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About Me

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with additional training in Public Health. I am a Behavioral Medicine Consultant and assist patients who are experiencing stressors which may compromise their physical health or their ability to maintain a healthy lifestyle. These stressors might include grief, loss, caregiving issues, chronic disease, relationship problems, pain, depression, anxiety, family violence and other issues. I meet with patients on a one-to-one basis and facilitate groups/classes within the facility as well.

I am located in Suite 230 in the West Building in Santa Rosa and my direct phone number is (707) 393-3290.

I attended Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire and earned a Bachelor's Degree. Then, I completed a Master's Degree in Social Welfare and a Master's Degree in Public Health (Maternal and Child Health) at the University of California Berkeley.

I joined the Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa team in 1994, after closing a seventeen-year private psychotherapy practice in Oakland which included training and supervising social work interns. My previous jobs include: psychotherapy services to children and families in East Oakland; case management services to clients with developmental disabilities and their families; and medical social work services in various medical settings (Oakland Children's Hospital, Stanford University Hospital).

Kaiser Santa Rosa carries a reputation for piloting and instituting diverse and effective programs which focus on whole-person health -- mind, body, and spirit, emotional and physical. I am able to apply my interest in public and community health, stress reduction, mind/body and complementary medicine and mental/emotional impact on physical health while working in a medical setting. The opportunity to practice in a stimulating atmosphere is enhanced by living in the breathtaking surroundings of Sonoma County. I hope to help others to more fully enjoy the ability to appreciate our incomparable living environment and all it has to offer.

I am pleased to be a Behavioral Medicine Consultant for patients and look forward to treating those who might benefit from receiving our services.

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