Professional astrologer since 1975.
Board member 1997-2018 of International Society for Astrological Research (ISAR). Served as ISAR’s Vice President, Ethics Chair, and Research Director.
Vice President of the 2002 United Astrology Conference (UAC) Board.
Licensed psychotherapist in private practice since 1979. Member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT). License #M14207
Graduate of Saybrook Institute with a Doctorate in Psychology/Consciousness Studies. Graduate of Lone Mountain College (1979) with an M.A. in Psychology/Marriage & Family Therapy.
Recipient of Thuss Award at Saybrook Institute for outstanding writing. Recipient of International Astrologer’s Award for best article 1995-1998.
Founder and Director of The Academy of AstroPsychology (2012-Present)
Program Director for the Masters Degree Program in Conscious Evolution & Archetypal Cosmology at the Graduate Institute of Connecticut (2010-2013).
Author of eight books on Astrology:
An Introduction to AstroPsychology
Mapping the Landscape of the Soul
Issues & Ethics in the Profession of Astrology
Depth Analysis of the Natal Chart
From Ancient to Postmodern Astrology
Core faculty at Nodoor Academy of Astrology in Beijing China (2013-Present), and adjunct faculty at AstroArt Astrology School, Istanbul Turkey (2016).
Adjunct professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies 1997-2000. Taught graduate classes in psychological astrology.
Publisher-editor of The Journal of AstroPsychology (1988-1994).
Lectures and conducts workshops internationally on the application of astrology to the fields of counseling and psychotherapy. UAC Faculty member since 1989. Frequent guest on radio and TV as an advocate of astrology in the mental health professions.
Guest lecturer at Kepler College of Astrological Arts and Sciences (2002), and clinical evaluator at Antioch College, Union College, and Goddard College for students integrating astrology into their course work.