Education:

Ph.D.: University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Counseling Psychology, 1987

Background/Experience:

Over 18 years as a licensed psychologist; 2 years as a hospital staff psychologist; 9 years as an educator, including 6 years as elementary school counselor

Professional Interests/Specialties:

• Short- & long-term psychotherapy, consultations, & presentations
• Depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, grief/loss, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, relationship conflicts, divorce, identity issues, behavioral, emotional or adjustment difficulties, the role of spirituality in mental health, & other behavioral/emotional problems
• Helping individuals understand and change emotional underpinnings (depression, anxiety) that interfere with healthy life adjustment
• Individual, couples & family psychotherapy for all ages:
• The young family – making room for infants and toddlers; sibling rivalry; school problems; social problems
• The growing family – adolescents; depressed, anxious, or oppositional-defiant
• The changing family – choosing careers, empty nest, mid-life issues, couples therapy, issues in retirement & aging

Professional Affiliations/Activities:

• Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Creighton University School of Medicine
• American Psychological Association
• Division 35 Psychology of Women
• Division 29 Division of Psychotherapy
• Nebraska Psychological Association
• Executive Committee, The Center for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
• Voices for Children
• Ongoing training in psychodynamic psychotherapy