I am a licensed Clinical and Forensic Psychologist in Texas with over thirty years of extensive professional experience. I provide individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, couples and marriage therapy, court testimony, and psychological assessments for adults, couples, adolescents, and children. 

 

Recently, I retired from the Dallas County Juvenile Department as the Chief Psychologist to pursue full-time private practice. As the Chief Psychologist, I was responsible for over one-hundred clinical staff, creating and operating multiple clinical programs. My responsibilities included managing and supervising:

• the detention center

• two emergency shelters

• an assessment unit

• an outpatient family program

• two sex offender residential treatment units

• outpatient sex offender program

• three male residential treatment units

• residential and outpatient substance abuse units

• the most prominent female trauma unit in the country

• psychotherapy

• psychological assessments

• court testimony

• consultation

 

Additionally, I supervised the 24/7 on-call department, staff training, and the student intern training program. The program drew psychology, counseling, and social work interns from the surrounding DFW universities, including SMU and UTSW. 

 

I have also owned a private practice providing psychological assessments, psychotherapy, and court testimony for individuals and families for over thirty years. Currently, private practice is my sole focus. I bring extensive experience to your sessions for solution-focused results. 

 

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School - Dallas 

• MS degree in Clinical Psychology from Abilene Christian University 

• M.Ed. in Counseling and Human Development from Hardin-Simmons University.