While in college, I got interested in psychology and knew that I wanted to be in a helping profession and wanted to learn more about human behavior. I also believe that the family that I grew up in planted some seeds for my choice of a career.
My first job out of graduate school was at a rural MHC in southwest Kansas. It was a great opportunity for learning but I realized how little I knew and wanted to learn more. My interest went in the direction of wanting to learn more about relationships and the family. It was obvious to me that relationships mattered and that family members had a powerful impact on one another.
In l981, I moved to Kansas City. I worked at Family and Children Services and pursued some post-graduate training. I attended the two year training program for Community Practitioners at the Menninger Clinic in Prairie Village. It was during this time that I got interested in Bowen Family Systems Theory.
In 1985, I moved to the Washington D.C. area and continued my interest in the study of the family and human behavior by attending the Post-Graduate Training Program at the Bowen Center (formally the Georgetown Family Center.) While in the D.C. area, I worked at a local HMO providing out-patient therapy in the Dept. of Psychiatry.
In 1993, I moved back to my home state of Kansas with my husband and young son. I continue to be a student of Bowen Family Systems Theory and continue to be interested in human behavior. I have had a 3 day a week private practice since 2002 and also do some contract work at a rural mental health center in Southeast Kansas. I also lead a family of origin coaching group in Manhattan and have conducted Seminars in Bowen Theory and Therapy for Community Practitioners.
My first job out of graduate school was at a rural MHC in southwest Kansas. It was a great opportunity for learning but I realized how little I knew and wanted to learn more. My interest went in the direction of wanting to learn more about relationships and the family. It was obvious to me that relationships mattered and that family members had a powerful impact on one another.
In l981, I moved to Kansas City. I worked at Family and Children Services and pursued some post-graduate training. I attended the two year training program for Community Practitioners at the Menninger Clinic in Prairie Village. It was during this time that I got interested in Bowen Family Systems Theory.
In 1985, I moved to the Washington D.C. area and continued my interest in the study of the family and human behavior by attending the Post-Graduate Training Program at the Bowen Center (formally the Georgetown Family Center.) While in the D.C. area, I worked at a local HMO providing out-patient therapy in the Dept. of Psychiatry.
In 1993, I moved back to my home state of Kansas with my husband and young son. I continue to be a student of Bowen Family Systems Theory and continue to be interested in human behavior. I have had a 3 day a week private practice since 2002 and also do some contract work at a rural mental health center in Southeast Kansas. I also lead a family of origin coaching group in Manhattan and have conducted Seminars in Bowen Theory and Therapy for Community Practitioners.