I received a M.S. degree in Marriage Family Therapy from BYU in 1978 and have been licensed in the State of California continuously since 1982. My continuing education is done at the Ackerman Institute in New York City;  Harvard Dept. of Psychiatry, Boston, MA., adjunct training from Milton Erickson Foundation, Psychotherapy Networker conferences & CAMFT trainings.  In my practice, I use work from John Gottman, Terry Real, Communication & Conflict Management, Attachment Theory & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.