Education and Certification
Education
1980 - Bachelors in Sociology, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
1985 - Masters in Social Work, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
Continuing Professional Education Record
Professional Licenses
To practice as a Social Worker in the State of Minnesota, USA, one needs to be licensed by the Minnesota Board of Social Work. I have been licensed since 1989 with a clean record of practice. I earned my Licensed Independent Clinical Social Work (LISCW) license in 2003 after three years of supervised clinical practice and after passing the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Clinical examination. An outline of the content of the clinical examination can be viewed here.
Professional Associations
I am a member of the American Psychotherapy Association, Diplomate status. My ID number is 15816.
I conform my practice to the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics.
Right to Practice in Switzerland
I am also a member of the Suisse Fondation ASCA. My ASCA therapist number is RCC F437162. My ASCA certificate for 2021 can be viewed below.
My therapy and counselling practice is registered with the Etat de Genève Registre du Commerce as an "Entreprise individuelle" and my Numéro fédéral is CH-660-2134007-4.
Diplomas, Licenses and Certificates
Brainspotting Phase Two Certificate of Completion
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Continuing Professional Education Record
Employed by Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - 1992-1999
1992
National Conference on Unaccompanied Refugee Minors
Pro-Social Thinking
Intensive In-Home Therapy
Effective Use of the DSM-III-R
Beginning Clinical Hypnosis Training (14 hours)
Growing Beyond Abuse
1993
National Foster Parent Association Annual Conference (15 hours)
Addictive Organizations
Shame
Adolescent Development
1994
Advanced Clinical Hypnosis Training (14 hours)
Proactive Management (22 hours)
Attitudes Towards Differences: Diversity Train-the-Trainer Program (14 hours)
1995
Family Group Conferencing- 3 day Restorative Justice Training
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors National Conference
1996
Wraparound Services Training (19 hours)
Mental Health Needs of Children in Foster Care
Narrative Therapy
Anger: A Creative Energy
Families: Understanding and Nurturing Their Spiritual Health
Management Forum Conference
New Managers Orientation
Legislative Advocacy
Group Work with Difficult Adolescents
Annual Minnesota Social Service Association conference
Accounting and Finance
Budget Preparation and Monitoring
1997
Performance Reviews
Wraparound: The Advanced Track
Redrawing the Circle: Concurrent Planning
Negotiating Your Way to Success
Coming Together for Children, Youth and Families
1998
Conflict Resolution
Management Forum
Youth and Crime Conference
Advanced Crime Victim Advocacy
Working with Resistant Adolescents and their Families
Spirituality in Professional Practice
1999
Do the Right Thing: Social Work Ethics
The Power of Purpose
Employed by Edina Public Schools
Edina, Minnesota, USA - 2000-2003
2000
What They Never Taught You in School about Chem. Dep.
Graduation Standards for Special Education Students
Individual Education Plan Computer Training
Critical Role of School Social Work in the Changing Educational Climate
Attachments Past & Present: Meeting the Needs of Children in Schools
A Framework for Understanding Poverty
Teaching Culture through Laughter
Violence in the Workplace
Emotional Intelligence with Daniel Goleman
Social Skills Training with Autistic Children
2001
Raising Resilient Children with Dr. Brooks
Sexual Orientation: Supporting GBLT Students
Dealing with Anxiety Disorders
Social Worker Web Page Development
Improving Academic Performance of ADHD Students
Asperger Syndrome through the School Years: Adolescent
Everybody’s Children: GLBTQ Students
Stop Bullying, Harassment and Violence
Crisis Prevention Intervention Training
Differentiated Instruction
The Victim-Bully Relationship
A Year in the Life of a Suburban High School
Eating Disorders: Awareness and Education
2002
Violence in the Workplace
Thought Field Therapy Certification Training (15 hours)
Valley View Staff Development (12 hours)
Foreign Kids in a Foreign School
2003
Embracing Diversity Using Inspiration Software
A Global Perspective in Embracing Diversity
How to Write Web-Based Individual Education Plans
Respectful Schools
2004
UNHCR-ICMC Resettlement Deployment Training, Stockholm, Sweden (3 days)
Employed in my Private Counselling Practice
Geneva, Switzerland - 2006 to present
2011
Healer/Chakra Technician of the Broffman Body Mirror System of Healing and Self-Knowledge, Copenhagen, Denmark (4-day training)
Webster University Counseling Conference, Building Bridges: Supporting Individuals and Families in Transition (17 hours)
2012
Transformational Chairwork with focus on Addictions (7 hours)
World of Dreams, Jungian Perspective (7 hours)
Sexual Abuse and Recovery (12 hours)
Gottman Method Couples Therapy Training Level 1, Gras, Austria (18 hours)
Past Life Regression Therapy, Dr. Brian Weiss, Upstate New York (25 hours)
2013
Psychosexual Therapuetic Practice (12 hours)
Webster University Counselling Psychology Conference (8 hours)
2014
Simplifying Personality Disorders, Christine Padesky (14 hours)
Taking Therapy Outdoors, Dr. Martin Jordan and Hayley Marshall
Battle, England (20 hours)
2015
Introduction to Hakomi Therapy, Helsinki, Finland (17 hours)
Hakomi Practitioner Training, London, UK (24 hours)
Hakomi Practitioner Training, London, UK (24 hours)
2016
Hakomi Practitioner Training, London, UK (24 hours)
Hakomi Practitioner Training, London, UK (24 hours)
Hakomi Practitioner Training, London, UK (24 hours)
Hakomi Practitioner Training, Bilbao, ES (35 hours)
2017
Hakomi Practitioner Training, London, UK (30 hours)
Hakomi Practitioner Training, London, UK (24 hours)
Introduction to Hakomi Therapy, Geneva, CH (8 hours)
Hakomi Practitioner Training, Bilbao, ES (35 hours)
Hakomi Practitioner Training, London, UK (24 hours)
Introduction to Hakomi Therapy, Geneva, CH (8 hours)
2018
Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 2: Clinical Training; Assessment, Intervention and Co-Morbidities (19 hours)
Hakomi Practitioner Training, London, UK (18 hours)
Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 3: Clinical Training; Practicum, Simcoe, Canada (21 hours)
Hakomi Practitioner Training, Devon, UK (18 hours)
2019
Early Developmental Ruptures and Nurturing Resilience, Webster University
Geneva, CH (8 hours)
Hakomi Practitioner Training, Devon, UK (30 hours)
Hakomi Practitioner Training, Oslo, Norway (32 hours)
2020
Hakomi Certification Supervision with Georgia Marvin, HEN (12.5 hours online)
Gottman Method Couples Therapy Certification Track Supervision (9 hours)
2021
Hakomi Certification completed 8 February 2021
EMDR training, Thrive Training and Publications, North Carolina, USA (40 hours)
2022
Brainspotting Phase One, Online Training, USA (21 hours)
2023
Brainspotting Phase Two, Online Training, USA (21 hours)