I have academic training in many different specialities--psychotherapy, group dynamics, and organizational & strategic leadership development--which helps assure that you will have the latest in tested and proven approaches to the questions you want to explore.

• Ph.D. in Human Resources and Organizational Development
• Masters in Social Work (LCSW), and Advanced Clinical Practitioner (over 3,000 hours of supervised work as a psychotherapist)
• Group Psychotherapy diplomat. Ten years of training in Systems Oriented Group Therapy with Yvonne Agazrian
• WK Kellogg Foundation National Fellow (one of 42 national fellows selected to learn practical lessons from international leaders resolving their countries dilemmas

I have 25 years of practical experience:

As Psychotherapist, Relationship Counselor, and Group Leader

As Entrepreneur--Founding and leading a non profit to international applications. As the Director staff grew from 2 to 250, serving approximately 3 million clients in 9 communities in 8 years.

As a Leader--Director of Management and Budget in the Office of the Governor for the $2.2 B budget and 26 agencies such as the Indigent Health Care, Organ Transplants and setting up a state Women's Commission.

As Consultant to the Center of Creative Leadership--Provided assessment, observation and feedback to over 350 executives many picked to become leaders of Fortune 500 companies.

As Executive Coach--to CEO's from start ups, family business to Fortune 500 companies, including: Time Warner, Applied Materials, Aqua Terra, IBM, Littlefield, Motorola, ABC and Hoover's / Dim Bradstreet, Silicon Labs, and many you haven't heard of yet.

As Life Transition Advisor--for those wanting to connect their talents and skill and leverage their contributions to have a higher yield in significance, clients orient to a new calling.