Focus:
- - Adolescents and families
- - Stress management
- - Grief and Bereavement
- - Sexual Abuse issues
- - Anger Management
- - Consultation
- - Facilitation of Foster Parent Clinics
- - Workshops in the area of bereavement,stress management,violence and other topics pertaining to mental health
Education:
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- - B.A. Psychology
- - Illinois School of Professional Psychology
- - M.A. Clinical Psychology
- - Illinois School of Psychology
- - Doctorate,Clinical Psychology
Professional Experience
- - Licensed Clinical Psychologist(February 2001-present) Private Practice
- - Therapy Practicum(1 year)Warrenville Correctional Facility(Adolescent males and females)Warrenville,Illinois.
- - Psychology Diagnostic Practicum(1 year) Englewood Mental Health Center,Chicago,Illinois.
- - Pre-Doctoral internship in Clinical Psychology at Ethan Allen School in Wales,Wisconsin and Southern Oaks Girl's School in Union Grove,Wisconsin.
- - Post Doctoral internship at Ethan Allen School,Wales,Wisconsin.
- - Consulting Psychologist for Ethan Allen School
Published Books:
- - Too Young to Die:Inner City Adolescent Homicides(A Psychological Investigation)
- - The Making of a Black Psychologist
- - The Middle Generation Syndrome(A Throw Away Society) co-author
Accomplishments:
- - Trained in the U.S. Army as a combat medic and surgical technician during the Vietnam War
- - Employed as a surgical technician at several Army hospitals and St.Joseph's and St. Lukes's Hospitals in Milwaukee,Wisconsin
- - Trained and worked as a cardiovascular perfusionist at several hospitals in the Milwaukee area.(1980-1996)
- - A strong adherence to the medical model
- - Consultant to several mental health agencies in the Milwaukee area
- - 2006 Community Trailblazer Award
- - 2010 Brother Booker Ashe lay Ministry Program(Certificate Program)
- - 2012 PBS interview,Black Nouveau) Channels 10 and 36,Milwaukee,Wi.
- - 2010 Black Child Development Institute,Children's Legacy Award,in the catergory of mental health
- - Consulting Psychologist to Milwaukee Job Corps
- - CBS News:Channel 58.Eye to eye(In Studio Interview)Feb. 2012
- - WXKS,Minority Counter Point(radio interview)Boston,Ma. 2012
- - The Huffington Post(interview)Expert Commentary,Feb.2013
- - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,On Milwaukee.com,Feb.2013
- - NPR Wisconsin Public Radio,At Issue,(in studio interview)Feb,2013
- - WTMJ-TV,The Morning Blend.(NBC,Milwaukee,Wi.(in studio interview)Feb. 2013
- - WTMJ-Wisconsin Tonight.NBC,Milwaukee,Wi.(In studio interview)Feb.2013
- - KDKA-AM News talk 1020,CBS,(Radio interview)Racism in America,Pittsburg,Pa.April 2013
- - 90.7(Radio interview)Portland,Oregon August,2013
- - Recipient of the Mary Ellen Strong Foundtion 2018 service award in mental health