writings and presentations

• Understanding guilt in "CHD families": the how and why of guilt reactions in children and parents; November 2019

  • Congenital Heart Defects Families Association, Kansas City, MO​​

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• Part 1 of 2 - How to talk about CHD: Two systems of self-regulation in “CHD families”; October 2019​​

  • Congenital Heart Defects Families Association, Kansas City, MO​

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• "Play is the work of childhood": Understanding the Importance of Play; September 2019​​

  • Congenital Heart Defects Families Association, Kansas City, MO​

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• Adolescent Sexuality; February - March 2019

  • St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute, St. Louis, MO

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• Depression & Suicide: Thinking about the TV series 13 Reasons Why; January 28 2018

  • Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church, Adult Education Program, St. Louis, MO

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• When helpers hurt: Understanding and working with medical trauma; October 11 2017

  • Care and Counseling, Fall Seminar, St. Louis, MO

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• Building emotional muscle: Understanding emotional and behavioral problems with your child or adolescent (Part 1 & 2); September 24 & October 1 2017

  • Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church, Adult Education Program, St. Louis, MO

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• Medical Trauma & PTSD; June 2017

  • Adult Congenital Heart Association, 8th National Conference, Orlando, FL

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• The Gift of Therapy: Building emotional muscle and mindfulness; June 2017

  • Adult Congenital Heart Association, 8th National Conference, Orlando, FL

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• Medical Trauma: Understanding the inner world of children with chronic medical conditions; May 2017

  • Care and Counseling, Board of Directors Meeting, St. Louis, MO

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• On Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: A case approach; a look at the inner mental and emotional world of the child; November 2016

  • Jewish Family & Children's Service, St. Louis, MO

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• Understanding psychological trauma in natural disaster and relocation; April 2016

  • Corporate Housing Providers Association, Midwest Regional Conference, St. Louis, MO

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Topics for Speaking Engagements

• anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic medical conditions, loss, suicide and crisis intervention, natural disaster and relocation, parenting issues, play, aggression, psychodynamic psychotherapy