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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 |
Friendship Circle, Los Angeles, CA | Aug-15 |
27th Annual American Psychological Association Conference, Toronto, Canada | Aug-15 |
6th Annual Conference of Child Disabilities, Tel Aviv, Israel | Jul-15 |
UCSD, La Jolla, CA | Jun-15 |
UCSD, La Jolla, CA | May-15 |
Under the Oaks Preschool, Malibu, CA | Mar-15 |
Play Therapy Association of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China | Jan-15 |
Center for the Developing Mind, Los Angeles, CA | Nov-14 |
Ogden Home Care, Los Angeles, CA | Oct-14 |
Webinar Interview, Los Angeles, CA | Jul-14 |
Yachad Adult Service Division, Los Angeles, CA | Jun-14 |
Department of Mental Health; State of Nevada, Henderson, NV | May-14 |
Southern California Regional Play Therapy Association, Orange, CA | Apr-14 |
Expert Chat, Selective Mutism Group | Apr-14 |
Expert Chat, Selective Mutism Group, | Mar-14 |
Autism Speaks, Los Angeles, CA | Mar-14 |
Northern California Regional Play Therapy Association, Livermore, CA | Mar-14 |
Jewish Community Center of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD | Feb-14 |
Beth Sholom Congregation, Potomac, MD | Feb-14 |
Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel | Feb-14 |
Autism Society of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel | Feb-14 |
Sulam Learning Center, Jerusalem, Israel | Feb-14 |
Tel Hashomer Hospital, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel | Jan-14 |
University of Northern Texas, Dallas, TX | Jun-13 |
Play Therapy Association of Virginia, Shenandoah Valley, | Jun-13 |
Learning Made Easy Talk Radio, Los Angeles, CA | Jun-13 |
Play Therapy Association Southern California,, | May-13 |
University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA | May-13 |
Pacific Rim International Conference on Diversity and Disability, Honolulu, Hawaii, California | Apr-13 |
Los Angeles County Psychological Association, Special Interest Group, Child/Adolescent Division, Los Angeles | Apr-13 |
Play Therapy Association Northern California,, | Mar-13 |
Los Angeles County Psychological Association, Special Interest Group Child/Adolescent Division, Los Angeles | Feb-13 |
Cruise CEUs, Western Caribbean, | January/February 2013 |
University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA | January and February 2013 |
Center for Early Childhood Development, Los Angeles, CA | Jan-13 |
Tel Hashomer Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel | Dec-12 |
Hadassah Hospital Eon Kareem, Jerusalem, | Dec-12 |
Third World Congress for Child Chronic Disorders and Developmental Disabilities, Jerusalem, Israel | Dec-12 |
ICDL 12th Annual Conference, Montclair University, Montclair, NJ | Nov-12 |
Pathways Speech and Language, Los Angeles, CA | Nov-12 |
Family Resource Counseling Center, Los Angeles, CA | Oct-12 |
International Play Therapy Association, Cleveland, Ohio | Oct-12 |
Center for the Developing Mind, Los Angeles, CA | Aug-12 |
Chesapeake Bay Play Therapy Association, Washington, D.C. | Aug-12 |
Southern California Play Therapy Association, Orange, CA | May-12 |
Chesapeake Bay Play Therapy Association, Washington, D.C. | Apr-12 |
Summit Professional Education, St. Louis, MO | Mar-12 |
Summit Professional Education, Columbia, MO | Mar-12 |
Summit Professional Education, Kansas City, KS | Mar-12 |
Northern California Regional Play Therapy Conference | Mar-12 |
Summit Professional Education, Davenport, IA | Mar-12 |
Summit Professional Education, Des Moines, IA | Mar-12 |
Summit Professional Education, Omaha, NE | Mar-12 |
Summit Professional Education, Albuquerque, NM | Feb-12 |
Summit Professional Education, Tucson, AZ | Feb-12 |
Summit Professional Education, Phoenix, AZ | Feb-12 |
Summit Professional Education, Tampa, FL | Feb-12 |
Summit Professional Education, Ft. Myers, FL | Feb-12 |
Summit Professional Education, Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Feb-12 |
Summit Professional Education, San Jose, CA | Feb-12 |
Summit Professional Education, Sacramento, CA | Jan-12 |
Summit Professional Education, San Francisco, CA | Jan-12 |
Summit Professional Education, Johnson City, TN | Dec-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Knoxville, TN | Dec-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Nashville, TN | Dec-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Dallas, TX | Nov-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Tulsa, OK | Nov-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Oklahoma City, OK | Nov-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Schaumberg, Ill. | Nov-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Joliet, Ill. | Nov-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Peoria, Ill. | Nov-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Minn., MN | Nov-11 |
Summit Professional Education, St. Cloud, MN | Nov-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Duluth, MN | Oct-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Madison, WI | Sep-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Green Bay, WI | Sep-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Milwaukee, WI | Sep-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Boston, Mass | Sep-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Providence, R.I. | Sep-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Hartford, Conn | Sep-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Detroit, MI | May-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Lansing, MI | May-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Grand Rapids, MI | May-11 |
Vista Del Mar, LA, CA | May-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Orlando, FL | May-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Gainesville, FL | May-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Jacksonville, FL | May-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Montgomery, AL | May-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Birmingham, AL | May-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Atlanta, GA | May-11 |
Los Angeles County Psychological Association, LA, CA | Apr-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Portland, OR | Apr-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Seattle, WA | Apr-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Spokane, WA | Apr-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Hempstead, NY | Mar-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Islip, NY | Mar-11 |
Summit Professional Education, New York City, NY | Mar-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Syracuse, NY | Mar-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Rochester, NY | Mar-11 |
Summit Professional Education, Buffalo, NY | Mar-11 |
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