Experience

Before moving to the United States in 1989, I was a practicing artist specializing in oil painting. After coming to America I decided to change careers and in 1997 received a Ph.D in Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology. Since then I have have had my own private practice in Berkeley CA where I see a mix of adults and couples  Many of the clients I see in my psychotherapy practice are  mental health and medical professionals, business leaders, college students, and professors. While my orientation is psychoanalytic, I have also studied deeply other orientations (e.g., neuropsychology, humanistic, and interpersonal) and can bring those perspectives to bear when appropriate.

In addition to my private practice, I have been involved, since its inception, with “A Home Within”, a not-for-profit organization devoted to providing free psychotherapy to Foster Children. I have presented at professional conferences and published papers including a Chapter in ” Treating Trauma: Relationship-Based Psychotherapy with Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults” published in 2013

Education
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from CSPP, Alameda, CA
Masters in Visual Arts from Bezalel, Jersalem Israel
Masters in Philosophy from Hebrew University, Jerusalem Israel
Continuing education courses taken each year include the Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapy Group (PCPG) Study Program, Berkeley, CA; Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology; and other professional training organizations.
Completed Internships and Practicum Training
California College of Arts and Crafts
UCSF/Mount Zion Outpatient Psychiatry Department
La Familia Counseling, San Francisco
CSPP clinic
Professional Memberships
American Psychological Association
Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology