W. Keith Sutton, PSY. D

Clinical Psychologist, License PSY22439
3107 Fillmore St., #301, San Francisco, CA 94123
45 San Clemente Drive, Suite D230-C, Corte Madera, CA 94925
drkeith@drkeithsutton.com
(415) 686-9544 ​​

CURRENT ACTIVITIES:

DIRECTOR
​THE INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PSYCHOTHERAPY

PRIVATE PRACTICE
​SAN FANSISCO AND CORTE MADERA

DIRECTOR
​BAY AREA COMMUNITY COUNSELING

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PAST PRESIDENT
ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY THERAPISTS
OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

CO FOUNDER
​BAY AREA THERAPISTS
​SPECIALIZING IN ADOLESCENTS

CERTIFIED SUPERVISOR
​EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED
​COUPLES THERAPY (EFT)

EDUCATION

• ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY - CSPP 
  • San Francisco, CA 
  • September 2003 - August 2007 
  • Doctorate in psychology 
  • Child and family track 
• UNIVERSITY OF DENVER 
  • Denver, CO 
  • September 1995 - June 1999
  • Bachelors of Arts degree in psychology

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

• BAY AREA COMMUNITY COUNSELING
  • San Franciso, CA
  • November 2011 - Present
  • Founder and Director of Bay Area Community Counseling, the Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy's nonprofit partner.  Directing the counseling center in providing services for clients in financial need, training associate therapists in evidence based treatments, fundraising, and recruiting.  

 

• PRIVATE PRACTICE
  • San Francisco and Corte Madera, CA 
  • January 2009 - Present
  • Clinical Psychologist providing psychotherapy to adolescents, families, couples, and individuals and providing neuro/psycho/educational assessments.

 

• INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PSYCHOTHERAPY
  • www.sfiap.com 
  • San Francisco, CA
  • April 2009 - Present
  • Founder and Director of group practice of over 30 therapists, psychiatrists, educational therapists, and an educational consultant.  Providing workshops for therapists and clients as well as psychological services.  

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• PRIVATE PRACTICE 
  • San Francisco, CA
  • December 2007 - January 2009
  • Psychological Assistant providing psycho-educational assessments for Dr. Julie Wolfert's private practice.
  • Provided assessements for adolescents and young adults using psychological, educational, and neurological measures.

 

• CENTER FOR FAMILY ISSUES
  • San Francisco and San Rafael, CA
  • December 2007 - January 2009
  • Psychological Assistant providing psychotherapy to families, individuals, and couples for Dr. Gary Stolzoff.
    • Conducted family therapy
    • Led a group for teenagers dealing with depression, anxiety, and suicidality
    • Provided psychotherapy for adults and couples therapy

 

• MENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 
  • http://www.mri.org/ 
  • Palo Alto, CA 
  • July 2007 - April 2008
  • Strategic Family Therapy Team Member at a therapy and research clinic.
  • Conducted family therapy
  • Assisted in developing clinic

 

• THE FAMILY INSTITUTE OF PINOLE 
  • http://www.familyinpinole.org/ 
  • Pinole, CA 
  • September 2006 - August 2008
  • Registered Psychologist and Psychological Intern at a community clinic working with children, families, and couples.
    • Conducted individual, family, and couples therapy
    • Conducted psychological assessments with children and adults
    • Provided therapy in the home, school, and clinic
    • Trained in Structural Family Therapy, Strategic Family Therapy (by Jim Keim from the MRI), Solution Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Schema Therapy, and EMDR. 

 

• PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES CENTER 
  • Oakland, CA 
  • July 2005 – July 2006
  • Psychological Trainee at a community clinic and school based setting working with children and families. 
    • Conducted individual and family therapy.
    • Initiated and developed a Narrative reflecting team.
    • Conducted psychological assessments referred through Child Welfare Services.
    • Assessed for AB3632 eligibility for Alameda County (determining Emotional Disability)
    • Facilitated a sixth grade boy’s group.
    • Presented cases, participated in individual therapy, and participated in group supervision.
    • Acted as a liason between the PSC and Catholic Charities for psychological testing in the Oakland Catholic Schools.

 

• RUBICON PROGRAMS INC. 
  • www.rubiconprograms.org/programs_behavioral.html 
  • Richmond, CA 
  • July 2004 – June 2005
  • Psychological Trainee at a day treatment for adults with severe mental disability such as schizophrenia and depression.
    • Conducted individual and couples therapy.
    • Assessed client’s cognitive abilities and personality characteristics using psychological assessment tools.
    • Facilitated psychosocial and educational group therapy.
    • Presented cases with staff and conduct trainings with trainees.

