: Bring on those Reactive Couples! You’ve Got this! 3 CE’s
• March 19 & 26, 2021: The Imago Mini-Vision Exercise, 3 CE’s

2020

• October 2020: Imago Conference 9 CE’s May 2020: Introduction to Discernment Counseling for leaning in and leaning out couples, 1.5 CE’s
• April 2020: Is It Aging or Alzheimer's Disease? What's Normal and What's Not, 2 CE’s
• March 2020: Pragmatics of Telepsychology in the Age of COVID-19, 1 CE

2019

• October 2019: Treating Patients who are Divorcing or Recently Divorced, 2 CE’s
• February 2019: Coping with the Dark Side of Patient Suicide, 2CE’s

2018

• October 2018: Imago Conference. 12 CE’s
• March 2014: Imago Training: From Despair to Repair, 24 CE’s
• March 2014: Record Keeping & Record Release for Psychologists, 2 CE’s
• March 2014: Imago Training: Finding the Sex You Lost: 3 CE’s