Facility Oakland Medical Center Early Start Address 280 W. MacArthur Blvd. Oakland CA 94611 Telephone Office: (510) 752-7318 E-mail your doctor

I've created this home page to help you know a bit more about me. Please follow the links to see more great resources for healthcare.

I'm originally from New York, and moved to the Bay Area 15 years ago. I have been a social worker for that long as well, working with families in hospitals, health clinics, and community programs. My focus is often on empowering people to improve their lives and to assist them in finding balance during difficult and stressful times.

I joined the Kaiser Oakland Ob/Gyn Department in 2005. I thoroughly enjoy the work I do with pregnant women and their families. I feel the support, resources and education we provide encourages women to have healthy pregnancies and babies. It is always inspiring to watch motivated changes take place in women's lives as they prepare for a big transition.

I am working part time these days in order to care for my two young and vibrant daughters. They keep me very busy and in the moment. Together we enjoy travelling to many of the naturally beautiful wonders of the West Coast, camping, hiking, swimming, singing, and eating great organic food.

My Credentials

Undergraduate Education:	Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY- BA in Women's Studies
Graduate Education:	UC Berkeley, School of Social Welfare - M.S.W.
Certification:	Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCS19778)*

*What it means to be Licensed:
To become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), a person must graduate with their Master's Degree from an accredited university. He or she must take additional training in areas such as alcoholism and other chemical substance dependency, human sexuality, partner abuse detection and intervention, and child abuse.

After completing graduate school, a licensee must also complete 3000-3200 hours of supervised experience and pass written exams before becoming licensed. The licensee must take continuing education courses every two years.

Disclaimer
If you think you have a MEDICAL OR PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY or go to the nearest hospital. DO NOT attempt to access emergency care through this web site. An emergency medical condition is a medical or psychiatric condition that manifests itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe pain) such that you could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention to result in any of the following: serious jeopardy to your health, serious impairment to your bodily functions, or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part. An emergency medical condition is also "active labor," which means a labor when there is inadequate time for safe transfer to a Plan hospital (or designated hospital) before delivery or if a transfer poses a threat to the health of the member or unborn child.

This site may contain links to other web sites outside of www.permanente.net. Kaiser Permanente has no control over the content or the availability of these sites, and is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites. Web links are provided as an educational tool, and should not be relied upon for personal diagnosis or treatment. A link or reference to a web site should not be construed as an endorsement of the site or its contents. Any medical content that you feel may be important to your health should always be discussed with your Kaiser Permanente physician.