She received her Ph.D. from Washington State University and soon learned that a Ph.D. did not equip her for psychotherapeutic work. She started psychoanalytically oriented supervision while on internship at Duke UMC and her interest eventually brought her to involvement with COR. She has been affiliated with COR for 15 years as a student, psychoanalytic psychotherapy program candidate, member, and teacher. She loves British Object Relations for its theory and application to clinical practice.