Education
Antioch University Los Angeles, Master of Arts, Clinical Psychology
University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Arts, English (Psychology minor)
EMDR Certified Therapist (EMDRIA)
AAMFT Approved Supervisor
selected advanced trainings:
EMDR Basic Training Parts 1,2 and 3 with Laurel Parnell, PhD
Attachment-Focused EMDR Advanced Training with Laurel Parnell, PhD
Community Resiliency Model Training, Trauma Resiliency Institute
Trauma Resiliency Model Part 1 Training, Trauma Resiliency Institute
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy 4-Day Externship with Dr. Sue Johnson (two times – first in Ottawa, Canada and then at Cal Tech, Los Angeles)
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy 2-Day Advanced Externship, Alliant University Los Angeles
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Core Skills 8-Day Advanced Training offered by the San Diego Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy
Mindful Awareness Practices (MAPS 1) – 14-hour training through UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center
Experience
07/2019 - Present -- Private Practice -- Individual Psychotherapy and Couple Counseling, Frankfurt am Main
05/2004 – 07/2018 -- Private Practice -- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Beverly Hills and Los Angeles
07/2008 – 07/2018 -- Associate Clinical Director, Southern California Counseling Center. Los Angeles
04/2005 –08/2007 -- School Clinician/Supervisor -- Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services, Los Angeles
09/2001 – 05/2004 -- Marriage and Family Therapy Intern -- Private Practice, Beverly Hills
08/1998 – 09/2003 -- Pre-licensed Counselor -- Southern California Counseling Center, Los Angeles
03/1999 – 06/1999 -- Pre-licensed Counselor -- Southern California Alcohol and Drug Programs, Inc., Downey, CA
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Member, VFP (Verband Freier Psychotherapeuten, Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie und Psychologischer Berater e.V.)
Clinical Member, CAMFT (California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists)
Clinical Member, AAMFT (American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists)
Member, ICEEFT (International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy)