I am a psychologist in Ann Arbor, MI. I provide individual, family, and group psychotherapy specialized for psychosis. I have worked with people in psychiatric crisis for 30 years. I began training 11 years ago with the first group of Americans to receive international certification in Open Dialogue. I have also trained and worked extensively in a wide range of other recovery-oriented, trauma-informed approaches such as advanced CBT, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and compassion-focused therapy - all modified for psychosis. I have been taught by several people recovered from psychosis who are themselves clinicians. I am a trained facilitator in participant-created approaches, such as Hearing Voices Network support groups, Maastricht Interviews for Voices and Paranoia, and Engaging and Working with Voices.
I also provide training and ‘intervision’ - dialogical case consultation - with colleagues who want to offer meaningful psychotherapy to people experiencing psychosis. In addition to certification in Open Dialogue, I am a supervisor with the Institute for Dialogic Practice at Yale University. I have studied with global experts in evidence-based psychotherapies for psychosis including Jaakko Seikkula, PhD, Bertram Karon, PhD, and Mary Olson, PhD.
NOTE: If substance abuse issues or personality disorder is primary, and psychotic symptoms are mild and transient, I advise seeking professionals who specialize in those areas.