1997-2017--Private Practice                I treat couples, families,                         individuals, adolescents and          children in West  Los Angeles        and New York York. I treat            trauma, substance abuse, loss,      grief, relational and family            difficulties and life change. I              also offer pre-marital counseling      and wedding services,specializing in 12-Step Recovery ceremonies.

2012-2014--Promises Professionals Treatment Program                             Facilitated early recovery groups for doctors, nurses, lawyers and other professionals. Group topics included relapse prevention,  family conflicts, AA's 12-Steps and recovery tools, spiritual recovery, trauma, stress reduction, couple issues, DBT & CBT,   emotional regulation and impulse      control tools.

2002-2014--Legal Consultant             Provide support for lawyers and       their clients facing divorce and         child custody issues. Assisted NY     & LA lawyers reduce sentences         for clients with substance abuse         charges.

2010-2013--Group Facilitator            Facilitated weekly recovery              groups at several LA treatment          centers and sober houses,                  including Bridge to Recovery and    Promises Out-Patient Program.      

2009-2011--Staff Supervisor              Supervised staff individually and      in weekly supervision groups at        several sober houses in Malibu.   

2009--Sober Living Consultant          Developed admission program,          house rules and discharge packet      for "Loft 107," a sober house in        Brooklyn, NY. 

1997-2002--Hazelden New York Family Services                        Created, developed, marketed and    facilitated the "Family & Friends      Program." Provided support              groups for mothers, parents and        loved ones of substance abusers.        Group  treatment integrated the        12-Step philosophy of Al-Anon        with mindfulness, CBT, DBT and     psychodynamic modalities.               Individual sessions were provided     to clients & their families and all       wre invited to a weekly, on-going     12- week lecture series open to         Hazelden clients and the local           community.

1997-2002--Hazelden New York IOP Program                                       Created, developed, marketed and    facilitated the "Intensive                    Outpatient   Program (IOP)," an 8-    week group for substance abusers      in early recovery and those with a    chronic history of relapse. Group      treatment integrated the 12-Step        philosophy of Alcoholics                  Anonymous with myriad                    psychodynamic modalities. 

1997--Greenwich House, NY              Provided treatment and crisis            intervention for polysubstance          abusing clients and their families.      Interfaced with parole boards,            family courts, child                            protection agencies and housing        organizations.                      

1996-Manhattan State Psychiatric Hospital, Randalls Island               Worked in an all-male, locked           ward with chronically mentally ill     substance abusers. Created the           "Residential Placement Program,"      for dually-diagnosed, physically        handicapped patients.

1976-1994--Acting Career                  Film, Television & Theatre  

1971-1976--Radio & Television Journalist                                    Wrote, produced and hosted news      stories for CBC-Radio Canada            CTV Television & 2UE Radio                   -Sydney Australia

AFFILATIONS

 NASW National Council on Addiction & Alcoholism    

NASW Committee on Alcoholism, Tobacco and Drugs                     

NASW Committee on Private Practice              

WAAT (Women's Assoc. of Addiction Therapists)          

National Shingles Assoc.