Curriculum Vitae

Professional Experience

1997-Present

• Executive and life coaching; and workforce consulting. Clients have included executives and other professionals in for-profit, not-for-profit and non-profit organizations.

• Didactic training and psychotherapy supervision with psychiatric residents, The Cleveland Clinic

1997-2004 

Clinical Social Worker, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.  Specialized in individual, group and couples therapy. Served on Department’s Marketing Committee

1997-98

Clinical social worker, Jewish Family Services Association

Prior to 1994

Career in management and consulting in public and private sectors. 

• Manager/Compensation & Benefits, Progressive Inc.
• Senior Communications Consultant, Watson-Wyatt Company
• Principal & head of Cleveland Communications Practice, William M. Mercer, Inc. 
• Program development and management in various non-profit organizations

Presentations

• 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

Training

• 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
• 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

Volunteer Activities

Free Clinic of Greater Cleveland

• Counselor (1989-1994)
• Psychotherapy supervisor and occasional workshop leader (1998-2005)

Montefiore Hospice Program   Bereavement Group Co-facilitator (2005-2006)

Psychotherapy Training Coach  CWRU social work students

Education

• Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, CWRU, MSSA
• Yeshiva University, Special Education, MS
• Boston University, Political Science, BA

License and Certification Information

• State of Ohio, Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW  No.I18255)
• State of Ohio, Independent Marriage and Family Therapist (IMFT No.F041)
• State of Colorado, Licensed Clinic Social Worker (LCSW No. 993025)
• Clinical Member, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT) – Based on meeting specific training and experience requirements.