Hi, I’m Barbara! I have a Masters in Social Work and have worked with children and families in both educational and therapeutic settings for over 37 years. This has included being a Child and Family Therapist, the Supervising Clinician in an outpatient mental health clinic, and Director of Family Development at the YWCA Santa Monica / Westside. I am one of the co-founders of the “original” DIG, a cooperative daycare and preschool started in 1989. In my current private practice, I focus on parent support for parents of children ages 1-12 years old and teacher training. I offer on-going groups, individual/couples sessions, a monthly Dads Group, workshops on a variety of parenting topics, and phone consultations. I have two sons, 31 and 28 years old.

I am a consultant with DIG, providing monthly parent support groups for the Preschool program. I also meet with the DIG staff in an advisory capacity, helping understand developmentally driven behaviors and specific strategies to support the children.

You can find my book on parenting “Growing From the Roots” on Amazon.