Louis Missouri area from Illinois in 1997. She is a therapist who works with adults, children, adolescents and teens, on a range of stress and coping issues. A graduate of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC), she was active in student and community organizations, and went on to the Evansville Psychology Internship Consortium (EPIC). After coming to St. Louis, she served as St. Louis Psychological Association (SLPA) president in 2004-05 and remains a long-standing member.