About Me

I have been a therapist since 1996 and have specialized in eating disorders since 1999. During that time, I have worked in a variety of settings: university psychological services centers, a day-treatment program, inpatient psychiatric units, outpatient hospital clinics, a psychiatric emergency room, and private practice. This wide range of experience has given me the opportunity to develop and hone the skills and knowledge I bring to each of my patients.

License: CA PSY 20075

Education

2000 - 2001

  • Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology: Eating Disorders Specialty

  • Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and
  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

1999 - 2000

  • Predoctoral Fellow in Psychology

  • Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and
  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

2000

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology

  • Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

1993

  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

  • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Clinical Positions

2005 - present

  • Private Practice

  • Santa Barbara, CA

2001 - 2004

  • Private Practice

  • Cambridge, MA

2001 - 2004

  • Adult Eating and Weight Disorders Program

  • Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and
  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

2001 - 2003

  • Two Brattle Center

  • Cambridge, MA

2000 - 2001

  • Post-Doctoral Fellow, Eating Disorders Specialty

  • Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and
  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

1999 - 2000

  • Pre-Doctoral Fellow

  • Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and
  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

1998 - 1999

  • Psychological Services Center

  • Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA

1996 - 1998

  • Psychological Services Center

  • Temple University, Philidelphia, PA

Invited Talks

2011

  • Understanding Eating Disorders

  • Academy of Healing Arts, Santa Barbara, CA

2007

  • Understanding Eating Disorders

  • Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Santa Barbara, CA

2007

  • Eating Disorders: Phenomenology, Dynamics, Assessment, and Treatment

  • Antioch University, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

2005

  • Eating Disorders in Adolescence

  • Dunn School and Family School, Los Olivos, CA

2004

  • Diagnosis and Phenomenology of Eating Disorders

  • University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA

2003

  • Recognizing an Eating Disorder

  • TJX Corporation, Framingham, MA

2002

  • Eating Disorders: Phenomenology, Assessment, and Treatment

  • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

2001

  • Identifying Eating Disorders and Providing Treatment

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Academic Appointments

2004 - 2007

  • Adjunct Faculty

  • Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology,
  • University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

2004 - 2006

  • Director, Hosford Counseling & Psychological Services Clinic

  • Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology,
  • University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

2001 - 2004

  • Instructor

  • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

1999 - 2001

  • Fellow

  • Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hostpital, Boston, MA