 

• HEAD START 
  • Vallejo, CA 
  • October 2003 - June 2004
  • Behavioral Trainee for nationwide preschool program for children, ages 3-5, who were from low-income families. 
    • Worked with children, implemented interventions to address behavioral and emotional problems.
    • Learned and applied play therapy techniques.
    • Participated in weekly individual and group supervision, and biweekly training.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• NEW BRIDGE FOUNDATION 
  • http://www.new-bridge.org/ 
  • Walnut Creek, CA 
  • July 2002 - March 2003
  • Adolescent Counselor for an intensive outpatient program for teens with substance abuse problems.
    • Facilitated group therapy with teens and their families.
    • Presented educational lectures to families.
    • Managed cases, wrote treatment plans, presented cases at staff meeting, and wrote discharge summaries.
    • Participated in weekly supervision with a clinical supervisor.

 

• WILDERNESS YOUTH PROJECT 
  • http://www.wyp.org/
  • Santa Barbara, CA 
  • February 2002 - April 2002
  • Volunteered for a therapeutic youth wilderness program working with children and youth ages 6-18.
    • Assisted in developing and implemented esteem-building activities.
    • Assisted in supervising clients and facilitation of the program.
    • Taught wilderness skills to youth.

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• NOAH’S ANCHORAGE YOUTH SHELTER 
  • ciymca.org/Noahs_Anchorage
  • Santa Barbara, CA 
  • March 2001 - April 2002
  • Case Manager for a co-ed 24-hour crisis teen shelter with teens ages 10-17.
    • Led family crisis sessions, individual crisis sessions, and group therapy.
    • Facilitated 24-hour teen crisis phone line and assisted with street outreach.
    • Supervised clients & implement behavior modifications systems.
    • Wrote treatment plans, plans of care, monthly reports, and documented clients’ behavior.
    • Developed a community youth development program, presented a workshop, recruited volunteers, planned events, and designed recruitment materials.
    • Worked collaboratively with community organizations (e.g. MediCal, Child Welfare Services).
    • Trained staff and hired consultants.

 

• FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY 
  • http://www.fsacares.org/
  • Santa Barbara, CA 
  • January 2001 - April 2002
  • Volunteered for Helpline, a 24-hour crisis phone line serving a wide variety of populations.
    • Provided crisis counseling, information, and referrals.
    • Assisted with outreach at schools by presenting information about Helpline, depression, and suicide.
    • Assisted C.R.I.S. (Community Resource Information Service) in managing their database of resources.
    • Trained volunteers and met with volunteers to continually improve services.

 

• CLEO WALLACE CENTER 
  • http://www.cleowallace.org/  
  • Westminster, CO 
  • December 1998 - August 1999
  • Mental Health Worker in a co-ed long-term psychiatric residential treatment center for youth ages 4-18.
    • Supervised male adolescents (15-18 yrs.) with substance abuse, aggression, and sexual perpetration issues.
    • Led group therapy, assisted with play therapy, and engaged in clinical interactions with residents.
    • Supervised clients, implemented a token economy, and performed physical managements.

 

• MENTORING ADOLESCENTS AT RISK 
  • Denver, CO 
  • September 1998 - August 2000
  • Mentor for an at-risk Hispanic male in the seventh grade.
    • Met with the family in their home, tutored, worked closely with teachers in developing treatment objectives, assisted in increasing family communication, & assisted in developing contingency contracts.
    • Assisted the University of Denver in designing project to research effectiveness of program, administered pre-tests and post-tests, set objective goals, and analyzed data.

 

• H.S.I.-CENTER FOR ADOLESCENT & FAMILY SUPPORT 
  • Westminster, CO 
  • August 1998 - August 2000
  • Counselor in a short-term residential treatment center for females ages 10-17.
    • Led group therapy, led daily sexual education groups, and engaged in clinical interactions with residents.
    • Developed a group therapy book, an independent living skills program, trained staff, and a supervisor.
    • Supervised clients, created a therapeutic milieu, and utilized a token economy system.

 

• KIDS IN CRISIS 
  • http://www.kidsincrisis.org/ 
  • Greenwich, CT 
  • June 1998 - August 1998
  • Behavior Specialist in a short-term, co-ed shelter with children ages 0-17.
    • Led group therapy, engaged in one on one clinical interactions with youth, and conducted milieu therapy.

 

• ASIA PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER 
  • Denver, CO 
  • April 1998 - June 1998
  • Tutor for adolescents who spoke English as a second language.
    • Tutored, assisted with group therapy, andengaged in clinical interactions with students.
    
    

SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE

• BAY AREA COMMUNITY COUNSELING
  • www.sf-bacc.org
  • November 2011 - Present
  • Supervisor for post-doc and MFT interns
    • Supervising interns treating clients at BACC

 

• THE FAMILY INSTITUTE OF PINOLE 
  • http://www.familyinpinole.org/ 
  • Pinole, CA
  • September 2006 - December 2008
  • Volunteer supervisor for practicum program.
    • Supervised students in voluntary supervision in addition to supervision from a licensed psychologist.

 

• ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY - CSPP 
  • San Francisco, CA 
  • September 2005 - May 2006 
  • Supervisor for Head Start interns.
    • Supervised two first year students in their nonclinical practicum 
    
    

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

• QUANTITATIVE DISSERTATION 
  • Alliant International University 
  • San Francisco, CA 
  • November 2003 - Present
  • Student dissertation as part of graduate requirement with Dr. Murray Bilmes as chairperson and Dr. Arthur Bodin as committee member
    • Investigated the differences in ego defenses used by bullies, victims, bully/victims, and nonbully/nonvictims in two middle school in the Bay Area. 

