Education and Clinical Training:
- 2009- Mentalization Based Therapy – Anna Freud Centre, London England
- 2008- Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) Adult Attachment Interview Training Institute – June Sroufe PhD and Sonia Gojman de Milan, PhD
- 1987- Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy – Greenwich Institute for Psychotherapy and Counseling, New York City
- 1984- Master of Social Work – New York University, New York City
Professional Affiliations:
- National Association of Social Work
- International Association of Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP)
- International Association for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology
Professional Activities:
- Psychotherapist since 1984
- Producer of Shrink Rap radio show at khns.org. In live dramatic acts, communication styles and relational patterns are explored through contemporary psychoanalytic perspectives
- Supervisor for psychotherapists, social workers, counselors
Ongoing Studies
- Phenomenology, context and intersubjectivity in therapy relationships
- Psycho-education for the community
- Rural Psychotherapy
Presentations
- Relational Dynamics in Interpersonal Communication : Annual lecturer at Lane Community College, Eugene Oregon, Interpersonal Communications Class, Instructor: Daniel Henry, 2016-present
- The impact of Non – Natives upon Alaskan Native culture of at. oow as sacred objects vs. art objects : Loss and Reslience, Klukwan Aaska, August, 2015
- Creative Transformation of Trauma: Alaskan Native Art’s Impact Upon Healing Trauma, Haines Alaska, July 2014
- Extending Mentalization to a Native American Population, Lane County Psychological Association, Eugene Or., January 2014
- Building Relationships: Exploring the complexities of Alaskan Native – non-Native Relationships, Haines Alaska, August 2013
- Integrating Attachment and Mentalization in Community Psycho Education, Lane County Psychological Association, Eugene Oregon, February 2013
- Enactment and Accommodation in psychotherapy relationships, Center for Community Counseling, Eugene Oregon, December 2012
- Parallels in the role of Hospice Volunteer and the Caller in the Jewish practice of the Shiva ritual, Peace Health Hospice, Eugene Oregon, September 2012
- Developing security in family relationships: Haines Alaska, 2012
- Verbal and Non Verbal Communication: A relational perspective in hospice work, Peace Health Hospice, Eugene Oregon, May 2012
- Jewish Influences in Psychoanalytic Thinking, Temple Beth Israel, Eugene Oregon, March 2012
- New Frontiers in Relational Psychoanalysis: Shrink Rap on the air, Mentalizing in the last frontier, IARPP Conference NYC, March 2012
- Integration of Mentalizing, Attachment and Relational Approaches in Psychotherapy in Rural Alaska – NASW, Anchorage Alaska, 2011
- Interpersonal Communication – Volunteer training for Hospice of Haines Alaska 2006-2010
- Attachment in the Classroom – Continuing education class for teachers and clinicians, Haines Alaska, 2008
- Consultations and In-Service Training for the Haines Borough School District 2006-2010
- Clinical Applications of the Adult Attachment Interview -Center for Community Counseling – Eugene, Oregon, 2011, NASW – Juneau Alaska, 2006
