My path as a psychologist was not a direct one. Immediately after college, I worked as a business community organizer in the United States Peace Corps in the West Indies. I returned home and joined the United States Naval Reserves. After the military, I worked in corporate America as a loan manager. Just prior to graduate school, I worked as a fire-fighter for a number of years. During this time, I also actively participated in raising our two children with my wife. These varied experiences have helped shape my understanding of people’s desire to make their lives work. As a psychologist, my experience includes:

• Associate Professor of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
• Clinical Fellow, Harvard Medical School
• Director, Center for Family Counseling, Oakland
• Founder, The Family Enrichment Network, Oakland
• Advance Training Multidimensional Family Therapy
• Advance Training Gottman Couples Therapy
• Advance Training Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
• Consultant to the National Football League
• Consultant to the Oakland Raiders Football Team
• Consultant to the Alameda County Probation Department