 

• RELATIONSHIP CENTER 
  • University of Denver 
  • Denver, CO 
  • September 1997 - June 1998
  • Student Researcher for study of adolescent relationships and styles of attachment. Study headed by Dr. Wyndol Furman.
    • Trained staff, recruited and observed subjects, entered data, and maintained database.

 

• NEUROPSYCHOLOGY CLINIC 
  • University of Denver 
  • Denver, CO 
  • October 1995 - June 1996
  • Student researcher for study of the hereditability of specific learning disabilities in monozygotic & dizygotic twins. Study headed by Dr. Bruce Pennington.
    • Entered and analyzed data, maintained databases, and researched literature.

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

For Clinicians
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing 

• Alameda County Psychological Association - June 2021

Utilizing the Family in Helping Children and Adolescents Overcome Anxiety 

• Association of Family Therapists of Northern California - San Francisco - August 2020

Assessment and Treatment of ADHD with Adolescents and Adults

• Haight Ashbury Psychological Services - San Francisco - May 2021
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2020
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2019
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2018
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2017
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2016
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2015
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2014
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2013
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2012
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - June 2012
• Marin County Psychological Association - Corte Madera - June 2012
• San Francisco Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, San Francisco - January 2012
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, San Francisco - October 2011
• Mill-Peninsula Hospital, San Mateo - May 2011
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, San Francisco - January 2011

Introduction to Motivational Interviewing

• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2020
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2019
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2018
• Ethnic Health Institute Nursing Symposium - Oakland - October 2017
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2017
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2016
• Girls Incorporated of Alameda County - San Leandro, CA - March 2015
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2015
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2014
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2013
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2012
• Haight Ashbury Psychological Services - San Francisco - January 2012

An Introduction to Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing 

• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2020
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2019
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2018
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2017
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2016
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2015
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2014
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2013
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2012

Evolving Structural-Strategic Family Therapy with Adolescents - with James Keim, LCSW 

• Kaiser Permanente Hospital - South San Francisco - May 2021
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - April 2021
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2020
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - April 2020
• Children's Health Council - Palo Alto - January 2020
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2019
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - April 2019
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2018
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - March 2018
• International Family Therapy Academy - Bangkok, Thailand - March 2018
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2017
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - April 2017
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2016
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - March 2016
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2015
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - April 2015
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2014
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - April 2014
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2013
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - April 2013
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2012
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - April 2012
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, San Francisco - September 2011

Integrated Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy 

• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - January 2021
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2020

• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - January 2020
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2019
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - January 2019
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2018
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - January 2018
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2017
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - January 2017
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2016
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - January 2016
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2015
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - January 2015
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2014
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - January 2014
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2013
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - January 2013
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2012
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - January 2012

Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 

• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - September 2020
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2020
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - September 2019
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2019
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - September 2018
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2018
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - September 2017
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2017
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - September 2016
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2016
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - September 2016
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2015
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - September 2015
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2014
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - September 2014
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2013
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - September 2013
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - July 2012
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - September 2012
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, San Francisco - September 2011
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, San Francisco, - April 2011

​Developmental Psychopathology of Oppositional Defiant Disorder

• University of California, San Francisco - San Francisco - January 2019

Attachment Based - Cognitive Behavioral Systemic Therapy (AB-CBST) 

• International Family Therapy Academy - Bangkok, Thailand - March 2018

Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideation 

• San Francisco Unified School District - March 2015

Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: 10 Session One Way Mirror Training 

• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - September - November 2014
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - October - December 2013
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - September 2012 - December 2012

Evolving Structural-Strategic Family Therapy with Adolescents: 10 Session One Way Mirror Training 

• with James Keim, LCSW - Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy San Francisco - April 2014 - June 2014
• with James Keim, LCSW - Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy San Francisco - April 2013 - June 2013
• with James Keim, LCSW - Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy San Francisco - April 2012 - June 2012
• with James Keim, LCSW - Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, San Francisco - September to December 2011

Integrated Couples Therapy 10 Week One Way Mirror Training 

• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - January 2014
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - January 2013
• Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy - San Francisco - January 2012
• Haight Ashbury Psychological Services, San Francisco - May 2012

Treating OCD in Adolescents with Exposure and Response Prevention & Family Therapy 

• McAuley Institute at St. Mary's Medical Center & San Francisco Unified School District - San Francisco - October 2013

Externalizing Disorders in Children and Adolescents 

• Stanford University - Standford - June 2013

Careers in Family Therapy 

• Association of Family Therapy - San Francisco - February 2013

Understanding and Working with Students with ADHD

• Pacific Boychoir Academy - Oakland - August 2012

Assessment and Treatment of Adolescents with ADHD

• Fred Finch Youth Center - Oakland - August 2012

Attachment Based - Cognitive Behavioral Systemic Therapy for Oppositional Teens

• Stanford - May 2012

Family Systems: Past, Present, and Future, Part 2

• Association of Family Therapists of Northern California, San Francisco - July 2011

