About

Even as a young child my mother tells stories, of me loving to wrap my siblings (all 6 of them) up in bandages to nurse them.  I remember comforting my younger brother when I was also little as we took him to hospital to have his broken arm set. My mother always cared for everyone who needed help and my father being an Irish/ Kiwi talked to the birds, the little people and his ancestors. Healing and caring for people seen and unseen are some of my earliest memories. 

As a teenager in New Zealand I knew that I wanted to be a Physical Therapist. My professional training began at Otago Polytechnic, graduating in 1979. I then completed the two year post-graduate program with the New Zealand Manipulative Therapists Association. After working in both the Hospital setting in Wellington and in a Sports Medicine center in Christchurch I came to America in 1985 for additional post-graduate work at kaiser Vallejo Hospital. Here, I met and fell in love with my wonderful husband Tony, I have made my home with him and our children in the Napa Valley ever since.

I have a BSC and I am a licensed Physical Therapist with the State of California.

I have completed Post Graduate Studies with the "Infant Parent Mental Health Fellowship" offered through UC Davis, Ca. This training has gathered and strengthened my commitment to work with families, deepening my understanding of the complexity of all our relationships.