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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	7:00 am 9:00 pm	7:00 am 9:00 pm	7:00 am 9:00 pm	7:00 am 9:00 pm	7:00 am 5:00 pm	Closed
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

About Me

I was born and raised in Long Island, New York. I graduated from Ohio University in 1997 with a BA degree in Psychology. I completed my Psy.D. degree in Clinical Psychology at Indiana State University in 2002. I also received an MS in Clinical Psychology training at Indiana State University in 1999. I am licensed by the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Psychology, license number 19243.

My previous clinical experience includes an APA Accredited Internship with the Hamilton Center, Inc., from 2001 to 2002, and a Postdoctoral Fellowship with UC Davis MedicalCenter and Sacramento County Mental Health Treatment Center from 2002-2003.

I joined the Permanente Medical Group in 2003 where I have worked in the Adult Medicine Department as a Behavioral Medicine Specialist and the Department of Psychiatry as a therapist. I also served as the Manager of the Behavioral Medicine Program at the South Sacramento Kaiser facility from 2005 – 2009. Behavioral Medicine is an interdisciplinary field that combines behavioral, psychosocial, and biomedical science to help understand health and illness. We use this knowledge and to help prevent disease, as well as diagnosis, treat, and rehabilitate chronic illnesses.

I am currently working full time in the Adult Psychiatry Department at the Morse Avenue Kaiser facility. My clinical interests include health psychology, assertiveness, interpersonal relationships, optimism, and wellness. I enjoy working as part of an integrated health care team.

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