Family Therapy with Oppositional Adolescents

• Association of Family Therapists of Northern California- May 2011

Engaging Families in Therapy When Working in Schools

• Wellness Program Staff, San Francisco School District - April 2011

Psychodiagnostic Assessment Teaching Assistant

• Alliant International University-CSPP, San Francisco - Sept. 2006 - May 2007

Intellectual Assessment Teaching Assistant 

• Alliant International University-CSPP, San Francisco - February 2006 - May 2006

For Clients

The Anxiety is Real: Working with Dental Phobia 

• Etienne Lacrampe, DMD, Inc. - Walnut Creek  - December 2017

Adolescence 101: Preparing Parents for the Teenage Years 

• Marin Primary & Middle School - Larkspur - November 2014
• Bay Area Center for Adolescents - San Rafael - September 2014
• Marin Primary & Middle School - Larkspur - January 2014 
• Bay Area Center for Adolescents - May 2012
• Marin Primary & Middle School - May 2012
• It Takes A Village - Mill Valley - March 2012
• Marin Primary & Middle School - Corte Madera  - October 2010
• Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD) -Corte Madera - October 2010

Babyproofing Your Relationship 

• Bay Area Center for Couples Therapy - San Rafael - February 2014
• Bay Area Center for Couples Therapy - Berkeley - February 2013
• Bay Area Center for Couples Therapy - Corte Madera - July 2012
• Bay Area Center for Couples Therapy - Corte Madera - February 2012

Overcoming Your Test Anxiety 

• Marin Primary & Middle School - Larkspur - December 2013
• Bay Area Center for Anxiety - San Francisco - October 2013
• Bay Area Center for Anxiety -  Mill Valley - October 2012
• Bay Area Center for Anxiety - April 2012
• Bay Area Center for Anxiety - April 2012

ADHD: What It Is and What To Do About It 

• It Takes A Village - Mill Valley - November 2013
• St. Gabriel School - San Francisco - October 2013

Anxiety and Adolescents

• Mercy High School - San Francisco - October 2015

• It Takes A Village - Mill Valley - February 2012

Diffusing and Preventing Arguments -

• Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD), San Francisco - March 2011

The Role of Psychotherapy in ADHD Treatment -

• Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD) - East Bay - March 2011

Adults and ADHD: Ways to Manage Your Symptoms and Get the Most Out of Life

• Bay Area Center for ADD/ADHD -  San Francisco - September 2011

Substance Abuse Counseling with Adolescents 

• Community Institute for Psychotherapy, San Rafael  - March 2009, October/November 2009

Neuropsychological Assessment and Treatment of Adult ADHD

• UCSF, San Francisco - July 2009

Regulating Strong Emotions: ADHD & Affect Regulation

• Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD) -Berkeley - Aprill 2009

Challenges with Emotional Regulation: Low Frustration Tolerance, Difficulty Transitioning, Explosivity

• Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD) - Corte Madera - April 2008

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Association of Family Therapists of Northern California  - 

• Member - November 2004 to Present
• President Elect - May 2020 to Present
• Member-At-Large - May 2013-2016
• Past President - May 2011 - April 2013
• President - May 2009 - April 2011
• Programs Committee - June 2007 - April 2008     
• Student Representative November 2004 – June 2006

Redwood Psychological Association (RPA)

• Member

Northern California Community for Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (NCCEFT)

• Member

Northern California Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Network (NCCBT)

• Member

Alameda County Psychological Association (ACPA)

• Member

Contra Consta Psychological Association (CCPA)

• Member

Marin Chapter of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Marin CAMFT)

• Member

East Bay Chapter of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (EB CAMFT)

• Member

San Francisco Chapter of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (SF CAMFT)

• Member

Santa Clara Valley Chapter of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (SCV CAMFT)

• Member

Redwood Empire Chapter of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (RE CAMFT)

• Member

Santa Clara County Psychological Association (SCCPA)

• Member

San Mateo County Psychological Association (SMCPA)

• Member

Bay Area Therapists Specializing in Adolescents 

• Co-Founder - January 2010 - Present

American Family Therapy Academy -

• Member - February 2009 - December 2017

Marin County Psychological Association -

• Member - September 2005 - Present       
• Programs Committee - February 2007 - February 2008
• Student Representative - September 2005 – June 2007

California Psychological Association 

• Member - October 2003 – Present
• Campus Representative - September 2005 - June 2006

San Francisco Psychological Association -

• Member - May 2007 - Present
• Programs Committee May 2007 - April 2008

American Psychological Association

• Member - October 2003 – Present

PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

Integrating Sex & Sexuality in Our Couples Work Using Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT)

• Silvina Irwin, Ph.D. & Lisa Blum, Ph.D. - June 2021

The ADHD Effect on Marriage Relationships 

• Melissa Orlov - June 2021

Supporting Youth with Flexibility & Compassion: Skills for Pandemic Recovery & Beyond

