About Me
Specializing in short-term research-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders, depression and interpersonal issues for adults, seniors, adolescents and couples. Focus on skill building and learning research-based tools. 25 years experience and board certified in cognitive therapy (Academy of Cognitive Therapy). UCLA/Stanford trained, Ph.D. Psychologist.
Client Expertise
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Issue Specialties
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Anxiety or Fears
- Chronic Pain or Illness
- Couples Counseling
- Depression
- Disabilities
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Loss or Grief
- Male Issues
- OCD
- Personality Disorders
- PTSD and Trauma
Organizations
- Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies,
Academy of Cognitive Therapy (Founding Fellow),
Northern California Neuropsychology Forum,
American Psychological Association
Publications
- -Personality Disorders and Treatment Outcome, chapter in Personality Disorders in Older Adults, ed. Erlene Rosowsky et. al., L. Erlbaum, 1999.
-Masculine Identity from Work to Retirement, in Older Men's Lives, ed. Edward Thompson, Sage, 1994.
-Gradman, TJ, Laws, A, Thompson, LW & Reaven, GM. Verbal Learning and/or Memory Improves with Glycemic Control in Older Subjects with Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. J. of the American Geriatrics Society, 41:1305-1312, 1993.
Honors
- Founding Fellow, Academy of Cognitive Therapy, Board Certification, 1999
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1989-1991
Chancellor's Scholarship, U.C.L.A., 1984
High Honors in English, Oberlin College, 5/81
Phi Beta Kappa, Oberlin College, 3/80
Additional Information
Provide neuropsychological testing for dementia, stroke, head injury, attention deficit (ADHD), memory issues and other neurological issues.