I was born in New  York.  I moved to Pennsylvania at the age of seven.  I have three children and four grandchildren. I have a Bachelors Degree in Psychology, a Masters Degree in Counseling and am working on my PhD. I am a National Certified Counselor.  #214198 Licensed Professional Counselor #PC 005194. Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance. Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check. Federal Criminal history background Check.  Clearances updated yearly.

PhD coursework

• Advanced Research in Human Development

Masters in Counseling Coursework

• Intro into the Helping Profession
• Group Processes
• Appraisal Techniques in the Helping Profession
• Career Development and Consultation Theories
• Organization and Development of Programs (grant writing)
• Supervised Counseling Practicum
•  Research in Education
• Individual Development through Adolescence
• Multi-Cultural Counseling
• Family Counseling
• Diagnosis
• Counseling Substance Abuse and Addiction
•  Ethics and Professional Issues
•  Victimology

Bachelors  in Psychology Coursework

• Intro into Professional Psychology
• Intro into Group Counseling
•  Intro into Clinical Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Learning Theory and Motivation
• Learning Theory and Application
• History and Systems of Psychology
• Intro to Moral Issues
• Philosophy
• World Religions
• Race and Ethnic Relations
•  Sociology of the Life Cycles

 Additional Trainings

Marriage & Family Counseling- A Christian Perspective

Ethics & Boundary Issues

Heroin Abuse and Addiction

Marijuana Abuse

DSM IV Training

Compassion Fatigue

Moving Beyond Theory into Actiion: Demystifying and Practicing Core Stretegies of DBT

DBT Skills Training

Ethical Principles in the Practice of Pennsylvania Mental Health Professional

Additional Trainings

Suicide and Self Mutilation

Optimizing ADHD Treatment: Co-occurring Disorders

On the Spot Techniques for Children with Emotional and Behavior Problems

Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse

Group Functioning

Ethical Guidelines

 Trauma, PTSD, and Grief Training

Adoption and Trauma

Functional Behavior Assessment and Treatment

Reactive Attachment Disorder Conference 

Using Outcomes to Assess Counselor Competency.

Mental Health of Muslims Living in America: Counseling Implications. 

The Ethical use of Technology and Information Processing in Counseling. 

Constructing Client Realities with Reality Therapy Framework.

Personality Disorders: Insights and Practical Innovations. 

Overindulged Children and Conduct Disorder.

Conference on Sex Offenders: Denial, Deception, and Manipulation.  by Anna Salter, PH.D.

• Offender Typologies
•  Adolescent Sex Offenders
•  Incestuous Sex Offenders
•  Sex Offender Denial and  Deception
•  Polygraph and Statement Analysis
•  Body Language
•  Female Offenders
• Protecting Kids

The Detection and Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse Conference 

• Mandated Reporting and Investigation of Child Abuse.
•  Offender Profile.
•  Megans Law.
• Investigation and Prosecution of Child Sex Abuse Cases.
• Family Reunification follow Sexual Abuse.
•  Recovering From Sexual Assault.

Dialogue Across the Disciplines: The Contours of Deviance.   

• Deviance and Victimization
• Deviance and Women Who Kill
• Deviance and the Computer Age

 Critical Incident Stress Management: Group Crisis Intervention Advanced Course.

Breaking Unwanted Relationship Patterns.

Getting to the Root of it: Critical Knowledge on Oppression for Counselors.

Critical Incident Stress Management: Group Crisis Intervention.

Children Coping With Divorce.