I am a psychiatrist in private practice who has expertise treating anxiety, depression, manic depression, attention deficit disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and borderline personality disorder as well as many other psychiatric conditions. I graduated from University of Kansas in 1980 with a degree in English literature. I graduated from the University of Kansas medical center in 1988 and did my internship at the University of Kansas Department of psychiatry in 1989. I graduated from the Karl Menninger school of psychiatry in 1992. I became board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in 1997 and recertified in 2007.

I have held staff psychiatry positions at Topeka State Hospital and Bert Nash Mental Health Center.  I have been in private practice since 1999.

Group therapy has been one of the most rewarding aspects of psychiatric treatment because I get to watch patients get better and help one another in their treatment. When ever I put my patients together in a group I can help them help each other. 

I was introduced to DBT by Ronda Reitz, Ph.D. when I worked at Bert Nash Mental Health Center.  In 1996, when at the American Psychiatric Association meeting in San Diego, I attended a day long workshop with Marsha Linehan.  This is also where I met Ivan Goldberg who has been a mentor over the years.  Since then I have attended three DBT workshops.  I have had a DBT group since 2000.  The handouts on this website have been distributed at these groups.