Learning doesn't stop when the degree is finished.

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Psychology is a profession that asks us to keep learning. New research emerges. Our understanding of diagnosis and assessment evolves. The clients sitting across from us challenge what we thought we knew. And sometimes the most valuable professional growth comes from sitting together with other clinicians and asking, “How should we think about this?”

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Teaching and training other psychologists and mental health professionals has been an important part of my career—and one I genuinely enjoy.

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Why Professional Training Matters to Me

Some of the most influential people in my own professional development were those who helped me learn how to think like a clinician, not simply what to know.

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That distinction has stayed with me.

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Clinical work rarely fits neatly into a textbook. Real clients bring complicated histories, overlapping symptoms, unexpected test results, family dynamics, developmental differences, and questions that don't always have obvious answers.

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Good training should give clinicians more than information. It should help them think critically, integrate what they know, ask better questions, and translate psychological science into thoughtful clinical decisions.

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That's the kind of training I strive to provide.

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From the Classroom to the Conference Stage

Over the years, I've had opportunities to provide professional education in settings ranging from small continuing-education groups to major professional conferences.

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I have presented multiple times at the International Conference on ADHD, the Texas Psychological Association and the American Psychological Association. Locally, I've provided training for organizations including the Houston Group Psychotherapy Society, the Houston Independent School Counselors Association, and the Houston Branch of the International Dyslexia Association, as well as numerous continuing education programs for clinicians.

 

I enjoy both settings: the energy and exchange of ideas that comes with a large professional conference, and the deeper conversations that become possible in a smaller group of clinicians.
 

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Training the Next Generation

Some of my favorite teaching happens one clinician at a time.

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Throughout my career, I have supervised more than 20 psychology interns and practicum students as they developed their clinical, assessment, and professional skills.

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Supervision is one of the responsibilities I value most.

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There is something remarkable about watching a developing clinician move from asking, “Am I doing this correctly?” toward asking, “What am I seeing here, and what does it mean?”

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My goal in supervision has never been to create clinicians who think exactly as I do. It is to help emerging professionals develop the knowledge, judgment, curiosity, and confidence to become thoughtful clinicians in their own right.

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That same philosophy shapes the professional training I provide.
 

 

Areas of Professional Training

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Psychological Assessment & Differential Diagnosis

Integrating data, history, observations, and clinical judgment to understand the whole person.

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ADHD & Executive Functioning

Understanding ADHD across the lifespan, executive functioning, attention, regulation, and practical applications of The Control Tower Model™.

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Autism & Complex Presentations

Assessment, differential diagnosis, and understanding presentations that do not always fit neatly into diagnostic categories.

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Learning Differences

Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and Disorder of Written Expression: differential diagnoses and common comorbid issues.

 

Neurodiversity

What is it, why it matters to understand it, and how it shows up in therapy, at home  and at school.

 

Clinical Practice

Practical issues in assessment, consultation, case conceptualization, communication of results, and translating clinical knowledge into everyday practice. Marketing and business development for private practice.

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Professional Development & Supervision

Training designed for students, early-career clinicians, and established professionals seeking to deepen particular areas of practice.

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Connecting Research With Practice

My professional work has also included research and scholarly writing focused on psychological assessment and diagnosis. I have contributed to professional literature, including work examining the assessment of autism in intellectually able adults.

For example, I am lead investigator on a peer-reviewed study on using the Personality Assessment Inventory in assessing intellectually able adults with autism, published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. (PubMed). I also co-authored a textbook chapter in The Virtual Group Therapy Circle: Advances in Theory and Practice of Online Group Therapy entitled Fostering Intimacy and Participant Engagement on the Zoom Platform: A Practical Beginner’s Manual

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Bring Professional Training to Your Organization

Training can be customized to the people in the room.

Professional development can be designed for psychologists, therapists, counselors, assessment professionals, trainees, multidisciplinary teams, and other mental health professionals and medical students. Programs can range from focused presentations to longer continuing-education workshops and customized training.

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Possible formats:

Conference Presentations | CE Workshops | Clinical Trainings | Small-Group Workshops | Graduate & Training Programs

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The best clinicians never stop being curious.

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