Hailing from Philadelphia, my early career found me counseling dependent & delinquent youth. My focus transitioned to gender specific roles, for example, in a half-way house for women & maximum security prison for men on death row as a Certified Criminal Justice Specialist. I have served Chronic Mentally Ill populations as a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner. I completed a Columbia Gas of PA/MD internship collaborating with Pittsburgh Steelers' great Franco Harris on the LIHEAP campaign. I trained foster families, conducted 12 step groups, facilitated parenting classes, volunteered at a mobile crisis hotline & as a victim advocate. I was an outpatient therapist for community behavioral health agencies & enjoyed the adrenaline rush from covering several ERs. I have a soft-spot for Kidney Disease patients and also serve active duty military & families. My varied experience includes an expansive repertoire of therapies across multiple diagnoses.