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My private practice is devoted to helping children, adolescents, adults and families work through family and parenting issues which may include separation, divorce, remarriage, blending their families, loss and/or grief. I bring my current experience as a psychotherapist, my former experience as a family law practioner, and my personal experience with divorce, remarriage, parenting, blending of families and step-parenting to each client. I approach my clients' issues in a variety of ways, acting as a psychotherapist, mediator, special master, collaborative coach or a child specialist.
I have helped clients who live and/or work in many communities in the bay area, such as Blackhawk, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Napa, Novato, Oakland. Orinda, Petaluma, Piedmont, Ross, San Anselmo, San Francisco, San Rafael, Sausalito, and Sonoma.
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
California State Bar #101819
Marriage Family Therapist MFC #44798
CERTIFICATIONS
Master's in Intuition Medicine from the Academy of Intuition Medicine
EDUCATION
1978--Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from the University of Southern California
1981--Juris Doctorate Degree from Southwestern University School of Law
2004--Master of Science Degree in Counseling Psychology from Dominican University
HONORS
Robert Shukraft Award for Inspirational Leadership. Dominican University, Department of Counseling Psychology.
Book Award for Outstanding Service to Counseling Psychology given by the Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology.
Member of Psi Chi National Honor Society, Psychology.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- California State Bar (Family Law Section membership)
- Marin County Bar Association (Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution memberships)
- Collaborative Practice San Francisco
- Collaborative Family Law Professionals of Marin
- International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- CAMFT: California Association of Marriage Family Therapists
- CAMFT- Marin: Marin County Chapter of CAMFT
- AFCC: Association of Family Law and Conciliation Courts
- AFCC-CA: California Chapter of the AFCC
- Judith Wallerstein Center for the Family in Transition
TRAINING
| YEAR |
TRAINING |
INSTRUCTOR |
HOURS |
| 2001 | Grief Counseling | Linda Allen, M.A. | 37 |
| 2004-2007 | Various trainings in attachment, child therapy, family systems, domestic violence, issues in divorcing families, object relations psychotherapy, play therapy, sand tray therapy, child development, behavioral/cognitive, humanistic psychotherapy, psychopharmacology. | Various psychiatrists, psychologists, and marriage family therapists. | 300 |
| 2007 | Association of Family Law and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) regional training conference, applications for high conflict families, domestic violence and alienation: Columbus, Ohio. | The Parenting Coordination Process.
Matthew Sullivan, Ph.D., Christine A. Coates, M.Ed., Robin Deutsch, Ph.D., presenting.
Parenting Coordination Nuts & Bolts Part I:
Debra Carter, Ph.D., and Christine A. Coates, M.Ed., J.D. presenting.
Parenting Coordination and Domestic Abuse:
Linda Fieldstone, M.Ed, and Nina Zollo, Esq. presenting;
Connecting Parenting Coordination and the Courts:
Linda Fieldstone, M.Ed., and Hon. Hugh Starnes, presenting.
| 20 |
| 2007 | Essentials of Mediation & Divorce Mediation. (Northern California Mediation Center) | Nancy J. Foster, J.D.
Jessica Notini, J.D. | 40 |
| 2007 | Parenting Coordination: Helping High Conflict Parents Resolve Disputes | Joan Kelly, Ph.D. | 12 |
| 2007 | Current Issues in Marital Property Law | Richard M. Bryan, J.D.
Janet Lawhon, J.D. | 7 |
| 2007 | Risk and Resilience in Child Development: Perspectives From Attachment and Trauma Research in Regional, Community, and Family Settings (UCSF) | John B. Sikorski, M.D.
Alicia F. Lieberman, Ph.D.
Charles Zeanah, M.D.
David Oppenheim, Ph.D.
Chandra Ghosh Ippen, Ph.D. | 7 |
| 2008 | Parenting Plans that Work for Children: Using Development & Divorce Research | Joan Kelly, Ph.D. | 6 |
2008 | Collaborative Process Models; emotional impact of loss and grief. | Margaret L Anderson, J.D.
Susan R. Berg, M.F.T. | 7 |
| 2008 | Is Law the Elephant in the Collaborative Room?
Advanced Collaborative Training | Gary Friedman, J.D.
Catherine Conner, J.D. | 13 |
| 2008 | Mediation Intensive Training Program | Gary Friedman, J.D.
Catherine Conner, J.D. | 32 |
| 2008 | Interviewing Children in Divorce Process | Joan Kelly, Ph.D. | 6 |
| 2008 | Assessing Client Suitability and the Role of the Law in Collaborative Law | Margaret L. Anderson, J.D.
Susan R. Berg, M.F.T. | 7 |
PRESENTATIONS/TRAININGS GIVEN
| Active Listening. Dominican University resident advisors. | 2000 |
| Assistant to Parent Educator in three 10-week Parenting Classes at Family Service Agency. | 2004-2005 |
| Preparing for and Taking the Licensing Exam. Marin CAMFT student intern group. | Nov. 2007 |
| Developing a Private Practice. Family Service Agency of Marin. | Feb. 2008 |
| Legal and Ethical Issues Present When Working With Families. Family Service Agency of Marin. | May 2008 |
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