Welcome to My Practice

My understanding of people has grown through years of treating clients with a wide assortment of difficulties. I believe that remaining current with relevant scientific findings and clinical literature enhances my clinical work. I also believe that training young therapists at four universities has sharpened my thinking about how psychotherapy helps people, as well as improving my skills in conducting therapy. A decade doing psychotherapy research also has deepened my understanding about how psychotherapy works. I use a combination of psychodynamic, interpersonal, and cognitive treatment approaches, tailored to your personal situation.

Credentials

Education, Advanced Certification & Honors

• Contributions to the field of psychology have been recognized by election to status of Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Georgia Psychological Association.
• Clinical expertise has been recognized by election to status of Fellow of the Academy of Clinical Psychology.
• Board Certified in Clinical Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.
• Undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan.
• Doctorate in Psychology with a specialty in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan.

Clinical Positions Held

• Director of adolescent and adult inpatient programs of a Psychiatric Hospital in Nashville, TN
• Director of the outpatient services of a Community Mental Health Center in Charlottesville, VA
• Chief Psychologist of a Community Mental Health Center in Howell, MI

Academic Positions Held

• Clinical Professor of Psychiatry (Current), Vanderbilt University Department of Psychiatry. Nashville, TN
• Instructor (Current) for the Nashville Center for Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.
• Professor, Program Chair, Dean, Georgia School of Professional Psychology. Atlanta, GA
• Research Associate Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University Department of Psychology. Nashville, TN
• Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Virginia Department of Psychiatry. Charlottesville, VA
• Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry. Ann Arbor, MI

Scholarly Works

• Presented at professional meetings — nationally as well as in Europe and Scandinavia — on the topics of psychotherapy practice, training, and research.
• Authored or co-authored numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed articles.
• Acted as reviewer and editorial consultant for numerous professional journals and publishers.

Books

• Core Competencies in Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy: Becoming A Highly Competent Brief Dynamic Psychotherapist, with Ephi Betan (Routledge, 2013)
• Key Competencies in Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy: Clinical Practice Beyond the Manual (Guilford, 2004)
• Psychotherapy In A New Key: A Guide to Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy, with Hans H. Strupp (Basic Books, 1984)