I am a rehabilitation psychologist. My areas of specialty include:

• Psychiatric disabilities, brain injuries and co-existing substance use disorders;
• Adaptive housing recommendations for individuals with these disorders;
• Chronic homelessness research;
• Homeless and disability advocacy training.

In my work with disabled, chronically homeless people:

• I provide street outreach assistance;
• I arrange and coordinate medical, legal, psychological and substance abuse services;
• I provide long term counseling and emotional support to my people;
• I consult via voice, text, mail, email and online social media messages with homeless people locally and across the country;
• I review autopsy records, consult with medical examiners, funeral directors and prepare death reports.

I provide advocacy services:

• I accompany my disabled, homeless contacts to health care, legal and social services agency appointments;
• I advocate on their behalf with medical, legal, social services, shelter and homeless housing personnel;
• I visit my chronically homeless contacts in the hospital, rehabilitation facilities and in jail;
• I consult with attorneys and advocate for my people in legal proceedings;
• I accompany them to court and represent them in official social services hearings;
• I contact the police and/or adult protective services for assistance in cases of imminent danger.