I received my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Grand Valley State University (summa cum laude). At GVSU, I was inducted as a member of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. I went on to complete a Master’s Degree in Science and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Wayne State University Department of Psychology.

Additional training and experience:

American Psychological Association accredited internship at Children’s Hospital of Michigan (Detroit).

I served as clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry/Psychology at Children’s Hospital of Michigan for 12 years. I was also the pediatric psychologist for Adolescent Medicine at CHM.

I served as the Director of Counseling Services at the Beaumont Health System Center for Human Development and Behavioral Pediatrics in Berkley, MI for 15 years. I also served as an assistant professor at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

I have been in private practice in SE Michigan for the over 40 years.

I am a member of the following professional associations:

American Psychological Association (since 1982)

The Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (APA Div. 53)

Michigan Psychological Association (since 1982)

Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (since 1999)

The American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Philosophical Practitioners Association

International Dyslexia Association

International OCD Foundation