• Kristin Dempsey, EdD, LMFT, LPCC

Complex Trauma Certification Training Level 1 & 2

• Janine Fisher, PhD - Recorded - December 2020

Family Trauma Workshop

• Scott Sells, PhD - October 2020

Supervision, Law, & Ethics

• Steve Frankel, JD, PhD - August 2020

Creative Techniques in Child Therapy Davida Cohen - August 2020
Doing Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) Online 

• Sam Jinich, PhD & Rebecca Jorgensen, PhD - May 2020

Youth Suicide Prevention 

• Guy Diamond, Ph.D. - March 2020

Helping Anxious Kids: A Certification Training on Anxiety Treatment for Children & Adolescents

• Lynn Lyons, PhD - Recorded - November 2019

Supervision, Law, & Ethics

• Steve Frankel, JD, PhD - August 2019

Creative Techniques in Child Therapy 

• Davida Cohen - August 2019

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention 

• Amy Wenzel, Ph.D. - March 2019

Creative Techniques in Child Therapy 

• Davida Cohen - August 2018

International Family Therapy Academy - Bangkok - March 2018

• The Case for Engaging Children in Family Therapy with Their Substance Using Mother 
  • Natasha Slesnick
• Family-Centered Practice for Chinese Families of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a Chinese Context
  • Joyce Ma, PhD
• Evolution of Family Therapy in Thailand: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 
  • John Lawless, PhD, Parichawan Chandarasiri, PhD, Palisara Thommachot, PhD, Yongyud Wongpiramsarn, PhD, Umaporn Trangkasombat, PhD
• The Impacts of Technology on Adolescence
  • Nesteren Gazioglu
• Family Therapy in the "Majority World" Creating and Adapting Models to Fit Non-Western Contexts 
  • John Miller, PhD

Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships: What Works and What Doesn't 

• Patricia Papernow, EdD - October 2017

Creative Techniques in Child Therapy 

• Davida Cohen - August 2017

Creative Techniques in Child Therapy 

• Davida Cohen - August 2016

Attachment Based Family Therapy with Depressed Adolescents

• Guy Diamond, Ph.D. - October 2015

Creative Techniques in Child Therapy - August 2015

• Karen Pernet, LCSW, BCD, RPT-S

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Supervision

• George Faller, Marlene Best, Lisa Palmer-Olson - January 2015

Emotionally Focused Family Therapy

• Lisa Palmer-Olsen, George Faller, Gail Palmer, and Jim Furrow - November 2014 

Hot Topics in Ethics and Risk Management in Psychological Practice

• Dan Taube, PhD, JD - November 2014

Mindfulness Based Interventions with Adolescents

• Sam Himelstein, PhD - November 2014

Creative Techniques in Child Therapy 

• Davida Cohen - August 2014

Treating Trauma with Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT))

• Robyn Walser, PhD - June 2014

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) with Adolescents: Relationships, Real-Life, & Recovery

• Kara Fitzpatrick, PhD - June 2014

Combining Research and Practice?: Adolescent Brain Development Research is Changing the Way We Understand and Work with Teens

• ​Michael Simon, LMFT - April 2014

The Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) Tango Map

• Sarah Ackerman, MFT & Annette Holloway, PsyD - March 2014

Law and Ethics and Supervision: Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

• Daniel Taube, PhD, JD & Pamela Parkinson, PhD, LCSW - March 2014

Trauma: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness

• Peter Levine, PhD - February 2014

Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Couples

• Robyn Walser, PhD - February 2014

Behavior Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence: ADHD, Autism, Depression, Anxiety, and Self Harm

• Stephen Hinshaw, PhD - November 2013

Process vs. Content: Diagnosing and Treating Families with Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT)

• Marcie Rubel, LCSW - November 2013

Creative Techniques in Child Therapy

• Davida Cohen - August 2013

Commercially Sexual Exploited Children (CSEC): Helping Exploited Teen Girls

• Wendy Calimag, MSW & Alex Mendez, PhD - June 2013

Motivational Interviewing Conference: The Essentials of M.I. and Harnessing Your Clients' Energy & Driveto Promote Change

• Raymond "Chip" Tafrate, PhD - June 2013

ADHD - Models, Policy, Families, Treatment Strategies, & Stigma

• Stephen Hinshaw, PhD - May 2013

Romance of Risk: Why Teenagers Do the Things They Do

• Lynn Ponton, MD - April 2013

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Core Skills: Pursuer Softening

• Rebecca Jorgensen, PhD  - March 2013

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Core Skills: Withdrawer Reengagement

• Rebecca Jorgensen, PhD - January 2013

Fundamental Hypnosis Workshop

• Brent Geary, PhD - December 2012

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Core Skills: Steps 3-4 Deescalation

