Experience

Clinical Psychologist, Psychoanalyst

Feb 1982 - Present

Training & Supervising Analyst: Psychoanalytic Center of California (PCC).
Board Certified in Psychoanalysis (BCPsa).

Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis: Adults, Adolescents, Couples, Families and Groups.

Reproductive Health Psychology & Maternal Mental Health: Infertility, High-Risk Pregnancies, Postpartum Depression, Perinatal Loss, Third Party Assisted Reproduction.

Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry

Mar 1997 - June 2023

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Clinical Supervisor of Psychology Interns & Postdoctoral Fellows in the Dept of Psychiatry; Psychotherapist in Psychiatry 483, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA.

Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology

Sep 1994 - Jun 2017

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Clinical Supervisor of Pre-doctoral Candidates @ UCLA's Department of Psychology.

Education

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

BA, MA, PhD Clinical Psychology

Psychoanalytic Center of California (PCC)

PsyD Psychoanalysis

Professional Activities and Memberships

FIPA: Fellow of the International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA)

BCPsa: Board Certification in Psychoanalysis, CIPS (Confederation of Independent Psychoanalytic Societies)

American Psychological Association (APA)

Los Angeles County Psychological Association (LACPA); Ethics Committee Former Member

Honors & Awards

American Psychological Association Science Directorate Award

American Psychological Association (1989)

Research award for Effects of fetal ultrasound on maternal-fetal attachment and affect

Honorable Mention Prize

American Society for Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology (1989)

Research award for Effects of fetal ultrasound on maternal-fetal attachment and affect

Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Psychology, Cum Laude

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)