Experience

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

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April 2001 - Present // Private Practice: Brentwood, CA

• Therapist

  • Adult, couples, child, family, and group therapy

  • Specializing in marital/family conflict, adolescent issues, ADHD, behavioral management

November 2002 - December 2008 // Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic; Outpatient Treatment:  Los Angeles, CA

• Clinical Supervisor/Therapist

  • Individual and group supervision of unlicensed and licensed psychologists

  • Teaching responsibilities include courses on Family Therapy and Object Relations Therapy

  • Individual and family therapy caseload of twenty clients

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November 2002 - November 2003 // New Horizons Group Homes:  Alta Dena, CA

• Level 12 placement; provide individual, group, and conjoint family therapy

  • Case management of 12 boys (age 8-18); work with DCFS, courts, social work, probation

July 1999 - March 2001 // Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic; Latency Day Treatment Program: Los Angeles, CA

• Milieu Supervisor/Therapist

  • Managed day treatment milieu (48 5-12 year olds)- finances, intakes, paperwork, and protocol

  • Interviewed, hired, trained, supervised, and managed 12 program aide staff

  • Programming; designed, developed, and implemented therapeutic activities

  • Developed a research tool to provide quality assurance on the level of care

  • Coordinated referral network with schools and resources in the community

  • Individual and family therapist (caseload of 5 clients)

June 1997 - June 1999 // California Pacific Medical Center; Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic: San Francisco, CA

• Psychology Intern in the Adult Outpatient Program (6/98-6/99)

  • Psychotherapy & Collaborative Med. Management with 12 patients (ages 13-82)

  • Co-lead Adult group therapy focused on Major Depression

  • Time-Limited Dynamic Therapy (Hanna Levenson) utilizing videotaped supervision

  • On-call duty & Inpatient therapy

• Psychology Intern in the Child & Family Program (6/97-6/98)

  • Psychotherapy with children, adolescents, couples and families

  • Seminars in Psychoanalysis, Child Therapy, Child Psychopharmocology

  • Neuropsychological Testing at Children’s Hospital

  • School Intervention and Consultation

July 1996 - July 1997 // St. Mary’s Hospital; MacAuley Adolescent Day Treatment:  San Francisco, CA

• Therapist/Intern

  • Individual, Family & Group Therapy with S.E.D. adolescents

  • Responsible for assessments, diagnosis, & medical treatment reviews

  • Experience w/ psychopharmocology (supervised by staff psychiatrist)

  • Home visits & crisis intervention

October 1995 - October 1996 // Circle Counseling Center:  San Francisco, CA

• Therapist/ M.F.T. Intern

  • Individual, family and Sandtray therapy with children affected by H.I.V. & drugs

  • Clients of lower socioeconomic background & minorities (ages 3-18)

  • Intakes & community mental health paperwork

September 1994 - September 1995 // Westview School (Non-Public School):  Los Angeles, CA

• School Therapist/Counselor

  • Individual, family and group therapy with learning disabled/emotionally disturbed children

  • Responsible for long-term psychotherapy (caseload of 25 clients)

  • Managed Individualized Educational Planning with Academic Team

August 1993 - August 1994 // Airport Marina Counseling Service:  Westchester, CA

• Therapist/Intern

  • Trained to work with Substance Abuse, Personality Disorders, & dual diagnosis

  • Responsible for intakes, treatment plans, fee assessment, D.C.S. reporting, and referrals

  • Case presentations utilizing DSM-IV five axis diagnosis

June 1993 - October 1994 // Private Practice: Brentwood, CA

• Therapist/Mentor

  • In home family intervention with dysfunctional families

  • Parent training and child behavior modification (A.D.D. & L.D.)

  • Consultations & collaterals with the treating psychologist

September 1991 - December 1992 // La Frontera Center: Tucson, AZ

• Internship Coordinator/Staff Member in Adolescent Program

  • Internship Coordinator: hired and trained interns and volunteers

  • Coordinated intakes, treatment plans, and trainings

  • Facilitated adolescent sexual abuse group for two years

September 1991 - December 1992 // Bridge Program: Tucson Unified School District:  Tucson, AZ

• Tutor/Counselor

  • Designed/Coordinated a counseling program for students with learning disabilities

  • Counseled/Tutored 6th and 7th grade learning disabled students

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE                    

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August 1990 - December 1992 // Behavioral Study at University of Arizona: Tucson, AZ

• Primary Researcher - Thesis; Effects of Reinf. on LD Adolescents in Classroom Setting

February 1990 - June 1990 // Neuroscience Research at University of New South Wales: Sydney, Australia

• Research Assistant - Thesis; The Effect of Lesioning the Amygdala on Memory Deficiency

EDUCATION

September 1995 - April 2001 // CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL STUDIES: S.F., CA

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Child and Family

• Dissertation: Level of Functioning of Latency Age Children

December 1992 - July 1994 // PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY: Los Angeles, CA

• Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology - July 1994

• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - July 1999

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September 1988 - December 1992 // UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA: Tucson, Arizona

• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - December 1992

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AFFILIATIONS

• American Psychological Association
• California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists
• Los Angeles County Psychological Association

Psi Chi: National Honor Society in Psychology