She has over 30 years’ experience in the counseling field and worked as an Employee Assistance Counselor, Substance Abuse Counselor, University Counseling Center Clinician, inpatient and outpatient hospital-based clinician and supervisor, consultant and a clinician in Private Practice. She was awarded a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Teaching and Research, and Faculty Senate awards in Teaching and Research and recently re-appointed by the Chancellor of the UMaine system as the system representative on the Maine Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure. In addition to teaching, she consults and supervises in the field and does training in ethical decision-making and self-care.