• Mark Kaupp, PsyD - November/December 2012

Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD) Conference

• November 2012
• Executive Functioning in ADHD: Implications for Assessment and Management
  • Russell Barkley, PhD
• Making Sense of Difficult Adult ADHD Cases: Assessment and Treatment of ADHD with Complex Co-morbidities
  • Kevin Murphy, PhD
• There's Never Anything So Wrong With Us That What's Right Can't Fix
  • Mark Katz, PhD
• Research Symposium I: Montreal Study; Milwaukee Study; Berkeley Girls ADHD Longitudinal Study 
  • Lily Hechtman, PhD, Russell Barkley, PhD, Stephen Hinshaw, PhD
• Teenage Boys with ADHD: Strategies for Independence and Self-Advocacy
  • Mary Richey, ME, Jim Forgan, PhD
• Understanding the Neurobiological Basis of ADHD: 25 Years of Innovation in Research 
  • Martha Bridge Denckla, MD
• Research Symposium II: Multisite Randomized Clinical Trials: What Have We Learned About ADHD From the MTA?
  • Timothy Wigal, PhD
• Research Symposium II: Little Children, Big Challenges: Treatment of Preschoolers with ADHD
  • Laurence Greenhill, MD
• Lemonade: Building and Maintaining Resilience in Individuals with ADHD and Their Families
  • Alan Graham, PhD
• Motivation: The Key to ADHD Success
  • Jeffrey Katz, PhD

Working with Families and Trauma in Children and Adolescents

• Davida Cohen, MFT - November 2012

All In The Family:Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Throughout the Lifecycle

• Arlene (Ari) Istar Lev, LCSW-R, CASAC - October 2012

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Core Skills: Steps 1-3 Assessment

• Rebecca Jorgensen, PhD - September 2012

Finding the "fit" and Doing the 'Do-Loop': An Introduction to Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST)

• Kristina Orlova, MFTi and Easa Camorongan, MFTi - August 2012

Introduction to Motivational Interviewing

• Rachel Jordana - August 2012

Creative Techniques in Child Therapy

• Davida Cohen, MFT - August 2012

Feminist Family Therapy: Where It Came From and Where It Has Gone

• Marianne Ault-Riche, Jane Arial, and Ellen Pulleyblank Coffey - June 2012

Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of OCD

• Daniela Owen, PhD - June 2012

Progress Monitoring in Psychotherapy Using Online Progress Tracking (OPT)

• Jackie Persons, PhD - April - May 2012

American Family Therapy Academy Conference

• May 2012
• Family Roots: An Investigation of the Effects of Upheaval on the Family Systems
  • Mindy Thompson Fullilove
• Back to Back: Keep on Pushing, Treading, and Loving
  • Thandiwe Dee Watts-Jones
• Creating a Foundation of Mutual Support: Challenging Power Inequities in Couple Relationships
  • Carmen Knudson-Martin
• Gay and Lesbian Couples: Resilience in the Face of Personal and Political Discrimination
  • Robert-Jay Green, PhD
•      In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: A Biopsychosocial View of Addictions, from Heroin to Workaholism 
  • Gabor Mate
•      "We Survived Pharaoh, We'll Survive This, Too": Resiliency Embedded in Narrative of Israeli Society - 
  • Michal Shamai
•      Survival Lessons Learned from Unaccompanied Refugee Minors and Former Victims of Human Trafficking
  • Michelle Contreras
•      African-American Inner-City Girls, Young, Gifted, and Trapped: Restoring Community as a Resilience Factor
  • Renata Carneiro
•     Family Therapists and Community Connections: Enhancing Resilience Through Communities in Therapy
  • Deepu George and Morgan Stinson
•     Conversations on White Privaledge and Accountability
  • Jane Ariel and David Trimble
•     Resilience and Vulnerability in US Military and Veteran Families
  • Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth
•     Healing and Resilience from Relational Trauma
  • Mary Jo Barrett
•     Vicarious Resilience: An Overlooked Gift in Trauma Work
  • Pilar Hernandez-Wolfe
•     Transcultural Pathways to Family and Community Resilience
  • CharlesEttta Sutton
•     Positive Deviance, Social Complexity, and Generative Relationships
  • Arvind Singhal
•     Double Jeopardy - Increased Incidence of Domestic Violence During and Post-Disasters: Intervening to Enhance Protection
  • Kerrie James
•     Systemic Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence: Resiliency in the Family
  • Charles Nichols & Alexandria Boyer

Assessing and Treating Self-Injuring Adolescent Clients

• Heather Martarella, Psy.D. - April 2012

Dydactic Developmental Psychology: A Dan Hughes Attachement and Intersubjective Model for Working with Foster/Adoptive Children and Families

• Mervin Maier, MA, MFT - March 2012

Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) Workshop - 10 Week One Way Mirror Training 

• Robyn Walser, PhD - March 2012

Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) Workshop

• Robyn Walser, PhD - March 2012

Maudsley Method: Family Based Treatment for Adolescents with Anorexia - 10 Week One Way Mirror Training 

