Professional Education
Education and Licensure | | | | | 2000 | Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Board of Behavioral Sciences, California. | | 1997 | Licensed Associate Clinical Social Worker, Board of Behavioral Sciences, California. | | 1997 | M.S.W., Mental Health, San Diego State University (Santa Barbara Foundation Scholarship). | | 1989 | M.A., Philosophy – Ethics, University of California, Irvine (Regents’ Fellowship). | | 1986 | B.A., Philosophy - Religion, University of California, Santa Barbara (Chancellor’s Scholarship) | | | | | Advanced Training | I have advanced training and experience in cognitive behavioral and client centered approaches to individual therapy, as well as expressive arts and play therapy with children. I also have advanced training in trauma focused therapies. I have advanced training in attachment focused therapies for children, as well as for couples. Regarding attachment therapy for children, I am a Registered Clinician with ATTACH and a past member of their board of directors. I have completed extensive trainings with Daniel Hughes, PhD, and the Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Institute http://www.dyadicdevelopmentalpsychotherapy.org/. Regarding attachment focused couples therapy, I have completed the requirements for the "A-level" ("Advanced Training and EFT Supervision") of "qualification of EFT therapist", as set forth by the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy http://www.iceeft.com/. |
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