Dr. Gold is a licensed professional counselor and a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.  Her education includes a B.S in Psychology and a M.S. in Family Sciences from BYU, as well as a M.A. in Marriage & Family Therapy and Ph.D. in Child & Family Studies from Syracuse University.  

Her experience includes 9 years of teaching college courses on relationships and human development at various universities and colleges including: BYU, Syracuse University, Virginia Tech,  Arizona State University, and Mesa Community College. 

In addition to being a therapist, Dr. Gold is also an Approved Supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and provides supervision and training to other therapists.  

She has received advanced trainings in two of the most empirically sound treatment approaches:  EMDR (see emdr.org) and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)(see eft.ca).   She has received special training in order to become certified as an EFT therapist and an EFT supervisor:  the first therapist in Arizona to receive these certifications.  

Dr. Gold 's writing and research has been published in the edited book, "Strengthening Our Families", and in the professional journal, "The Family Journal :  Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families".  Her most recent publication is in the October 2011 edition of "Journal of Marital and Family Therapy" (Click this link to read it):   http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1752-0606.2011.00253.x/abstract

Dr. Gold is the founder and clinical director of Desert Vista Counseling Services, L.L.C. and founder of The Arizona Relationship Institute - a division of Desert Vista Counseling Services dedicated to providing workshops and retreats for therapists and couples ( go to azcouples.com)