I did my psychoanalytic training at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles (ICP), and I am currently an active member in ICP's bay area branch, ICP Northern California.

I am a member of the faculty at The Psychotherapy Institute in Berkeley, California.  I have also been on the faculty of the Newport Psychoanalytic Institute in Orange County, California, and Seattle's Center for Object Relations.

I have a long-term interest in adult-onset trauma and its treatment (often referred to as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD).

I am a member of the clinical staff of Survivors International, a nonprofit organization established to provide therapy for political refugees who have survived torture in their home country.

I also work with military veterans, especially those returning from war suffering from adult-onset trauma, or simply having difficulty adjusting to life at home.  I am a veteran myself and I am currently in the process of establishing a nonprofit dedicated to providing psychological services to combat veterans in the east bay.

I am also a member of the Women's Therapy Center (WTC) in El Cerrito and will be facilitating a support group for female veterans of the Iraq war in conjunction with WTC. If you are a female veteran and would like to be part of this support group, you can either e-mail me or call the WTC at (510) 524-8288, extension 4.

More generally, I have experience working with people—particularly males, both heterosexual and homosexual—who have difficulty maintaining lasting and good love relationships. I also have a strong interest in continuing to work with people suffering from eating disorders, particularly those patients whose suffering manifests in the symptom of self starvation (often called anorexia nervosa).

These are just a few of the examples of the type of issues I have experience working with. Please contact me if you have any further questions.

California Research Psychoanalyst RP202