Background

Education

  • Ph.D. in Psychology from Rutgers University in 1974.
  • Training program in Gestalt Therapy with Laura Perls at the Gestalt Institute of New York (1967- 1969)
  • Sex Therapy Training Program under Helen Singer Kaplan, Cornell Medical School (1978-1980)

Licenses and Certifications

  • Psychology License No. 5141, New York State, awarded 1976.
  • Psychology License No. 1735, State of New Jersey, awarded 1982

Certified as a Sex Therapist by:

  • American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists, 1979.
  • American College of Sexologists (Fellow), 1979
  • American Board of Sexology (Diplomate), 1989
  • American Board of Sexology (Clinical Supervisor), 1990

Professional Associations

  • Executive Committee: Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists of New York
  • American Psychological Association, 1976. Elected Fellow, 1987
  • Society for the Scientific Study of Sex, 1983
  • New York State Psychological Association, 1978
  • National Lesbian and Gay Health Foundation, 1988
  • Member: Colleague Assistance Program, New York State Psychological Association.
  • Editorial Board: the Journal of Homosexuality.

Teaching

  • Current: Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry, New York University College of Medicine.
  • Past: 1) Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein School of Medicine.
  • 2) Adjunct Professor in the Psychology Department of the Ramapo State College, NJ.
  • 3) The Graduate School of Education, The City College of New York
  • 4) The Psychology Department, University College, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey