Private Practice

Since 2001, I have felt honored to co-create meaningful therapeutic relationships with individuals, couples and families in a Houston private practice setting. With more than 20 years of experience and training in the mental health field, I have worked empathically within a broad range of areas including grief and loss, parenting and relational issues, depression and anxiety. My areas of specialty and expertise include LGBTQ and Eating related issues. I enjoy working with Preteens, Adolescents and Adults. I am a Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP) and facilitated an Overcoming Overeating Group for adult women with emotional overeating and body image issues for over 20 years. As an LCSW Supervisor in the State of Texas, I have thoroughly enjoyed working with many LMSW's seeking LCSW designation.

As an active member of the International Association for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology (IAPSP), I practice Self Psychology, a relational empathic approach promoting personal healing and growth at all stages of life.

Clinical Background and Training

Upon obtaining my Masters in Social Work from the University of Houston's Graduate College of Social Work, I completed a Postgraduate Fellowship program in Clinical Social Work at the Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.  

In addition, I completed a two-year Fellowship program in the Houston Center for Psychoanalytic Studies (CFPS) Postgraduate Studies in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with adults.  I also completed a two-year Fellowship position in the Postgraduate Studies in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with children and adolescents.  

For two years, I worked and trained in the Eating Disorders Program at Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Faculty and Board Positions

For over 15 years, I was a Clinical Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, where I taught and supervised Clinical Social Work Interns and Fellows training at Baylor Psychiatry Clinic.

I am a Past President of Houston Group Psychotherapy Society (HGPS) and continue to Chair the Leadership Development Committee.

Presentations

I have made numerous presentations on various Disordered Eating related topics to colleagues, physicians, students, school counselors and nurses, mothers, college counselors, members of Houston Group Psychotherapy Society, Graduate School of Social Work and Clinical Social Work Interns and Fellows at Baylor Psychiatry Clinic.

Education

M.S.W., Mental Health Concentration (1998)
University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Graduate College of Social Work

B.B.A., Accounting (1984)
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma

License and Supervisory Status

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Supervisor approved by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners (TSBSWE) for LMSW's seeking LCSW designation.

Professional Memberships

• International Association for Psychoanalytic Self-Psychology
• Houston Group Psychotherapy Society
• American Group Psychotherapy Association
• Houston Psychoanalytic Society
• Center for Psychoanalytic Studies Alumni Group
• Houston Eating Disorders Specialists
• National Eating Disorders Association
• National Association of Social Workers