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Clinical Psychologist

  • Private Practice, Kailua, Hawaii
  • Co-founder & Director, Anorexia & Bulimia Center of Hawaii, since 1982
  • Clinical Director, ‘Ai Pono Intensive Outpatient Eating Disorders Program, Honolulu, Hawaii, since 2001
  • Clinical Consultant & Senior Expert, Focus Center for Eating Disorders, Chattanooga, TN
  • Clinical Consultant & Senior Expert, Moonpointe: A Focus Center for Eating Disorders, Knoxville, TN
  • Member, Board of Directors, Andrea's Voice

Professional Certification

  • Licensed Clinical Psychologist, State of Hawaii 1982 #PSY-233
  • Licensed Clinical Psychologist, State of Colorado 2001 #PSY-2566
  • Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS) through the International Association of Eating Disorders
  • Approved Supervisor for the International Association of Eating Disorders certification program

Publications

  • Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationships with Food Through Myths, Metaphors, and Storytelling,  Gurze Books, Carlsbad, CA 2000 (Carol Publishing, New York, 1996)
  • Die Frau, die im Mondlicht aB Scherz Verlag, Germany, 1997 Knaur, Germany, 2002
  • Eten in het schijnsel van de maan Becht, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1998
  • Eating in the Light of the Moon, Korean translation, Nexus Press, 2003
  • Body Talk: the Use of Metaphor and Storytelling in Body Image Treatment in Maine, Bunnell,& McGilley (Eds.) Treatment of Eating Disorders: Bridging the Research Treatment Gap, 2010
  • Eating Disorders As Messengers of the Soul in Mijares & Khalsa (Eds.) The Psychospiritual Clinician's Handbook: Alternative Methods for Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders, The Haworth Press, New York, 2005
  • Wisdom Tales: Using Storytelling Traditions to Understand and Treat Eating Disorders, Georgia Psychological Association Journal, Spring 2004
  • The Power of Storytelling, The Renfrew Perspective Journal, Winter 2002
  • The Ethnic Identity Experience of Chamorro Women, unpublished doctoral dissertation, California School of Professional Psychology 1980

