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About Me
I attended the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where I graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. During my junior year in college, I studied in Valencia, Spain, in an attempt to become fluent in Spanish. I received my PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Cincinnati. I completed my predoctoral internship at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo - Counseling and Psychological Services Center. I relocated to San Jose in 1998 to complete my postgraduate training at Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center. I was then hired on as a Health Psychologist and I have worked here ever since.
I specialize in helping people cope with chronic medical conditions, as well as in treating the depression and anxiety that often accompany these illnesses. I currently provide individual and/or group treatment within the following multidisciplinary programs: Diabetes Care Management, MultiFit Care Management, Heart Failure Care Management and Neurology Group Program. At Kaiser Permanente San Jose, I have also worked in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Primary Care, and Behavioral Medicine. Within Behavioral Medicine, I've often worked with individuals with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Cardiomyopathy, Congestive Heart Failure, End-stage Kidney Disease and Asthma, as well as other stress-related physical conditions.
In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family, walking along the beach, keeping in touch with family and friends on the East Coast, sampling different ethnic cuisine, traveling, and singing.
My Training
| Undergraduate Education: | Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Concentration in Spanish, University of Pennsylvania |
| Professional School: | Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Cincinnati |
| Internship: | State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo - Counseling and Psychological Services Center |
| Specialties: | Health Psychology |
| Board Certification: | California Board of Psychology Licensed Psychologist (PSY16688) |
| Professional Affiliations: | California Psychological Association |
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