Education

MA in Counseling, University of North Carolina Pembroke, Pembroke, NC, 1996

BA in Sociology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1977

Additional Training

CBT, DBT and ACT 2025

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) Trained, 2022 and 2023

Somatic Experiencing International Conference, 2021

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, 2021

Gottman Method: level 1, 2020

Rutgers University Summer School for Substance Abuse Studies, 1994

Counseling Career

Clinical Practice since 2017

UNC Chapel Hill, Stress Management and Resiliency Training Facilitator, 2017-2019

NC Public Schools, School Counselor 1994-2019

Caring Dental Professionals, Substance Abuse Prevention, Southern Pines, NC, 2008

Bethesda Link, Substance Abuse Services, Southern Pines, NC 2001

NAMI, Board of Directors, Southern Pines, NC, 1999

Robeson Healthcare, Substance Abuse Services, Maxton, NC 1993

Professional Affiliations

American Counseling Association