Education and Qualifications
M.S., UW-Milwaukee (1972)
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Fellow, American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy
Training from the Family Therapy Training Institute
Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy
Certified Prepare & Enrich Facilitator

Experience
My clinical practice over the years has been with children/adolescents, individuals, couples, and families while also serving as the director of clinical services for a nonprofit organization. I currently consult and serve on Boards of Directors for nonprofit organizations whose missions are to strengthen families; serve children, adolescents and young adults; and provide mental health services.

Philosophy
Solution-Focused and strength-based strategies building on success leading to increased understanding, self-confidence and healthy relationships.

Practice Areas
Couple Therapy

• support & repair for troubled marriages & committed relationships (including repair from betrayal & infidelity)
• marriage preparation

Family Therapy (including adoption & blended family adjustment)
Attachment & Separation Issues
Adjustment Disorders (including men’s life stage adjustment)
Anxiety, Depression & Mood Disorders
Impulse Control & Oppositional Defiant Disorder
ADHD
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome & Abuse
Sexual Identity