About Me

"Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently."

-- Maya Angelou

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Education

George Washington University
Psy.D, Clinical Psychology
Major: Child Track/ Minor: Adult Track
Dissertation: Bi-cultural Identity Formation in Adolescence

Awards/Presentations

University Fellow
George Washington University

Clinical Experience

The Art Institute of Washington
Director, Department of Counseling Services

See Forever Foundation
Consultant, Mental Health Services

Argosy University
Director, Mid Atlantic Internship Consortium

Atlantic Health Services, Inc.
Psychology Resident

Maya Angelou Public Charter School-Evans Campus
Psychology Resident

American University, Counseling Center
Clinical Psychology Intern

Georgetown University, Counseling Center
Clinical Psychology Extern

Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Clinical Psychology Extern-Exceptional Family Member Program

Center Clinic, Center for Professional Psychology
Clinical Psychology Extern

Additional Educational Experiences

Baltimore-Washington Psychoanalytic Institute
Child Fellow

Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis
Fellow

Baltimore-Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis
Fellow

Group Relations Conference, George Washington University
Staff

Research Experience

Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual
Adult Symptom Patterns Consultant

Young Adult Sibling Study
Clinical Research Assistant

Therapeutic Nursery Program Outcome Study
Assistant Research Coordinator

Therapeutic Nursery Program Outcome Study
Research Project Assessment Administrator

Professional Memberships

American Psychological Association

Division of Psychoanalysis- Committee on Psychology and Health Care

Division of Psychoanalyis – Multicultural Concerns Committee

Massachusetts Psychological Association

Multiservice Eating Disorders Association

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