EDUCATION
1987 M.S. in Counseling Psychology • Northeastern University, Boston, MA
1984 B.A. in Psychology • Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, OK
LICENSES
Licensed Mental Health Counselor; Florida, # MH-0004491, expiration 3/31/2023
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2006 Active Listening Workshop; His Heart Our Hands Conference • Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1997 Presentation to bilingual school psychologists of Broward County on special issues
facing Brazilian students • Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1997 Parents of ESL students workshop on family counseling services • Boca Raton Elementary, Boca Raton, FL
1995 Stress management workshop conducted for staff of Hispanic Unity • Hollywood, FL
1994 Stress management workshop conducted for patrons of Wenham Public Library • Wenham, MA
1991 Stress management workshop conducted for staff of Peabody Public Library • Peabody, MA
LANGUAGES
English, Portuguese & Spanish
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / C.E.U.’s
5/29/20 31st International Annual Boston Trauma Conference • Webinar presentation
2/5-9/20 Women of Resilience Conference; AIMED • San Antonio, TX
2/6-9/17 Women of Resilience Conference; AIMED • Santa Fe, NM
9-10/11 Alcoholism and Drug Abuse; Hanley Center • West Palm Beach, FL
3/20-23/09 American Counseling Association National Convention • Charlotte, NC
2/14-18/07 Creativity & Madness; AIMED • Santa Fe, NM
4/07 Harvard Conference on Women in Therapy • Boston, MA
2/10/06 Florida Adlerian Society Conference • Tampa, FL
3/27/04 Affairs: Fantasies, Realities and Reconciliation; 9th Annual Social Work Conference • Miami, FL
2/11-15/04 Creativity & Madness; AIMED • Santa Fe, NM
4/25-28/02 Learning from Women; Harvard Medical School • Cambridge, MA
10/14-17/01 Jean Baker Miller Fall Intensive Institute;
Training on Relational Model of Psychotherapy • Boston, MA
3/21-25/00 American Counseling Association National Convention • Washington, D.C.
12/99 Deepening the Process of Expression & Communication • Renfrew Center, Coconut Creek, FL
1/99 School Phobia: Assessment, Diagnosis, & Treatment • Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1/98 AIDS/HIV: New Treatments & Psychotherapy with Diverse Populations • Ft. Lauderhill, FL
4/4-6/97 American Counseling Association National Convention • Orlando, FL
1/97 Stress and Disease Workshop • Ft. Lauderdale, FL
3/96 Annual Conference on Mothers and Daughters
The Center for Research on Women • Wellesley College, MA
10/95 The Fifth Annual Conference with Women’s Health in Mind;
The Center for Women’s Development - H.R.I. Hospital • Boston, MA
10/94 The Fourth Annual Conference with Women’s Health in Mind;
The Center for Women’s Development - H.R.I. Hospital • Boston, MA
10/94 Cults on Campus - Springfield College • Springfield, MA
10/93 The Third Annual Conference with Women’s Health in Mind;
The Center for Women’s Development - H.R.I. Hospital • Boston, MA
5/93 Substance Abuse Prevention and Education Conference;
Prevent Consortium - Boston University • Boston, MA
4-5/93 Learning From Women - Harvard Medical School; Boston Park Plaza Hotel • Boston, MA
4/93 Psychopharmacology: Understanding Psychoactive Medications
American Counseling Association training workshop • Natick, MA
2/93 The Treatment of Eating Disorders in High Schools and Colleges;
Hahnemann Hospital • Dedham, MA
9/92 The Second Annual Conference with Women’s Health in Mind;
The Center for Women’s Development - H.R.I. Hospital • Boston, MA
5/92 New Developments for Women in the Process of Healing (from child sexual abuse);
The Center for Women’s Development - H.R.I. Hospital • Boston, MA
8/10-14/90 American Psychological Association Annual Conference • Boston, MA
1/28-30/90 National Collegiate Drug Awareness Week Training Conference • Atlanta, GA
11/89 Date Rape on Campus: The Situation, The Strategies Conference;
University of Massachusetts • Amherst, MA
6/9-10/89 Women, Connections, Disconnection, and Violations; Harvard Medical School • Boston, MA
3/15-18/89 Annual Convention of the American Association for Counseling and Development • Boston, MA
2/89 Suicide Conference; Harvard Medical School • Boston, MA
4/88 Student Issues, Counseling Responses; Boston Area College Counseling Conference
Harvard University • Cambridge, MA
6/87 Opening up access to services for Southeast Asians in Greater Lynn Area; A Conference for Human Service Providers • Lynn, MA