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I was born in Tampa, Florida, and raised in a Navy family. I graduated from Folsom High School. I enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served as an Air Policeman from 1963 through Sept 1967, stationed in Tachikawa, Japan; Naha, Okinawa; and Grand Forks, North Dakota. On my return to California in 1967, I enrolled at California State University, Sacramento, and graduated with a BA in Psychology in In 1974, I graduated with a MSW in Clinical Social Work. My internships were in the VA, Martinez inpatient psychiatry, 1972-73; and as an outpatient therapist at Auburn Mental Health, 1973-74. My license number is LCSW 5833.

My first job was as an outpatient therapist; and later, program manager for Mariposa County Mental Health, Kings View Community Services, with clinics in Mariposa and Yosemite National Park. In 1978, I took a job with Kaiser Permanente, Department of Psychiatry, Santa Teresa Hospital, in San Jose. After almost 13 years, I left Kaiser to move to Elk Grove to open my private practice full time. I rejoined Kaiser Permanente full time in 2000. My clinical interests include crisis intervention, brief treatment and post traumatic stress.

I have been married over 30 years. Our two sons were born the on the same date, seven years apart, December 24. We did not plan it. My passions include Dalmatians, photography and travel.

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