Areas of Specialty	·     Children, Adolescents, Young Adults ·     Anxiety and Anger Management ·     ADHD	·     Social Skills ·     High Functioning Autism / Aspergers Syndrome ·     Parenting and Family Conflict
Education	Master of Social Work The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. (Clinical concentration; Children and Adolescent; Learning Disabilities.)		August, 2000 - May,2002
	Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Member Phi Beta Kappa (Highest Honors).  Member Psy Chi.  English Minor.) Emory University, Atlanta, GA.		August, 1993 - May, 1997
Experience	Therapist, Private Practice, Carrboro and Chapel Hill, NC		April 2006 - Present
	·         Individual and group therapy for children, adolescents, young adults, and their families. Therapist, Chapel Hill Pediatric Psychology, NC                               June 2004 – March 2006 ·         Individual and group therapy for children, adolescents, young adults, and their families. Director, Bethesda Area SHARP Enrichment (BASE), Bethesda, MD September 2002 – June 2004 Conduct group and individual psychotherapy with students suspended from public middle and high schools. Communicate with school systems and make appropriate community referrals on behalf of students. Recruit, train and supervise a volunteer staff of 25 tutors and mentors. Counselor, Camp Attaway, Columbia, MD                                                                Summer 2003 Co-led the Counselor in Training Program for adolescents with severe emotional and behavioral disorders.  Therapist, Jewish Social Service Agency, Rockville, MD                                             2002-2004 Conduct multiple social skills and anger management therapy groups for boys ages 9 to 13, including those with PDD, Anxiety, and ADHD. Individual therapist for children ages 6 to 16.  Cognitive-behavioral and play-based.  Develop and teach Peer Counseling Training Program for high school students. Therapist, Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Education Center, Rockville, MD                        2003 Conducted social skills / support group for gifted adolescents with Dyslexia.
Organizations	·     National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and NASW North Carolina, member ·     North Carolina Psychoanalytic Foundation (NCPF), member ·     North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board #CO4956