I have worn many “hats” in my professional career: clinician, therapist, counselor, supervisor, coach, consultant, and now author. I earned a BA in psychology from Montclair State University and went on for my MSW at Rutgers University, both in New Jersey. After receiving my licensure as a clinical social worker, I worked in community mental health centers and hospitals as a clinician working with individuals with serious and persistent mental illness as well as patients who were dually diagnosed with mental illness and substance abuse. I went on to work for a behavioral healthcare consulting firm which helped healthcare facilities reestablish themselves as well as coordinated a program that provided employee assistance help for problems in and out of the workplace. I was also the Director of psychiatric inpatient social work services at the largest hospital in New Jersey. I began a private practice in 2010 which focuses on clients needing assistance with anxiety, depression, anger management, assertiveness training, and other issues. I also see clients for couples and marital counseling.