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3/2008 - Present
Executive Director
Center for the Developing Mind
LOS ANGELES, CA
3/1999 - Present
Private Practice
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
3/2004 - 8/2005
Supervisor
Eisner Pediatric & Family Medical Center
LOS ANGELES, CA
7/1996 - 6/1998
Post-Doctoral Fellow/Registered Psychologist
Reiss-Davis Child Study Center
LOS ANGELES, CA
1/1992 - 3/1999
Psychological Assistant
Dr. Margaret Toomin
SANTA MONICA, CA
6/1997 - Present
Co-founder In association with Dr. Jose Lopez
The Healthy Divorce Clinic
SANTA MONICA, CA
1/1990 - 12/1991
Psychological Assistant
Dr. Peter Zucker
SANTA MONICA, CA
10/1982 - 12/1989
Psychological Assistant
Dr. Elaine Karr
LOS ANGELES, CA
10/1982 - 2/1987
School Counselor
Hillel Hebrew Academ
BEVERLY HILLS, CA
6/1983 - 9/1983
6/1984 - 9/1984
Staff Therapist
Los Angels Free Clinic
LOS ANGELES, CA
5/1982 - 10/1982
Staff Therapist
Chabad Drug Rehabilitation Center
LOS ANGELES, CA
Jewish Community Center of Manhattan, New York | Apr-25 |
Wilensky and Associates, Jerusalem, Israel | Mar-25 |
Polask Special Needs Academy, Lodz, Poland | Feb-25 |
Miller Vocational High School, Chatsworth, CA | Feb-25 |
Beth Jacob Congregation, Beverly Hills, CA | Jan-25 |
Expressive Therapies, Virtual, | Oct-24 |
Mid Atlantic Play Therapy Association, Norfolk, VA | Apr-24 |
Expressive Therapies, New York (Virtual), NY | Nov-23 |
NEFESH, Los Angeles (Virtual), CA | Oct-23 |
Beth Jacob Congregation, Beverly Hills, CA | Oct-23 |
Jewish Women�s Repertory Company, Los Angeles, CA | Oct-23 |
OSC, Paris, France | May-23 |
Young Adult Librarian Association, Los Angeles, CA | Mar-23 |
ELNET Community awareness, Los Angeles, CA | Mar-23 |
Frum Therapy Network, Los Angeles, CA | Feb-23 |
NEFESH International Conference, Parsippany, N.J. | Jan-23 |
Rainbow Foundation, Warsaw, Poland | Jan-23 |
Centrum Perfectum Special Needs School, Lodz, Poland | Jan-23 |
Center for Trauma Support, Kiryat Shemona, Israel | Dec-22 |
Expressive Therapies, New York (Virtual), NY | Nov-22 |
Los Angeles County Psychological Association, Montecito, CA | Jul-22 |
Nefesh Frum Therapist Network, Los Angeles, CA | Jul-22 |
Kona Community Hospital, Kona, Hawaii | Jun-22 |
CHADD, Los Angeles, CA | May-22 |
Expressive Therapies, Los Angeles (Virtual), CA | Apr-22 |
Spivak Educational Center, Los Angeles (Virtual), CA | Feb-22 |
Spivak Educational Center, Los Angeles (Virtual), CA | Feb-22 |
Valley Beth Shalom, Encino (Virtual), CA | Jan-22 |
Beth Jacob Congregation, Beverly Hills (Virtual), CA | Jan-22 |
Nefesh Frum Therapists Network, NYC. (Virtual), NY | Dec-21 |
Expressive Therapies, Atlantic City (Virtual), New Jersey | Nov-21 |
Nefesh Frum Therapists Network, NYC. (Virtual), NY | Oct-21 |
Nefesh Frum Therapists Network, NYC (Virtual), NY | Jul-21 |
Milestones Autism Research Conference, Cleveland (Virtual), Ohio | Jun-21 |
Mid Atlantic Play Therapy Association, Baltimore (Virtual), MD | Jun-21 |
Podcast, Selective Mutism Association (Virtual), Los Angeles, CA | 2021 |
Expressive Therapies, Los Angeles (Virtual), CA | Apr-21 |
Kids Play House, Los Angeles (Virtual), CA | Feb-21 |
Expressive Therapies, New York City (Virtual), NY | Nov-20 |
CHADD International Conference,(Virtual), | Nov-20 |
UCLA Geffin School of Medicine,Virtual, | Sep-20 |
Milestones Autism Resources Conference, Cleveland (Virtual), Ohio | Jun-20 |
Spivak Educational Center, Los Angeles (Virtual), CA | Jun-20 |
