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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

 

          American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA)

     MA Chapter, Board of Directors, 2001 to 2006

                         www.aobta.org

 

          Consortium for Psychotherapy

Steering Committee (Board of Directors), 1995 - Present

                                            www.consortiumforpsychotherapy.com

 

 

                                    Health Freedom Action, Massachusetts

                                   Board of Directors, 2007

                           www.healthfreedommassachusetts.org

 

 

              Jin Shin Do® Foundation

           Practitioner Member, since1999

                   www.jinshindo.org

 

 

                    Qi Gong Alliance

           Professional Member, since 2000   

             www.qigong-alliance.org

      

                         

 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 

12/1987 to Present

PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTING PRACTICE

 Westboro, MA

      Meeting the needs of the community with psychotherapy, mind/body

therapies, and psychological consultation to organizations. An in-

creased focus on stress management, Asian health arts and health promotion since 1996.

 

4/1984 to Present

Tai Ji / Qi Gong INSTRUCTOR

 Westboro, MA

     Authorized to teach Ki class (Qi Gong) at the Westchester KI Society

in 1984. Have taught Qi Gong at martial arts schools and other venues in

Worcester, MA since 1986. Taught Tai Ji at the Fallon Clinic Lifetime

Center. (Note that Tai Ji is a physical exercise form of Qi Gong)

 

3/2000 to Present

STRESS MANAGEMENT & HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY PRACTITIONER

 Fallon Clinic, Worcester, MA

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6/1989 - 12/1996

STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST

Worcester Pastoral Counseling, Worcester, MA

 

5/1988 - 12/1995

STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST

 Boston Road Clinic, Shrewsbury, MA

 

9/1987 - 2/1989

SUBSTANCE ABUSE CONSULTANT

 Grafton Job Corps, Shrewsbury, MA

 

6/1974 - 9/1987

 PSYCHOLOGIST (CIVIL SERVICE TITLE)

 Westchester County Medical Center (New York Medical College)

  Alcoholism Services Center, Yonkers, NY

 

9/1973 - 6/1974

 PROGRAM SUPERVISOR

 Mt. Vernon Youth Board, Mt. Vernon, NY

     Administered the juvenile court offenders program,

supervised the direct care staff on clinical issues.

 

 

 EDUCATION

 

9/2004 to Present

Mandarin Chinese Language

Central Massachusetts Chinese Language School

Westboro, MA

     Formal study of the Chinese language to add a depth

of understanding to practice of healing arts.

 

1/1970 to Present

Tai Chi/ Chi Kung & Martial Arts

     Practitioner of Zen meditation since 1970. Trained

in Aikido and Qi Gong since 1980. Authorized to teach

the Ki class component of Aikido at the Westchester Ki

Society (Ki training is the Japanese model of Qi Gong).

Certified as a Tai Ji instructor in 8/01 by AAAI, the

recognized sanctioning body for aerobic instructors

and personal trainers.

 

10/1998 to 9/1999

 INTERNSHIP in Acupressure & Asian Bodywork Therapy

 Amethyst Point Holistic Center

Worcester, MA

 

1/1987 to 8/1999

 ACUPRESSURE THERAPY - Jin Shin Do®

 Graduate of an AOBTA sanctioned training program in

 acupressure therapy. Over 700 hours of classroom education

 including courses with internationally acclaimed practitioners

 of the Asian health and fitness arts.

 

10/1997 to 6/1998

 EXTERNSHIP in Behavioral Medicine

 Daniel Brown & Associates

Cambridge, MA

 

8/1986

 Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology

 Fielding Institute, Santa Barbara, CA

 Dissertation Title:

 The Preferred Psychotherapist Style of High Denial Alcoholics:

 An Ericksonian Hypnotherapy Model.

     published in

            (1986). Dissertation Abstracts International - UMI: Ann Arbor. Order Number  8722908

 

 

 RELATED PROFESSIONAL DATA

 

12/7/2002

 Instructor at Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology,

Division of Continuing Education. Course entitled:

How to Professionally Evaluate Alternative

and Energy Therapies.

Was to be offered again on 5/3/2003.

 

 

9/2001 to 2005

 Regular teaching faculty at Boston Shiatsu, the first incorporated

school of Japanese acupressure therapy in the USA. Course titles:

Ethics for Asian Bodywork Therapists and

Processing the Emotions During Bodywork Therapy.

 

 

1/2001 to 1/2006

 State Legal and Legislative Representative: AOBTA Mass Chapter

 

 

10/1/1993

Conceived and co-authored first submitted draft of legislation which

became law in Massachusetts on January 19,1996: Chapter 8 of

the Acts of 1995 -

An Act Further Protecting the Confidentiality of Patients.

 

9/1990 - 12/1993

Provided clinical supervision and consultation to the counseling service

in the Dean of Students Office at Clark University, Worcester, MA.

 

1989 - 1990

 Served as field clinical instructor for doctoral clinical psychology

candidates at Antioch New England University.

 

1978 - 1982

Served as field instructor for M.A. candidates in family counseling at

Long Island University - Dobbs Ferry Campus.

 

1979 - 1980

Designed and applied a psychological test battery to select members

for the Yonkers (N.Y.) Police Department - Hostage Negotiation Team.

 

1978 - 1987

CSEA Union shop steward at WCMC (N.Y. Medical College). Advised

union members on work related problems.

 

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