• Kara Fitzpatrick, PhD - May 2012

Maudsley Method: Family Based Treatment for Adolescents with Anorexia

• Kara Fitzpatrick, PhD - March 2012

Gottman Method Couples Therapy

• Marcia Gomez, LCSW - March 2012

Helping LGBT Youth and Families Navigate the Coming Out Process

• Shawn Giammattei, PhD - January 2012

Collaborative Helping: A Practice Framework for Family-Centered Services

• William Madsen, PhD - October 2011

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

• Ann Marguiles, LMFT - September 2011

Teaching Family Therapy

• August 2011

Grand Rounds: Looking Beneath the Surface: Family Dynamics When a Child Resists or Refuses to Spend Time with a Parent

• Marjorie Gans Walters, PhD & Steven Friedlander, PhD - July 2011

Cultural Competence with BDSM Relationships

• Dossie Easton, MFT - July 2011

Attachment Based Family Therapy with Teens

• Bart Rubin, Ph.D. - June 2011
• Assessment and Treatment of Hypersexual Behavior in Couples TherapyBrigitte Land, Ph.D. - May 2011

Working with Adolescents with Eating Disorders: 10 Things Every Clinician Must Know  

• Jennifer Lombardi, MFT - May 2011

Couples Therapy with LGBT Couples: What Helps and What Doesn't

• Jay Seiff-Haron, Psy.D. - May 2011

Evolving Structural-Strategic Family Therapy - 10 Week One Way Mirror Training

• James Keim, LCSW and Bart Rubin, Ph.D. - April 2011- June 2011

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy - 10 Week One Way Mirror Training

• Sam Jinich, Ph.D. - April 2011- June 2011

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

• Sam Jinich, Ph.D. - April 2011

Virginia Satir's Legacy and Contributions to Family Therapy: A Presentation and Panel by Those Who Knew Her

• Kaye Bishop, MFT, Terry Patterson, EdD, ABPP, and Joan Ross, MFT, RN, MS - February 2011

Getting Triggered As An EFT Couples Therapist

• Susan Glick, Ph.D., Karen Rogers, MFT, & Phyllis Vince, MFT - February 2011

Bringing Baby Home: Helping Couples Cope with Changes of Family Formation

• Roberta Seifert, PhD - February 2011

Acceptance Commitment Therapy

• Wiveka Ramel, PhD & Kelly Werner, PhD - January 2011

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy - 10 Week One Way Mirror Training

• Karen Rogers, MFT - January 2011 - March 2011

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - 10 Week One Way Mirror Training

• Dedalus Hyde, Psy.D. - January 2011 - March 2011

Evolving Structural-Strategic Family Therapy with Adolescents - 10 Week One Way Mirror Training 

• James Keim, LCSW - January 2011 - March 2011

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

• Karen Rogers, MFT - January 2011

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• Dedalus Hyde, Psy.D. - January 2011

Evolving Structural-Strategic Family Therapy with Adolescents

• James Keim, LCSW - January 2011

Working with Gender-Variant/Transgender Children, Adolescents, and their Families in Family Therapy  

• Shawn Giammattei, Ph.D. - November 2010

One Size Doesn't Fit All: Working with Latino Families and Other Cultures with the Multisystemic Ecological Comparative Approach

• Celia Falicov, PhD - October 2010

Meet the Developer: A Conversation with Howard Liddle, EdD - Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT), an Empirically Validated Treatment for Adolescent Substance Abuse -

• Howard Liddle, EdD - October 2010

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy - 10 Week One Way Mirror Training

• Sam Jinich, Ph.D. - September - December 2010

Evolving Structural-Strategic Family Therapy - 10 Week One Way Mirror Training - James Keim, LCSW 
       - September - December 2010
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - 10 Week One Way Mirror Training

• Dedalus Hyde, Psy.D. - September - December 2010

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

• Sam Jinich, Ph.D. - September 2010

Evolving Structural-Strategic Family Therapy

• James Keim, LCSW - September 2010

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• Dedalus Hyde, Psy.D. - September 2010

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

• Sam Jinich, Ph.D. - September 2010

Evolving Structural-Strategic Family Therapy

• James Keim, LCSW - September 2010

Deepening Conversations about Culture/Multiculturalism and Privilege in Clinical Practice

• Multiple Presenters - September 2010

The Balancing Act: Maintaining Rapport with Both Adolescents and Their Parents in Therapy 

• Bart Rubin, PhD - September 2010

An Introduction to Parent-Child Interaction Training

• Dedalus Hyde, PsyD, Karen Godfredsen, PsyD, Keith Kapash, MFT - August 2010

Helping Clients "Wired Differently": A Comprehensive Systemic Approach

• MarRem Remington, MFT, - July 2010

Residuals of American Slavery for Blacks and Whites: Implications for Our Work

• Theopia Jackson, PhD & Susan Wilkens, PhD - May 2010

Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples Externship

• Sue Johnson, PhD - April 2010

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Anxious Adolescents: An Evidence Based Approach

• Michael Tompkins, PhD - April 2010

Attachment Based Family Therapy Models for Working with Adolescents and Their Families

• Bart Rubin, PhD - April 2010

Family Systems: Past, Present, and Future - Multiple Presenters - April 2010
Engaging Young Men in Therapy: Effective Techniques in Therapy

