Training, Education, & Experience
Experience
With over 20 years experience teaching and counseling, I started a solo psychotherapy practice in Barrington, RI in 2018.
- 3 years as a mental health counselor at large group practice
- 15 years as an independent college and career counselor
- 5 years a middle and high school English teacher
- 10 years of experience as a writing instructor and coach to teens and adults
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, English, May 1997. Clark University, Worcester, MA.
- Master of Education, School Counseling, December 2003. Providence College, Providence, RI.
- Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing, January 2011. Pine Manor College, Chestnut Hill, MA.
- Certificate of Graduate Studies in Mental Health Counseling, May 2017, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI.
Professional Development trainings:
- Legal and Ethical Issues with Technology in Mental Health, March 2020
- Certificate course with Drs. John and Julie Gottman on the 10 Core Principles for Effective Couples Therapy. December 2019.
- Mindfulness Certificate Course for Clinical Practice: Interventions for trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, sex, and more. May 2019
- EFT Stage 1: Reaching De-escalation April 2019
- Core concepts and Interventions in EFT April 2019
- How to Work With Shame January 2019
- Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and Tapping: Evidence-Based, Mind-Body Treatment Approach to the Anxiety Spectrum Disorders and Pain November 2018
- Neuroscience for Clinicians: Brain Change for Stress, Anxiety, Trauma, Moods and Substance Abuse July 2018
- Disorders of Connection: Utilizing a Transdiagnostic Model to Treat Eating Disorders February 2018
- Stress, Brain Health, and Mysteries March 2017
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Adolescents March 2016
- Understanding and Enhancing Social-Emotional Abilities in Children with ASD September, 2016
- Future Thinker: An Introduction to Executive Function Skills May 2015
- Being a Trauma-Informed Practitioner:From Buzzword to Better Practice, February 2015
Professional Organizations
- Rhode Island Mental Health Counselors Association
- American Mental Health Counselors Association
- American Counselors Association
- Association of Rhode Island Authors
Contintuing Education
Aside from the requirements that LMHCs have for professional development, I am committed to my own personal growth and mental well-being and continue to read books and articles on self improvement and psychology. Currently, I recently completed a Mindfulness Course and am interested in pursuing more training in this area to benefit both myself and my clients.
Published Essays
When Thoughts are Sticky; Pure OCD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder
OC87 Recovery Diaries, January 16, 2019
How One Therapists Finds Time To Meditate (and why you should, too!)
Zencare.co, June 2018
The Big Scare: My Anxiety Disorder Story
OC87 Recovery Diaries, October 25, 2017
How Astrology was the Answer to my Anxiety
MindBodyGreen, July 12th, 2017
How I Use Metaphors to cope with Generalized Anxiety Disorder
The Mighty, March 15, 2017
The Connection Between Writing, Self Love, and Compulsive Behavior
The Mighty, December 3, 2016.