She has extensive professional experience as a professor, presenter and researcher in the area of mental health with emphasis on suicide awareness and prevention especially in the faith community. She is the author of When the pieces don't fit: making sense of life's puzzles and Preventing Suicide: a Handbook for Pastors, Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors. In addition to professional associations with the American Counseling Association and American Psychological Association, she also serves on the Faith Communities Task Force for the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention.