I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 25 years of psychotherapy experience with children, couples and adults. In addition, I have a law degree and practiced law prior to pursuing my doctorate in psychology. Collaborative practice appeals to me as a unique melding of the best of both skill sets, and I am enjoying my work as a child specialist and divorce coach. What I find particularly effective about the process is the way the cultivation of respect and transparency both protects families from the fallout of a more adversarial approach and lays the groundwork for an amicable future relationship. Even the least conflicted divorce involves coping with losses, and the ability to come to an agreement in a collaborative divorce on shared goals can have a healing effect on the parties that is quite powerful.
Before starting a Collaborative process, please satisfy yourself that the skills and experience of the practitioners are a good fit for you and ask if they follow and meet the IACP Ethical and Practitioner Standards. IACP does not verify the information provided by the practitioners listed.
Year | Course Title | Instructor | Hours |
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Basic/ Introductory Collaborative Law or Interdisciplinary Collaborative Team Training. | |||
2009 | Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice Training | MICPEL, CPTI | 22 |
30-Hr Interest-Based Negotiation & Mediation Skills | |||
2010 | Interest-Based Negotiation and Mediation Skills | CPTI | 30 |
Additional 15 hours Intermediate/ Advanced interest-based negotiation, communication skills, collaborative, or basic professional coach training | |||
2010 | IACP Forum Workshops | IACP | 11 |
2009 | Collaborative Practice Boot Camp | CPTI | 6 |
Annual 4 hours collaborative continuing education (basic, intermediate, or advanced) | |||
2020 | The New Normal | CPNV: Steve Goldman & Patrice Garver | 1.5 |
2020 | Prenups, the Collaborative Way | CPNV: Michael McHugh & Lynn Fletcher | 1.5 |
2020 | Practice Group Programs | DCACP | 3 |
2020 | Disclosure? Distractions? Denial? Dunno.: Addressing Full Disclosure of Ambiguous Adultery in Collaborative Divorce | CPNV: Steve Goldman & David Ginsberg | 1.5 |
2020 | Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: Adapting Techniques for Collaborative Practice | CPNV: Britt Rathbone, LCSW-C | 3 |
2020 | Child Specialist | I was the instructor | 1 |
2020 | Cash, Covid, and Collaboration: Financial Considerations for assisting your clients | CPNV: Jordan Egert & Jane Oschman Rowny | 1.5 |
2019 | Practice Group Programs | DCACP | 3 |
2019 | Practice Group Programs | CPNV | 3 |
2019 | Defense Mechanisms | I was the instructor | 1 |
2018 | Practice Group Programs | DCACP | 3 |
2018 | Practice Group Programs | DCACP | 2 |
2018 | Practice Group Programs | CPNV | 4 |
2018 | Practice Group Programs | CPNV | 2 |
2018 | Post-Agreement Services (CPNV) | I was an instructor | 1 |
2018 | Multiculturalism and Collaborative Divorce | Theopia Jackson | 4.5 |
2018 | LGBTQ Experiences | DCACP-selected panel | 6 |
2017 | The Child Specialist (DCACP) | I was the instructor. | 1 |
2017 | Practice Group Programs | DCACP | 5 |
2017 | Practice Group Programs | CPNV | 6 |
2017 | Collaborative Divorce and Jewish Values | I was the instructor. | 1 |
2016 | Practice Group Programs | DCACP | 6 |
2016 | Practice Group Programs | CPNV | 7 |
2015 | Team Challenges: Working Together to Resolve Disputes | Yuval Berger & Nancy Cameron | 6 |
2015 | Practice Group Programs | DCACP | 6 |
2015 | Practice Group Programs | CPNV | 6 |
2015 | IACP Forum Workshops | IACP | 9 |
2014 | Practice Group Programs | DCACP | 6 |
2014 | Practice Group Programs | CPNV | 7 |
2014 | Collaborative Practice and the Human Brain | Pauline Tesler | 6 |
2014 | Breaking Down Barriers to Support | 3C Institute/CPTI | 6.5 |
2013 | Practice Group Programs | DCACP | 7 |
2013 | Practice Group Programs | CPNV | 6 |
2013 | IACP Forum Workshops | IACP/CDA | 11 |
2013 | Ethics | Tri-State Collaborative Task Force | 2 |
2012 | Practice Group Programs | DCACP | 4 |
2012 | Practice Group Programs | CPNV | 8 |
2012 | IACP Forum Workshops | IACP/CDA | 11 |
2011 | Parenting Plan in Collaborative Practice | CPTI | 12 |
2011 | Law for Non-Lawyers | DCACP | 3 |
2011 | IACP Forum Workshops | IACP | 6 |
2010 | Parenting Plan in Collaborative Practice | CPTI | 6 |
2009 | Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice Training | DC Academy of Collaborative Professionals | 12 |