I am a Fully Licensed Clinical Psychologist, providing psychological evaluation and individual, family, and group psychotherapy.  I work with adults, adolescents, and children.  With over ten years of experience providing quality psychological services, I am currently a private practitioner in Farmington Hills, Michigan. My treatment specializations include anxiety disorders, stress management, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, parenting issues, and health concerns.  I often approach treatment through the use of cognitive behavioral therapy, which is an empirically-validated treatment that has been shown to improve therapy outcomes and decrease the number of sessions required to achieve results.  Cognitive-behavioral therapy focuses on changing maladaptive thoughts and behaviors that maintain undesirable symptoms. 

I received my B.A. in Psychology from the University of Michigan, and my M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Wayne State University. I completed my APA-accredited internship at Henry Ford Health System, at both Henry Ford Hospital and One Ford Place.  My clinical training has also included work at Oakland County Court Psychological Clinic, Children's Center of Wayne County, and Wayne State University Psychology Clinic. My post-doctoral clinical experience has included work at several different outpatient mental health clinics in both Oakland and Wayne Counties, and at a psychiatric private practice in Oakland County.  I have also conducted a variety of different therapy groups focusing on anxiety disorders, women's issues, children's social skills, and adolescent problem solving skills.

In addition to my clinical work, I have conducted psychological research on toddlers through adults. My research experience has included examining the emotional and behavioral functioning of children with birth defects, examining the attachment relationships of  children and their mothers, and examining adolescent's self esteem, peer relations, and family environment on the development of depression and anxiety.  I have participated in national conferences, and have coauthored a journal article published in the Journal of Family Psychology.  I am a member of the American Psychological Association, the Michigan Psychological Association, and the Anxiety Disorders Association of America.