Education & Experience

Ever since 1996, I have been gainfully employed in various capacities within behavioral healthcare ranging from Master Level Clinician to Director of Behavioral Health. In addition, my experiences incorporate the following clinical treatment populations including adults with complex co-occurring psychopathology, geriatrics, and adolescents. Facilitating groups, individual, family, couples counseling, and individual EMDR psychotherapy for simple and complex trauma are all within my clinical wheelhouse to offer. I was originally trained in EMDR by Dr. Francine Shapiro, in the mid-1990s then returned to the EMDR Institute, Inc. to update my skills with completing Basic Training (Levels I and II) in 2022. I attained my PhD in Clinical Psychology in 2012, MBA (with concentration in health and medical services administration) in 2007, MA in Counseling Psychology in 1996. Additional credentials include NCC (Nationally Certified Counselor),ACS (Approved Clinical Supervisor), NJ Licenses as an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) and LCADC (Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor). Additional work experiences have included working as an independent consultant authoring policy and procedure manuals for co-occurring partial care treatment programs in NJ, developing and teaching CE courses, serving as a supervisor for individuals seeking licensure for either the NJ LPC, LCADC and/or CADC credentials.