Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine with 20 years of professional training and experience in clinical psychology providing assessment, consultation, and treatment/intervention services for individuals, couples, families, and groups suffering from mental and behavioral health problems, co-occurring medical illnesses, and substance use disorders.
Completed graduate, doctoral, and postdoctoral scientist-practitioner clinical training at highly-ranked APA-accredited institutions throughout Texas, in a range of clinical settings including specialty clinics, community mental health centers, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, forensic residential hospitals, university hospitals, and primary care medical settings.
Extensive experience with focused and comprehensive psychological and psychoanalytically-informed personality assessments, in addition to providing short-term empirically-supported treatments and longer-term relational approaches to clients’ diverse presenting concerns.
Experience providing clinical and ethico-legal consultation and supervision to fully licensed mental health practitioners as well as professionals in training.
Areas of expertise: psychoanalytically-informed personality assessment, Mentalization-Based Treatment, Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy, men's issues, recovery from marital infidelity, and consultation for helping professionals.
Psychology License Information
- License State: Texas
- License No.: 34299
Education
Degree |
Major |
School |
Year |
Postdoctoral |
Clinical Psychology (Menninger Child & Family Program) |
Baylor College of Medicine/Menninger Clinic |
2008 |
Ph.D. |
Clinical Psychology (Minor in Neuropsychology) |
University of Texas at Austin (APA-Accredited) |
2007 |
B.A. |
Psychology (Cognitive Science Honors Program) |
University of California, Irvine |
1997 |
Postdoctoral |
Clinical Psychology (Adult Track) |
Scott & White Clinic in association with Texas A&M University Health Science Center |
2009 |
Residency |
Clinical Psychology |
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (APA-Accredited) |
2007 |
Professional Affiliations