Spivak Educational Center, Los Angeles (Virtual), CA | May-20 |
Spivak Educational Center, Los Angeles (Virtual), CA | Apr-20 |
Expressive Therapies, Los Angeles (Virtual), CA | Apr-20 |
Beth Jacob Congregation, Beverly Hills (Virtual), CA | Apr-20 |
Beth Jacob Congregation, Beverly Hills, CA | Mar-20 |
Ogden Manor Home Care, Los Angeles, CA | Mar-20 |
Spivak Educational Center, Los Angeles, CA | Mar-20 |
CHADD, Los Angeles, CA | Feb-20 |
Spivak Educational Center, Los Angeles, CA | Feb-20 |
St. John�s Medical Center, Jackson Hole, Wyoming | Jan-20 |
Hillel Hebrew Academy, Los Angeles, CA | Nov-19 |
Mogan David Academy, Los Angeles, CA | Aug-19 |
Milestones National Autism Conference, Cleveland, Ohio | Jun-19 |
Senate Office of Senator Cindy Hyde, Smith, Washington DC | Mar-19 |
Senate Office of Senator Roger Wicker, Washington, D.C. | Mar-19 |
Los Angeles County Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA | Mar-19 |
St. John�s University, Department of Nursing, Dodoma City, Tanzania | Feb-19 |
Emek Hebrew Academy, Valley Village, CA | Nov-18 |
Children�s Hospital Los Angeles,, | Nov-18 |
Western Connecticut University, Danbury, Connecticut | Oct-18 |
Supportive Therapies, Queens, NY | Oct-18 |
Los Angeles Chapter of the Marriage and Family Therapy Association, Torrance,CA | Jun-18 |
Frum Therapist Association, Los Angeles, | Apr-18 |
Webinar, Shanghai, China | Apr-18 |
Notre Dame Academy, Los Angeles, CA | Mar-18 |
Office of Senator Feinstein, Washington, DC | Mar-18 |
Office of Senator Sabetow, Washington, DC | Mar-18 |
Office of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Washington, DC | Feb-18 |
Supportive Therapies, Queens, NY | Feb-18 |
Western Connecticut College, Danbury, Conn | Feb-18 |
UCSD, La Jolla, CA | Nov-17 |
UCSD, LA Jolla, CA | Oct-17 |
Association of Play Therapy Annual Conference, Minn., MN | Oct-17 |
American Psychological Association, Washington, DC | Aug-17 |
World Congress of Psychotherapy, Paris, France | Jul-17 |
International Play Therapy Association, Hampshire, England | Jun-17 |
British Columbia Play Therapy Association,, | May-17 |
Expressive Therapies Summit Los Angeles/UCLA,, | Mar-17 |
Congressional Office of Congressman Brad Schneider, Washington, DC | Mar-17 |
Notre Dame High School, Los Angeles, CA | Mar-17 |
KK Women�s and Children�s Hospital, Singapore, | Feb-17 |
Olive Tree Child Development Center, Singapore, | Feb-17 |
Los Angeles County Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA | Jan-17 |
Expressive Therapies Summit, New York City, NY | Nov-16 |
United Nations, New York City, NY | Nov-16 |
Selective Mutism Group Conference, Expert Panel, Manhattan Beach CA | Oct-16 |
Beth Jacob Congregation, Beverly Hills, CA | Sep-16 |
Red Cross Children�s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa | May-16 |
Autism Speaks Expert Panel, Los Angeles, CA | May-16 |
Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, CA | Apr-16 |
Capitol Hill office of Senator Casey, Congressmen Engle, Smith Sires Schneider Engels & Meadows, Washignton DC | Mar-16 |
Play Therapy Association of Bangkok, Thailand, | Jan-16 |
Play Therapy Association of Hong Kong,, | Jan-16 |
Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, CA | Nov-15 |
Circle of Friends, Santa Monica, CA | Nov-15 |
Children�s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA | 2015 |
9th Annual Conference on Global Disabilities, Columbia, South Carolina | Sep-15 |
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