• Richard Platt, MA, LMFT and Mark Schillinger, DC - April 2010

Gottman Couples Therapy: A New Research Based Approach - Level 1 Training

• Nina Grueneberger, LCSW and Robert Navarra, PsyD, MFT - April 2010

Using Couples Therapy to Bring Pleasure and Desire Desire Back into the Bedroom

• Lonnie Barbach, Ph.D.  - March 2010

Advocating for Family Therapy: What's Happening on the State and Federal Levels and How You Can Help

• Multiple Presenters - March 2010

Family Therapy Law, Ethics, and Supervision

• Dan Taube, PhD, Bart Rubin, PhD, Becky Pizer, PsyD, Jim Keim, LCSW, 
• Pamela Parkinson, PhD, LCSW, Jane Ariel, PhD, Jim Turner, PhD - Jan 2010

Making Room for Dads Encouraging Positive Father Involvement Is Good for the Whole Family

• Philip Cowan, PhD and Carolyn Pape Cowan, PhD - November 2009

Three Day Cognitive Therapy Workshop

• Aaron Beck, PhD - November 2009

Four Day Workshop Exposure with Response Prevention for Obssessive Compulsive Disorder

• Edna Foa, PhD - September 2009

Heartbeats and Heartaches: The Role of Emotion in Intimate Relationships

• Alan Levenson, PhD - September 2009

The Neurobiology of AD/HD: Impact on Couple and Family Relationships; ImplicationsFor Treatment

• Holly Seerley, MFT - August 2009

Working with Families Using Evidence-Based Principles: A Brief Overview

• Pamela Parkinson, LCSW, PhD - July 2009

American Family Therapy Academy Conference

• June 2009

Taking Racism & Oppression into Account When Working With African-American Clients - 
       Heather Martarella, PsyD - June 2009
Transforming Trauma with EMDR - Part 2

• Laurel Parnell, PhD - April 2009

One-Plus-One Equals Three: Connecting Practice, Advocacy, & Service to Clients - Jo Linder-Crow, PhD

• March 2009

Gottman Method Couples Therapy: Blending Research & Practice

• Robert Navarra, PsyD, MFT - March 2009

The New Psychology of Love

• Richard Bush, PhD - February 2009

Borderline Personality Disorder - Diagnosis & Treatment - A DBT, Narrative, & Psychoanalytic Perspective

• Nov 2008

Coaching the Parents of Oppositional Youth - Oct 2008
American Family Therapy Academy Conference - June 2008
Transforming Trauma with EMDR - Part 1

• Laurel Parnell, PhD

​April 2008
Emotional Freedom Technique

• Carol Odsess, PhD - April 2008 

Collaborative Couples Therapy: Starting Out From Different Places & Ending Up At the Same Point

• Dan Wile, PhD & Terry Patterson, EdD - April 2008

Using Feedback to Develop Your Clinical Expertise

• Cannon Thomas, PhD - March 2008

Courage After Fire: Family Therapy with the New Generation of Veterans

• Keith Armstrong, LCSW - March 2008

Juvenile Bipolar Disorder

• William Shryer, DCSW, LCSW, & Rochelle Frank, PhD - February 2008

West Meets East: Therapy with Asian Families

• Mary Cronin, MFT, Philip Tsui, LCSW, PsyD, & 

       Jennie Hua, MFT - January 2008
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Children & Adolescents

• Amy Boyd, Phd & Jennefire Schnitzer, PhD - 

       December 2007
The Price of Privilege: What Exactly Are the Costs?

• Madeline Levine, PhD - October 2007

Brief Strategic Family Therapy

• Olga Hervis, MSW, LCSW - August 2007 & October 2007

American Psychological Association Convention APA

• August 200

Social Issues and Psychology: What is Our Role?

• Dr. Gilbert Newman and Dr. Rebecca Toborek - June 2007

Increasing Success in Psychotherapy

• Dr. Irwin Gootnick - April 2007

The Challenge of Doing Family Therapy For Family Court

• Megan Lehmer, PhD - March 2007

Collaborative Practice: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to a Healthier Divorce

• Dr. Ann Buscho and Edith Politis, JD - March 2007

Transforming Conflict and Building Love:Integrative Problem-Centered Couples Therapy

• Dr. Bill Pinsoff - October 2006

Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference

• Eric Erickson Foundation - December 2005

Authenticity in the Psychoanalytic Encounter Psychoanalytic Institute of SF

• September – October 2005

The Forgiveness Project

• Dr. Fred Luskin - September 2005

Brief Strategic Therapy Mental Research Institute

• July 2005

Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy Practicum

• Albert Ellis Institute - July 2005

Chemical Dependency – Substance Abuse Treatment

• Alliant International University - March 2005

Building Solutions with Complex and Difficult Families

• Insoo Kim Berg - November 2004

Mapping Narrative Conversations

• Michael White - October 2004

Human Sexuality

• Dr. Wendy Stock April - May 2004

Domestic Violence

• Dr. Suzanne Pallak - March 2004

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