About

I've been a police and public safety psychologist for thirty-plus years, before I had any gray hair.

I now spend my time writing mysteries, teaching, and volunteering as a clinician at the West Coast Post Trauma Retreat for first responders . I live in the San Francisco Bay Area with my husband, who is a photographer (he took the photos for all my books) and retired remodeling contractor. In my spare time I travel, cook, take water aerobics classes, and hang out with my friends.

I post regularly on Facebook and Goodreads.

Other Works

  • Burying Ben

    2013
  • Counseling Cops: What Clinicians Need to Know

    2013
  • I Love a Cop: What Police Families Need to Kow-Revised edition

    2007
  • I Love a Fire Fighter: What the Family Needs to Know

    2004
  • I Love a Cop: What Police Families Need to Kow-Revised edition

    1997

Awards and Recognition

  • Distinguished Contribution to Psychology-California Psychological Association 2014
  • Outstanding Contribution to Police and Public Safety Psychology-American Psychological Association (Div. 18) - 2010
  • Burying Ben: 1st prize for unpublished fiction. Public Safety Writers Association-2011
  • I Love A Cop: What Police Families Need to Know - Best overall book: Public Safety Writers Association 2011