With a focus on UNTOLD STORIES, I write about the unspoken, unnoticed, or unheralded narratives of peoples' lives.
I come to my work with graduate degrees from Harvard and the University of Michigan, and over 30 years as a psychologist, therapist, writer, teacher, and consultant. In 2006, I closed my clinical practice to focus full-time on writing and international work. A long career has meant many experiences:
- Creator and Project Director, Stories For Hope, for the Republic of Rwanda
- Consulted to a primary school in Rwanda, the Kigali Parents' School, 2006-present
- Trained professionals and graduate students
- Co-Director, Narrative Family Therapy, Ann Arbor Center For the Family, 1996-2003
- Faculty in Psychology, Fielding Institute, Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, 1995-1999
- Authored articles for professional journals and books, most recently:
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Stories from the men and women who led Rwanda's astounding recovery as a nation after the 1994 genocide. (Origins of Leadership: Personal Stories From the Top 100 Leaders in Rwanda, in process) |
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How today's young people, and their parents cope with the celebrations and anxieties of leaving home. (Almost Grown: Launching Your Child From High School To College, W.W. Norton, 1998) |
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Stories of the prejudice faced by Filipino-American men in the U.S. Navy. (chapters in In Our Uncles' Words: We Fought For Freedom, T-Boli Publications, 2006) |
