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Education and Degrees:
Jackson College, Tufts University, A.B., Child Development 1968
Boston University, School of Education, M.Ed., Counseling 1974

Current State Licensing/Certification:

• State of Florida, Department of Professional Regulations, Mental Health Counselor, MH0000546 1982
• Supreme Court of Florida, Certified Family Mediator, 7766F 1996
• Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court-Parenting Coordinator, 2002
• Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court-Custody Evaluator, 2006
• American Board of Medical Psychotherapists-Fellow and Diplomate
• Collaborative Law Mental Health Neutral-2013

Memberships:

• American Association of Counseling and Development
• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
• American Mental Health Counselors Association
• American Orthopsychiatric Association
• Family Court Professional Collaborative-12th Judicial Circuit-(FCPC) Board of Directors
• Florida Association of Family and Conciliation Courts-(FLAFCC) Board of Directors 2007-2010
• American Association of Family Counselors and Mediators
• National Parenting Coordination Association
• Tampa Bay Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
• Sarasota Collaborative Family Law Professionals
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals-(IACP)
• Next Generation Divorce

Professional Experience:

Sarasota, Florida.

• Private practice. Individual, couples, and family therapy with children, adolescents, and adults. Evaluations, consultation, and court-ordered parenting coordination, parenting plan development.
• Certified Family Mediator. Private mediation with emphasis on child-related issues including visitation, co-parenting, alienation, re-introduction, blended families.
• Court Appointed Parenting Coordinator and Social Investigator.
• Sarasota Family Law Collaborative Professional Founding Member.
• Next Generation Divorce: Mental Health Facilitator

Clearwater, Florida:

• Private practice. Individual, family, and group therapy with children, adolescents, and adults. Community workshops and school consultation.
• Director of Education, Medfield Center Hospital, Psychiatric Institutes of America. Development of program philosophy, curriculum, for inpatient adolescent school; supervision ofstaff, liaison to public schools, liaison to medical staff.
• Clinical Administrator, Psychotherapy Associates. Coordination of administrative and clinical staff of mental health professionals providing outpatient services and inpatient care.

Princeton, New Jersey:

• Princeton University, SECH-Sexual Education and Counseling Center. Supervision and training of staff and peer counselors.
• Princeton University, Admissions Office. Interview and assessment of high school applicants.
• Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton University, Crossroads Nursery School. Consultation to teaching staff.

Boston, Massachusetts:

• Walpole, Massachusetts, Walpole Public Schools - Director of Child Study Team. Coordination of evaluations for special-needs students, social histories, psychological assessments, home visits, and development of treatment plans.
• Newton Public Schools - Classroom teacher grade four self-contained classroom, four through six team teachers, preschool summer program director.
• Boston University - School of Education. Master teacher. Supervision and training of undergraduate students. Graduate School of Education, Teaching Assistant
• Simmons College - Master teacher. Supervision and training of undergraduate students.
• Harvard University - Graduate School of Education. Master Teacher. Supervision, training, assessment of graduate students.

Community Presentation or Consulting Services:

• Bond of Love Adoption Agency
• Forty Carrots Preschool and Parenting Center
• Guardian Ad Litem Program
• Girls’ Incorporated
• Sarasota County Medical Society Auxiliary
• Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center
• T.W.I.C.E
• Women’s Resource Center

IACP Member: