Education & Experience

Education

California State University, Dominguez Hills, M.S., 2011
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 1987
University of Chicago, B.A. Psychology, 1983

Admissions and Licenses

Admitted to Practice Law: California, 1987
Licensed to Practice Marriage & Family Therapy: California, 2014

Mediation Training

Mosten Divorce Mediation Training, 2009
Ventura Center for Dispute Settlement Certificate of Participation, 2002
Center for Dispute Resolution Mediation Certificate of Training, 1998
Pepperdine University School of Law, Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution Training, 1996
Los Angeles County Bar Association Dispute Resolution Services Certification, 1995

Clinical Training Sites

Private Practice Internship, Supervised by Carol Hirshfield, Ph.D., 2013-2014
Airport Marina Counseling Service, 2010-2013
Vista Del Mar, Baron School for Exceptional Children, Summer 2010

Relevant Experience

Co-facilitated co-parenting classes for high-conflict divorcing couples during my private practice internship
Taught Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (S.T.E.P.) classes at the Boys & Girls Club of Venice during my tenure at Airport Marina Counseling Services (AMCS)
Worked with individuals, couples, families and groups while completing the following programs at AMCS:

Initial Consultation
Family & Child Program
Couples Certificate Program (Imago Therapy)
Orville Wright Middle School Program
Anxiety Group

Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law

Received Certificates of Tribute for my work as a volunteer attorney from 2010-2014

California Lawyers for the Arts, 2005-2009

As Associate Director, I oversaw educational and legal programs for artists and entertainers and coordinated the Arts Arbitration & Mediation Services program, in which I also served as a neutral. I conducted mediation training for volunteers of the mediation panel.