Academic Background and Professional Credentials
Education & Experience
I have had a very diverse and enriching academic and professional background, one that has exposed me to a multitude of approaches to psychotherapy and very diverse client populations. Below you will find a listing of these places.
Education
Newton, MA
Psychodynamic Couples and Family Institute of New England
2 year Training Certificate in Couples Therapy, 2017
Boston, MA
Boston University
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, 1997
M.A. in Psychology, 1989
Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA
Harvard Medical School
Internship in Psychology, 1992 – 1994
Irvine, CA
University of California Irvine
B.A. in Psychology
B.S. in Biological Sciences
- Recipient of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society Graduate Study Scholarship
- Founder and President of the Psychological Society of Irvine
- Vice-President of AED Pre-Medical Honor Society
Accreditation
Boston, MA
Board of Psychology
Licensed Psychologist & Certified Health Service Provider, 1999
Massachusetts license #7600
Professional Experience
Boston, MA
Private Practice
Licensed Psychologist, 1999 – present
- Offering insight-oriented Individual & Couples Therapy
- Expertise in couples of mixed backgrounds
- Family consultations
Boston, MA
Boston International Networking Group
Founder & Director, 2022 – present
Founder of networking platform for graduate-level professionals and academics.
Brookline, MA
Boston Evening Therapy Associates
Licensed Psychologist, 2014 – 2018
Engaged in individual & couples therapy with adult outpatient
Waltham, MA
Brandeis University
Licensed Psychologist, 2013 – 2015
Engaged in individual & couples therapy with university students
Boston, MA
International Alliance
Founder and Director, 1996 – 2002
Coordinated multi-lingual referral network of 40+ clinicians offering consulting & psychotherapeutic services to individuals, couples, families, groups, schools and courts in 16 languages
Boston, MA
Whittier Street Health Center
Clinical Supervisor & Consultant, 1998 – 2000
- Provided clinical supervision to mental health staff
- Participated in clinical and utilization review of cases
- Consulted around program development, fundraising and community relations
Boston, MA
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
Staff Practice Clinician, 1994 – 1997
- Engaged in individual therapy with child and adult outpatients
- Co-led a psychotherapy group for outpatients with a history of psychiatric hospitalization
Boston, MA
New England Medical Center
Psychology Trainee, 1991 – 1992
- Engaged in individual and couples therapy with adult outpatients
- Conducted psychodiagnostic testing of adult inpatients
Boston, MA
Danielsen Institute
Psychology Fellow, 1990 – 1991
Engaged in evaluation & treatment of adult outpatients in individual psychotherapy
Co-led a psychodynamic group for adult outpatients with interpersonal & professional adjustment issues
Research Experience
Boston University, Boston, MA
“Attachment Style, Personality Characteristics & Social Support as Predictors of Intercultural Adjustment”
Primary Investigator, 1995 – 1996
- Designed and implemented a study exploring the role of attachment-related factors in predicting social, emotional and academic adjustment
- Applied findings to the development of supportive and educational programs
Boston University, Boston, MA
“Resiliency in Troubled Adolescents”
Research Assistant, 1988 – 1989
- Data analysis of factors that account for resiliency in a group of 400 troubled adolescents
University of California Irvine
“Character Development in College Students”
Research Assistant, 1987 – 1988
- Data coding & analysis of a longitudinal study of character development
- Edited several chapters of a book written on the evolution of the character styles observed among the subjects
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