Professional Presentations

  • 2010 Dublin, Ireland: Professional Training, Cracking the Code: Understanding & Treating Eating Disorders with Metaphor & Storytelling 
  • 2010 Big Island of Hawaii, HI, Professional Training, Tending the Feminine Psyche
  • 2010 Nashville, TN, Keynote Speaker, Eating Disorder Coalition of Tennessee 7th Annual Forum, Eating Disorders & Desire: Healing the Hungry Heart 
  • 2010 Philadelphia, PA, Renfrew Foundation Conference, Reflections on Eating in the Light of the Moon,             
  • 2010 New York City, NY, NEDA Conference Helping Families Understand the Language of Eating Disorders
  • 2010 Minneapolis, MN, The Emily Program Conference Deciphering the Hunger Code,
  • 2010 Richmond, VA, Professional Training, Body Talk: Using Metaphor to Treat Body Image and Eating Disorders            
  • 2010 Orlando, FL, International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals Symposium, Soul to Soul: Bringing Presence into the Treatment of Eating & Body Image Issues 
  • 2010 Las Vegas, NV, Ben Franklin Summit for Clinical Excellence Conference, Cracking the Code, Soul Hunger, and Eating Disorders and the Feminine Life Cycle
  • 2010 Holyoke, MA, Deciphering the Hunger Code, day-long professional training for Berkshire Area Health Education Center
  • 2010 Austin, TX, Coming Home: A Woman’s Journey to Self  daylong workshop 
  • 2010 Richmond, VA, Soul Union daylong workshop 
  • 2009 Long Beach, CA, International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals Symposium, Eating Disorders and the Menstrual Cycle
  • 2009 Los Angeles, CA, Betty Ford Women’s Symposium, Using Metaphor & Storytelling to Uncover Spiritual Hungers Beneath Eating Addictions 
  • 2009 Rhinebeck, NY, Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Nourishing the Sacred Feminine
  • 2009 Austin, TX, Austin Eating Disorders Specialists Conference, Body Talk: Treating Body Image Issues & Eating Disorders, 
  • 2009 Richmond, VA, Professional Training, Eating Disorders as Messengers, University of Richmond 
  • 2009 Big Island of Hawaii, HI, Professional Training, Tending the Feminine Psyche
  • 2009 Austin, TX, Soul Hunger daylong workshop
  • 2009 Knoxville, TN, Soul Hunger: Treating Eating Disorders with Imagery & Metaphor Professional Training            
  • 2009 Chattanooga, TN, Body Talk: Using Metaphor to Treat Body Image & Eating Disorders Professional Training           
  • 2008 Hilton Head, SC, The Psychology of Health, Immunity, and Disease Conference, Deciphering the Hunger Code
  • 2008 Philadelphia, PA, Renfrew Foundation Conference Soul to Soul: Bringing Authentic Presence into the Therapeutic Relationship 
  • 2008 Coquitlan, Canada, Soul Cycles Day-long Workshop, 
  • 2008 Chattanooga, TN, Experiential Therapy: Using Myths and Storytelling to Heal Eating Disorder Wounds,
  • 2008 San Diego & Los Angeles, CA International Assoc of Eating Disorders Professionals, Metaphorical Constructs of Hunger
  • 2008 Vancouver, Canada, Keynote Speaker, Until Your Heart’s Content Conference
  • 2008  Austin, TX, Soul Cycles daylong workshop,
  • 2008 Denver, CO, Professional Training Using Narrative & Metaphor in Treating Eating Disorders
  • 2008  Denver, CO, University of DenverUnderstanding Struggles with Food, & Weight
  • 2008 Orlando, FL, International Assoc of Eating Disorders Professionals Symposium, Metaphors in Motion
  • 2007 Vancouver, Canada, Keynote Speaker, Until Your Heart’s Content
  • 2007 Coquitlan,Canada, Soul Hunger daylong workshop
  • 2007 Venice, CA, Mother/Daughter Coming of Age Tea, The Red Tent
  • 2007 San Diego, CA, International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals Symposium, Look Who’s Talking: ED or the Soul 
  • 2007 Big Island of Hawaii, HI, Professional Training, Tending the Feminine Psyche
  • 2007 Austin, TX, Soul Union daylong workshop
  • 2007 San Diego, CA, Soul Cycles daylong workshop
  • 2007 Winston-Salem,  NC, Keynote Speaker, Love Your Body Show
  • 2007 Las Vegas, NV, Ben Franklin Summit for Clinical Excellence Conference, Cracking the Code: Using Storytelling & Metaphors to Understand Eating Disorders
  • 2007 Saskatchawan, Canada, Keynote Speaker, Dreams of Every Size Conference, Bridgepoint Eating Disorders Center           
  • 2007 Davis, CA, Keynote Speaker, University of California, Davis, Celebrate Your Body Week
  • 2007 San Antonio, TX, Keynote Speaker, St. Mary’s University, National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
  • 2006 Newport Beach, CAKeynote Speaker, Women’s Wellness Conference, Finding Freedom From Food, Fat, and Dieting, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
  • 2006 Sacramento, CA, Keynote Speaker, SUMMIT Eating Disorders 4th Annual Symposium, Empowering the Soul Finding Meaning and Purpose in Recovery
  • 2006 Orange County, CA, Keynote Speaker, Lindora Learning Festival
  • 2006 Boulder, CO, Soul Hunger daylong workshop
  • 2006 Chicago, IL, International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals, Working with Metaphors to Integrate Body/Mind/Spirit
  • 2006 San Diego, CA, Soul Hunger daylong workshop
  • 2006 Oahu, HI, Keynote Speaker, Obesity Help Hawaii Conference 
  • 2006 Sydney, Australia, Professional Training, South Pacific Private Hospital
  • 2006 Denver, CO, Professional Training, Eating Disorder Center of Denver, Understanding and Treating Eating Disorders Through Imagery and Storytelling
  • 2006 Miami, FL, Keynote Speaker, Miami-Dade National Eating Disorders Awareness Presentation
  • 2006 Oahu, HI, Professional Training, Using Metaphor and Storytelling in Nutrition Counseling 
  • 2005 Philadelphia, PA, Closing Ritual, Renfrew Foundation Conference, Voices From Within
  • 2005 Novato,  CA, Petaluma Health Care District Eating Disorders Forum, Eating in the Light of the Moon            
  • 2005 Miami, FL, International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals, Decoding the Language of the Eating Disorder
  • 2005  Sydney, Australia, Staff Training, South Pacific Private Hospital, Clinical Interventions for Eating Disorders
  • 2005 Sydney, Australia, Professional Workshop, Working With Eating Disorders: Hope, Change & Healing. 
  • 2005 Boulder, CO, Keynote Speaker, University of Colorado, Body Acceptance Month 
  • 2005 Dallas, TX, Professional Training Workshop, The Elisa Project Symposium, Using Metaphor & Storytelling to Create Change and Healing with Eating Disorders
  • 2005 New York City, NY, Guest Speaker at Love Your Tree, a V-Day project, in conjunction with Eve Ensler’s Broadway play, The Good Body