Select Presentations
- “The Journey of Grief and Grace in Divorce Recovery”, Marriage America Conference, Orlando, FL, April 2012.
- Case Presentation with Dr. Ellyn Bader. CAMFT Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, May 2008
- Redecision Therapy Presentation. University of California, Irvine Counseling Center, Irvine, CA, May 2008.
- “The Union of Body and Images: Integrating Jungian Theory with Redecision Work,” 2001 Second International Redecision Conference, “Healing as a Redecision: Mind, Body and Spirit.” March 29-31, 2001.
- "Women of the Lost Cause." Presented at the Biennial Historic Natchez Conference, January 1994.
- Organized a panel, “Myth and Memories in Southern Culture,” moderated by Paul Gaston and presented a paper, “Personal Memory to Collective Ritual: Myth of the Lost Cause,” at the American Historical Association, Pacific Coast Conference, August 1993.
- "Forsaken by Time: The Romance/Tragedy dualism in the Lost Cause." Presented at the Southwestern Historical Association Conference, March 1993.
Select Publications
- The Grace Filled Divorce, (2013), Sisters, OR: Deep River Books.
- "Risking the Wildest Places: A Dialogue between Redecision and Jungian Therapy," Journal of Redecision Therapy Vol. II, No. 1, Spring 2000.
- "Ask Us Not To Forget: The Lost Cause in Natchez, Mississippi," Southern Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of the South Vol. III, No. 3, Fall 1992.
Professional Memberships
- American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT)
- California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
- MFT Educators Consortium, Orange County, CA
Q&A
Q: Please describe your teaching philosophy.
A. I endeavor to assist students in taking responsibility for their own education. Since we are a graduate institution as well as a professional school, I believe that students are essentially members of their profession and as such my job is to assist them in growing into the profession while they are here at TCSPP.
Q: Please describe your philosophy regarding the practice of psychology.
A. My overarching philosophy is subsumed under the “Existential-Humanistic” assumptions regarding human growth and potential. I view an individual’s challenges or symptoms as providing the necessary motivation for change as well as offering clues with regard to the nature of that change.
Q: Why did you choose to enter the field of psychology?
A. I read the works of C.G. Jung, James Hillman and others in the field of Analytic psychology well before I started by doctoral program. My efforts initially were to blend the humanities and with the practice of Jungian theory and I had planned to earn a doctorate in history. My plans changed, however, when I discovered that the field of psychology offered greater opportunities and would allow me to continue to explore my interests.
Q: What advice would you give a student entering The Chicago School?
A: This is a time to really focus on learning, both inside and outside of the classroom. So many students lose site of the purpose of higher education and become too fixated on grades. Your clients will benefit from your willingness to take risks, to explore and to become curious about the nature of human psychology.