- M.S. Counseling, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, 1991; Recipient of Virginia Block Scholarship for academic achievement and Distinguished Student Award
- Chemical Dependency Training Program, Total Health Medical Center, Oakland, CA, 1980
- B.A. Psychology, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, 1973
Examples of Other Training
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Everyday Clinical Practice, with John Ludgate, PhD
In-Home Family Therapy Symposium, with Howard Wolfe, LMFT
Contemporary Directions in Couple and Family Therapy, with Dr. Diane Gehart
Healing Community Trauma: A Relational Approach, with Dr. Kenneth Hardy
Movie and Dialogue Night, with Corky Becker, PhD
How to Use Crisis Debriefing When Responding to Crisis and Trauma, with James A. Fogarty, Ed. D.
Disability, Ethics, and Psychotherapy, with Stephen Duclos, CRC, LMFT
Internal Family Systems: A Transparent Approach to Psychotherapy, with Richard Schwartz, Ph. D.
Ethical Issues Concerning Vicarious Trauma and its Impact on Clinical Abilities, with Katherine Manners, M. Ed., LMFT, Scott Cohen, LMFT, LICSW
When the Music Stopped, with Thomas Cottle, Ph. D.
Ethical Considerations in the Practice of Alternative/Complementary Therapies, with Ruth Moulin, Ph. D., LMFT, LMHC, J. Patrica Thatcher, MSW, LICSW
Grief and Trauma After Sudden & Violent Death, with Bette Spear, LMFT, LMHC
From Ancient Wisdom to Contemporary Practice: Integrating Mindfulness and Yoga
and the Internal Family Systems Model, with Liz Brenner, LICSW