I completed my undergraduate degree at the College
of William and Mary in 1972, a master's in Special Education in 1973, and a
master's in General Psychology in 1975. In 1978 I received a Ph.D. in
Developmental Psychology from the University of Virginia and joined the faculty
of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester. Four years
later, I returned to the University of Virginia and completed doctoral training
in Clinical Psychology. I completed an internship at Children's Hospital
National Medical Center in 1985.
I have had a private practice in Virginia
since 2003. From 1985 to 2008 I served as a Clinical Consulting Psychologist for the Child Psychiatry Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health.
My professional affiliations include the American
Psychological Association, Virginia Psychological Association, Northern
Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists, and Washington Independent Services for Educational Resources.