I got accepted to both Berkeley and Stanford, but decided on Berkeley to complete my undergraduate work. Then, I transferred to the University of San Francisco where I received my bachelors degree. I obtained my masters degree at California State University, Los Angeles. I received my Ph.D in experimental psychology from the University of Oklahoma. I was in private practice in Pasadena, California for over 30 years. I taught theory of intelligence at California State University Los Angeles, was an associate clinical professor at California School of Professional Psychology (Alliant International University), was also an associate clinical professor at Fuller Theological Seminary for ten years, and worked for the Los Angeles Police Department for ten years do the testing, which helped them pick their new officers.  I worked at Patton State Hospital treating the criminally insane for four years  I have lectured extensively on anger management, anxiety, and depression. I am also a jazz singer who sang at both The House of Blues and The Viper Room in Hollywood, California.