My Background
Originally from England where I worked for several years in television and documentary film production at the BBC, I came to live in the San Francisco Bay Area 30 years ago. I completed all my undergraduate and graduate studies here in California.
My private practice is based in Mill Valley, Marin, where I see adults, couples and adolescents. In addition to my private practice I work part time in Psychiatry at Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco. Prior to opening my private practice and working at Kaiser, I trained for four years at Family Service Agency where I counseled children, adolescents, adults and couples.
Inspired by my own experience of coming to live in the US, my doctoral dissertation focused on examining how people adjust to coming to live in a new culture. I help expatriates and their spouses through the adjustment process to increase their ability to cope with the stresses of adapting to cultural differences.
I also worked for 2 years at The International High School in San Francisco as a school counselor intern for a diverse body of students providing drop-in counseling, half hour therapy sessions and conjoint meetings with students’ parents. I worked closely with the school faculty to outreach to students who were in need of emotional support.
I hold a Certificate in College Counseling from UCLA and spent my internship with the college counseling team at The Bay School of San Francisco.