About SUE

Professionally this is the goodies about Sue. Personally.... oh so much more :)

Education: Doctor of Education in Counseling and Educational Psychology

Emphasis Area:  Clinical Psychology

University of San Francisco

Degree Awarded:  May, 1991

Master of Arts in Counseling and Educational Psychology

Specialization in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling

University of San Francisco

Degree awarded:  June, 1986

Standard Lifetime Elementary Teaching Credential

University of California, Berkeley

Degree awarded:  June, 1968

Bachelor of Arts Degree

University of California, Berkeley

Degree awarded:  June, 1967

Honors, with Distinction

Teaching Experience: 

Adjunct Faculty, University of San Francisco Graduate Program in Counseling

Psychology (1989 – 2018).  Courses taught include:

Life-Span Human and Family Development for MFT Counselors

Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues

Fieldwork Supervision of MFT Trainees and Interns

Core Faculty, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology Masters Program in Clinical Psychology (2004-2005).  Courses taught include:

Legal and Professional Ethics for Counselors

Life-Span Development and Aging 

Death, Dying, and Grieving

Professional Licensure/ Certification:

California Marriage, Family and Child Counselor License (MFC #25156)  

  License awarded:  May, 1989.  Current through 2020

Advanced Critical Incident Stress Management Training and Team Development

  Bay Area Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Team (2011- Current)

Additional Educational Awards/Experience:

Adjunct Faculty Preferred Hiring Status Awarded/Conferred:  University of San 

Francisco (2004-2017)

Distinguished Lecturer Award:  Excellence in Teaching, University of San Francisco (2005)  Election by students, faculty

Clinical Private Practice (1989-2020):  Specialization:  Grief, Loss, Life Transition

MFT Private Practice:  Individuals, groups, and family psychotherapy

Support Groups for Young Widows, Widowers

Support Groups for Daughters Grieving Loss of a Mother 

Support Groups for Gay Women Who Have Lost a Partner

Support Groups for Survivors of Suicide 

TeenTalks - Groups for Teens Grieving Loss of a Parent 

HeartTalks - Groups for Children Grieving Loss of a Parent

Supervision/Advising and Consultation Experience, Kara Grief Agency:  (2006 – 2020)

Founder of Kara Clinical Therapy Program, 2006

Director of Clinical Services, KARA Grief Counseling Program (2006 -2020) Clinical Supervisor to KARA Trainees/ Interns (2006-2020)

Community Mental Health Volunteer in Crisis Interventions following Critical Incidents (1995 – 2020)

Facilitation of numerous debriefings and crisis interventions in varied settings including local high school and nursery schools, banks, various nonprofit agencies and corporate settings in San Francisco, Alameda, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties