What’s different about me?The combination of corporate & counseling experience and training
What I Have to Offer
Creative thinking
Irreverent sense of humor
High level of collaboration and support
Direct and forthright style
Patience while you're getting unstuck
Meaningful connection
High ethical standards & values
Acceptance of who you are
Expectations of changes that work
Focus on what's really important to you
Curiosity, not judgment
Some Personal Information
Raised on a farm in a family business
Addicted to reading
Balanced work & family responsibilities
Made midlife career change to pursue my current profession
Lived through & learned from difficult transitions & losses
Traveled widely
Love photography (me at left in Yellowstone)
What I Believe about our Work Together
Getting what you want and need is a legitimate goal in life.
You are the expert in your own life.
Challenging the "should's" and "must not's" helps us get unstuck
Reexamining values is central to making change.
Trying out new behaviors and managing risk supports moving forward.
You may have choices you haven't identified.
Professional Background
Executive at Three Publicly-traded Companies
Manager - Compensation and Benefits (Progressive Insurance)
Senior human resources consultant (Watson-Wyatt)
Principal and head of Cleveland employee communications consulting practice (William M. Mercer, Inc.)
Consulting clients have included banks, hospitals, county government, industrial companies, professional service firms and many others.
Other Managerial Experience
Various public sector employers
Client populations included those who were drug dependent,recently released from prison, and/or in supportive work & on-the-job training programs.
Clinical Experience
Life Coach & Psychotherapist - Private Practice
Integrates my business and clinical training and experience as a psychotherapist
Coach and provide workforce management consultation to executives and other professionals
The Cleveland Clinic
Psychotherapist working with individuals, couples and groups
Therapy training supervisor, psychiatric residents
Free Clinic of Cleveland
Volunteer counselor
Supervisor, psychotherapy trainees
Workshop Presenter, Couples Therapy
Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator
NCJW/Montefiore Hospice Program
Bereavement Group Facilitator
Education
Case Western Reserve University, MSSA
Yeshiva University, MS
Boston University, BA
Licenses and Professional Designation
Licensed Independent Social Worker-Supervisor (LISW-S) State of Ohio
Independent Marriage & Family Therapist (IMFT) State of Ohio
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) State of Colorado
Clinical Member, American Association of Marriage & Family Therapists
Professional Development
Various management training workshops including time management, client
management skills, Introduction to Myers-Briggs and others
Mediation Training and Consultation Institute, Basic Divorce Mediation
Cleveland Center for Cognitive Therapy, Advanced Training Program
Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, Postgraduate Training Programs: Individuals;
Couples and Families
Conflict Resolution
Training programs in solution-focused therapy, couples therapy, substance
abuse treatment, treating anxiety and panic disorders, ethics, end-of-life
issues, bereavement, loss & healing, and other clinical issues
Speaking Engagements
I have spoken to many different audiences on a wide range of topics including:
Money and Intimacy, Cleveland Clinic Brown Bag Series
Family and Money, Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland Women’s
Division
Panelist, Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland Annual Charitable Giving
Conference
Grand Rounds, The Cleveland Clinic Department of Psychiatry & Psychology
The Family and Chemical Dependency: Couple Therapy, John Carroll University
Counseling Program
Gestalt and Cognitive Therapy in Treating Addiction, SUMMA Annual Addiction
Conference
Lectures to psychiatric residents, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Topics
include couple therapy, group therapy, weight management, and managing patient
diversity in therapy.
Adolescent Group Therapy in Treating Addiction, Ohio State Annual Addiction
Conference
Extensive “train the trainer” workshops for corporate clients
In the Media
Contributing writer to McVayMedia.com, a media resource site offering coaching to talent and those who coach talent.
Interviewed on the nationally-broadcasted radio shows of Sally Jessie Raphael, Rolanda Watts and Lisa Osborne on personal and work-related issues.
Abstract Reviewer, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Chosen by Cleveland Magazine as one of "80 for the 80s"
Featured in JStyle article on coaching (a Cleveland Jewish News publication)
