Ph.D., M.S. in Psychology--University of California, Santa Cruz (1982,1980).
Recipient, University of California Graduate Fellowship & University of California Chancellors' Patent Fund Awards.
Finalist, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship.

B.A. in Psychology--University of California, Berkeley (1976).
Phi Beta Kappa 
Nominee, Warner Brown Memorial Prize.
Distinction in General Scholarship; High Honors in Psychology.

Post-Doctoral Coursework
University of California, Berkeley; Center for Mediation in Law; Golden Gate University; The Burke Institute; The Professional School of Psychology; The Center for Attitudinal Healing; California Institute of Clinical Hypnosis and Health Sciences.

Certification in California
Clinical Hypnotherapist in Clinical and Ericksonian Hypnotherapy
Master Hypnotist in Clinical and Ericksonian Hypnotherapy.

Professional Associations

American Psychological Association (1982 to present).

APA Divisions: Psychological Hypnosis, Independent Practice, Psychology and the Arts, Psychology of Women, Psychology of Aging, Health Psychology, Family Psychology, Gay and Lesbian Issues

California Psychological Association
Alameda County Psychological Association
Contra Costa County Psychological Association
EMDRIA International Association
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Therapists' Association of the Bay Area