Professional Experience
CONSULTING PSYCHOLOGIST, Department of Hematology-Oncology, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT, (February 2006-present).
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, Adult, Child and Family Psychotherapy Practice, West Hartford, CT, (2003-present).
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST and PARTNER, Crossroads Behavioral Health Associates, West Hartford/Middletown, CT, (January 1997-2003).
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST and ASSOCIATE, Bank and Hiebel Family and Child Associates, Middletown, CT, (1994-1996).
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, Adult, Child and Family Psychotherapy Practice, West Hartford, CT, (1985-1994).
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT and CLINICAL DIRECTOR, Cornerstone of Eagle Hill, Substance Abuse Treatment Program, Sandy Hook, CT, (June 1993-April 1994).
MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTANT, American Specialty Underwriters, Inc.; Specialty Disability Insurance Company for professional athletes and athletic leagues, entertainers, and corporate executives; Woburn, MA (1992-1994).
MEDICAL CONSULTANT, Social Security Department, Bureau of Disability, Windsor, CT (1987-1988; 1989-2002; 2010-present).
CONSULTING PSYCHOLOGIST, Parkside Lodge of Eagle Hill, Inpatient Addiction Program, Sandy Hook, CT (1989-1991), Parkside of Middlebury, Partial Hospitalization Program, and Middlebury, CT (1990-1991).
DIRECTOR OF FAMILY SERVICES and EVENING TREATMENT PROGRAM, The BlueRidge Center, Substance Abuse Treatment Program, Bloomfield, CT (1985).
COORDINATOR OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES/STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST II, Cedarcrest Regional Hospital, State Psychiatric Hospital, Newington, CT (1982-1985).
OUTPATIENT COUNSELOR/AFTERCARE COORDINATOR, Comprehensive Addictions Program, James C. Guiffre Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (1977-1979).
Approved Consultant Certification in Clinical Hypnosis, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Developed and coordinated a Pediatric Asthma Demonstration Project with Primary Care Physicians that showed increased patient benefit and a decrease in utilization with the adjunctive use of clinical hypnosis. Findings supported the results of medical research conducted by Daniel P. Kohen, M.D.
Started a Trichotillomania treatment program with a multimodal treatment approach including individual and group therapy, clinical hypnosis, psychiatric consultation, and the development of a Trichotillomania Twelve-Step program.
Developed an active substance abuse intervention practice and founded Private Interventions Inc., a consulting firm developed to provide a variety of highly confidential and comprehensive substance abuse intervention and prevention services, resulting in work with diverse populations including families, corporate executives, impaired professionals, educational systems, professional athletes, and other public figures.
Assisted patients for past thirty-two years in developing healthy partnership between psychotherapy experiences and Twelve Step Program experiences.
Invited by Senator Christopher Dodd, Chairman of U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism to present an overview at hearing entitled "Breaking the Cycle: The Effects of Alcohol on Families", 1991.
Faculty, The National Pediatric Hypnosis Training Institute (nphti.org)
Faculty and Workshop Director: Introduction to Pediatric Clinical Hypnosis Workshops, CT Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT (May-April, 2002).
Bi-weekly Clinical Hypnosis Seminar, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT (May-October, 2002).
Faculty: Experiential Workshops in Pediatric Hypnosis, Syracuse, NY (May, 2004)
Faculty, Pediatric Clinical Hypnosis Workshops, Society for Developmental and Pediatric Hypnosis Annual Convention, San Diego, CA (September, 2005)
Faculty, ASCH Intermediate Workshops, Integrating Hypnosis into Psychotherapy, Dallas, TX (March, 2006)
Faculty, Pediatric Clinical Hypnosis Workshops, Society for Developmental and Pediatric Hypnosis Annual Convention, Providence, RI (September, 2007)
Faculty, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis Advanced Pediatric Workshop. Helping Kids and Teens Help Themselves With Hypnosis: Coping With Life-Threatening, Palliative and End-of-Life Experiences, Boston, MA (March, 2009)
Grand Rounds Presentation: Pediatric Hypnosis: Helping Kids and Families Help Themselves, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT (March 2009)
Faculty, Pediatric Hypnosis: Helping Kids & Families Help Themselves, Connecticut Osteopathic Medical Society Annual Convention, Groton, CT (May 2009)
Faculty, Helping Kids and Families Help Themselves Heal With Clinical Hypnosis, Connecticut Psychological Association Annual Convention, Windsor, CT (November, 2009)
Workshop, Pediatric Hypnosis in the Hospital and in the Office, New England Society of Clinical Hypnosis, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA (December, 2009)
Faculty, National Pediatric Hypnosis Training Institute, Minneapolis, MN, September, 2010.
Approved Consultant Certification in Clinical Hypnosis, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
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West Hartford, CTl 06107
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