Training, Clinical Experience, and Forensic Background
I earned my Bachelor of Science with Distinction from Cornell University and completed my doctoral degree in clinical psychology at Wright State University.
My doctoral training was deliberately broad and included clinical placements across some of the most demanding psychological environments that exist: Children and Youth, inner-city schools, conducting psychological and forensic assessments, university counseling centers, working in an emergency room, couples therapy practice, and completing a placement in a prison with male offenders of domestic violence. My doctoral dissertation consisted of developing a primary prevention curriculum for eating disorders. All of my training and research gave me something that years of private practice alone cannot-the ability to work with complexity, crisis, and high-conflict human behavior across a variety of settings.
I completed my APA-accredited internship at Penn State University, followed by working five years at the University of Scranton as a staff psychologist and adjunct faculty member, teaching both undergraduate and graduate level psychology courses.
I have been working in private practice for 20 years and grew a thriving group practice where I hired, trained, and supervised other therapists, including doctoral-level students completing their clinical practicum training in therapy and psychological assessment. I’ve not only done this work for decades. I’ve trained the people who do it.
My clinical experience spans children, adolescents, and adults, as well as extensive work in both group therapy and couples therapy. That breadth matters in this niche. When I work with a mother navigating a high-conflict divorce or a narcissistic relationship dynamic, I understand not just what she is experiencing but what her children are experiencing. I’ve sat with those children. I know what they carry and what they need.
My forensic psychology work includes completing custody evaluations, testifying in court, navigating high-conflict family systems, and family court cases. My forensic background is what separates my work from most therapists operating in this space. I understand what happens inside the courtroom and outside of it. I know how high-conflict personalities operate within legal systems. I know what custody evaluators look for, what courts often miss, what to look for in an attorney, and what documentation actually protects you and your children.
I am a PSYPACT provider, licensed to practice telehealth across multiple states, which means wherever you are, if you are ready to do this work, we can work together. I am an active member of The Pennsylvania Psychological Association. In addition to clinical work, I also provide consulting related to high-conflict personalities, adversarial relationship dynamics, and complex family systems. This consulting work often supports attorneys navigating difficult custody cases as well as organizations or professionals managing challenging interpersonal dynamics.