Licensed Psychologist

Psy.D. Counseling Psychology - University of Northern Colorado

M.S. Counseling and School Psychology - Utah State University

B.A. Psychology - University of Alaska, Anchorage

"Often our greatest challenge in life is facing our greatest fear.

 If we do not accept this challenge, then we risk having our

 fear become our reality." - Unknown

Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology

Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and

Residency in General Psychiatry - University of California, Irvine

M.D. - University of Cincinatti College of Medicine

B.A. American History & Biochemistry - Univ. of California, San Diego

B.A. Human Development/Family Studies - Colorado State University

M.A. Clinical Psychology - New College of California

"In order to get through life you have to be able

 to laugh at yourself." - My 97-year old Grandma

"Suck it up buttercup." - Anonymous

M.S. Mental Health Counseling - Montana State University

M.Div. Masters of Divinity - Wartburg Theological Seminary

B.A. Anthropology - Pacific Lutheran University

"Every crisis is an opportunity for growth."

                           - Ancient Chinese Proverb

M.S.W. Social Work - Temple University

B.S. Social Work - Lock Haven University

"Time is… too slow for those who wait, too swift for those

 who fear, too long for those who grieve, and too short for

 those who rejoice. But for those who love, time is not!”

 Henry Van Dyke

B.A. Philosophy - Cornell University

M.S. Human Resources - University of Oregon

M.A. Counseling - Western Seminary

"The river of our life is interrupted by the turbulent

 period of youth.  This is the time when the life of body

 and spirit is boiling at full steam." - Theophane the Recluse

MSW Social Work - University of Michigan

BSW Social Work - Northern Michigan University

"Be glad of life because it gives you the chance

 to live and to work and to play and to look up at

 the stars." - Henry Van Dyke

M.S. Marriage & Family Therapy - Indiana State University

B.S. Marriage, Family & Human Development - Brigham Young University

"If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain as he is.

 But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be,

 he will become what he ought to be and could be." 

 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

M.S.W. Clinical Social Work - University of South Florida

B.F.A. Interior Design/Space Planning - Ringling School of Art and Design

"The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence.

 When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will

 bloom like flowers." - Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Monk