She began her career was as a Special Education teacher, and then took a detour to teach English to soldiers in the Israeli Air Force while living abroad. Later, she received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University, which is a program fully accredited by the American Psychological Association. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in Miami, Florida, where she honed her skills working with veterans of Viet Nam and Desert Storm. Currently, she is licensed in both Florida and New York.