I am a 1982 graduate of the California School of Professional Psychology, Berkeley campus. Prior to receiving my Doctorate, I trained for three years as a psychological assistant and interned for three years in community mental health and psychiatric clinics. In 1983, I took a position as a staff psychologist with the California Youth Authority and continued working there until 1988. I have been practicing independently since 1986.

Although I have trained and practiced extensively as a psychotherapist, my practice has for some years been devoted almost entirely to criminal forensic psychology. I am an an expert in trial competency, insanity, and sentencing issues. I have served as a consultant to the California Department of Mental Health, conducting pre-parole evaluations of mentally disordered offenders. I have also worked for the Department of Corrections as a Hearing Officer in involuntary medication proceedings.

I work regularly on Court appointment and on referral from attorneys. I have qualified as an expert and testified throughout California. For the California Board of Psychology, I consulted on the development of the Law and Jurisprudence examination.

I have frequently mentored young professionals entering the practice of psychology, and during one four year period, I supervised post-doctoral interns as an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine.

I am a former president of the Sacramento Valley Psychological Association (SVPA) and a former president of the SVPA Forensic Division.

I am the designer and developer of the Psychology Resource Information System (psyris.com), and also the curator of The Sigmund Freud Toy Museum.
Services
Criminal case consultation
Diagnostic Assessment
Court ordered evaluations
Expert testimony
Areas of Expertise
Criminal Forensic Psychology
Psychological Aspects of Medical Complaints
Health/Stress Assessments

Office Information:

Clients seen only on referral from attorneys or the legal system.