Education & Experience

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree, Elementary Education, 1976
  • Cognitive Interview Technique, 1986
  • Juris Doctorate, 1992
  • Northwest School of Healing:  4-year shamanic healer training, 2005
  • Washington State Facilitator training, 2006
  • Washington State Mediator training, 2007
  • NLP Practitioner certification, 2007
  • Somatic Experiencing (SE), Advanced Level:  3-year PTSD therapy, 2007
  • Master’s degree, Psychology, with a concentration in Marriage & Family Therapy 2019
  • PACT (Psycho-biological Approach to Couples Therapy), Level 1, 2021

Work Experience

  • Vietnam veteran, air combat experience
  • Patrol Officer/Detective
  • Criminal Defense Attorney & Prosecutor
  • Professional educator, K-12 & college level
  • Professional diversity consultant
  • Therapist Private Practice/Department of Corrections/Emergency Room Crisis Counselor

Active Memberships

  • World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
  • American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT)
  • American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy