Clinical Psychologists are specially trained to evaluate, diagnose, and treat nervous, emotional, and mental disorders, adjustment problems, and the psychological aspects of injury and disease. They are licensed by the Board of Psychology, and must have earned a doctorate degree in psychology from an approved university or professional school of psychology. In addition, they have been trained in hospitals, clinics, and other health care facilities for a period ranging from two to five or more years.

I finished my undergraduate degree at U.C Berkeley. My Master's and PhD were both done at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology,
in Palo Alto. I hold two licenses: an MFT -  Marriage and Family therapist, and a Psychologist license. My current orientation toward treatment is problem-focused, using a Cognitive-Behavioral model, designed to increase the individual's ability to cope with presenting difficulties and to reduce and manage negative symptoms.

I am a past president and Forensics Chair of the San Mateo County Psychological Association. I am a Founding Member of Pacific Graduate school of Psychology, and a former Board Member of P.G.S.P.'s Board of Trustees. I have been on the admitting staff of Mills-Peninsula Hospitals since 1984. Until their closures, I was on the admitting staffs of Charter Hospital in San Jose and CPC Belmont Hills, in Belmont.  In recent years, I have become more interested in Senior Citizens and their specific issues and needs. I have many psychiatrist colleagues, and am able to refer you to someone if the need for medication should present itself. I recently re-located to Southern California and opened two offices: one in El Centro and another in Temecula.