Contributing Faculty
Adjunct faculty members teach one or more courses per year at SBGI and participate in faculty meetings during the quarters when they teach. Those adjunct faculty members denoted with an asterisk below may serve on SBGI dissertation committees.
Marcy Axness, Ph.D., Early Human Development, The Union Institute and University, 2003
Dr. Axness, an early development specialist, has a private counseling practice specializing in fertility, adoption, and early parenting. She also educates professionals in adoption, education, and childcare on new findings in early development and their implications for practice.
Areas of Expertise: Adoption; Attachment; Parenting; Prenatal and Perinatal Development
Christie Barrack, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology (Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology Specialty), Santa Barbara Graduate Institute, 2005
Christie Barrack is currently a member of the adjunct faculty at the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute, teaching online pre- and perinatal psychology classes. Her research focused on a phenomenological study highlighting parents’ experiences of bonding with their babies, and the impact a prenatal class based on prenatal and perinatal psychology principles had on the bonding process. In the past six years, Dr. Barrack has worked as an educator, therapist, and coach in the field of prenatal and perinatal psychology and health. Currently Dr. Barrack is also involved in artistic endeavors such as her website, mypostcardart.com and illustrating children’s books.
Areas of Expertise: Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology, Conscious Birth and Bonding,
Attachment Theory and Practice, Crisis Pregnancy Counseling
David Chamberlain, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, Boston University, 1958; MDiv, Boston University School of Theology, 1953
Dr. Chamberlain is a psychologist in private practice. He is the past president and a founding board member of the Association of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health. Dr. Chamberlain is the author of The Mind of Your Newborn Baby and numerous professional articles as well as the founder and editor of the Association of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health website.
Licenses Earned: Clinical Psychologist, State of California
Areas of Expertise: Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health; Clinical Practice; Hypnotherapy; Research
Christine Caldwell, Ph.D., ADTR, LPC, Somatic Psychology, Union Institute, 1993; MA, Dance and Movement Therapy, UCLA, 1976
Dr. Caldwell is former Vice President of Academic Affairs at Naropa Insitute in Boulder, Colorado and the founder and director of Naropa’s Somatic Psychology Department. Her work began over twenty years ago with studies in anthropology, dance therapy, bodywork, and Gestalt therapy and has developed into innovations in the field of body-centered psychotherapy. She developed the Moving Cycle, a system that emphasizes lifelong personal and social evolution by following the wisdom of one’s body energy. She has taught at the University of Maryland and George Washington University and trains, teaches, and lectures internationally. Her books include Getting Our Bodies Back: Recovery, Healing and Transformation through Body-Centered Psychotherapy and Getting In Touch: The Guide to New Body-Centered Therapies.
Licenses Earned: Licensed Professional Counselor, State of Colorado
Areas of Expertise: Somatic Psychotherapy; Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology
Raymond Castellino, DC (Doctor of Chiropractic), Palmer College of Chiropractic West, 1982
Dr. Castellino draws on more than three decades of experience as a natural health care practitioner, consultant, and teacher. His current practice focuses on the resolution of prenatal, birth and other early trauma / stress through an approach that combines polarity therapy, craniosacral therapy, play therapy, trauma resolution, birth simulation, and prenatal and perinatal psychology. Dr. Castellino is the Clinical Director of BEBA, a non-profit research clinic in Santa Barbara devoted to resolving early trauma, strengthening the bonds between babies/children and their parents, and optimizing children’s physical, emotional, and mental development. In addition to serving as Vice President of the Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children (aTLC), he is a frequent presenter at national conferences, including Association of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, American Polarity Therapy Association, Craniosacral Therapy Association/North America and Neurons to Neighborhoods.
Licenses Earned: Doctor of Chiropractic, State of California
Areas of Expertise: Prenatal and Birth Therapy and Training; Craniosacral Therapy; Shock and Trauma
Linda De Villers, Ph.D., Psychology, University of Windsor, Ontario; Post-doctoral internship in sex therapy at the Neuropsychiatric Institute, UCLA
Dr. De Villers, who has taught at Chaffey College and Pepperdine University, is expert in psychotherapy and human sexuality. She authored Love Skills and a chapter on sexual communication for Praeger’s Sexual Health. She has served on the boards of The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, The American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists, The Los Angeles Country Psychological Association, and the Group Psychotherapy Association of Southern California.
Licenses Earned: Clinical Psychologist, State of California; AASECT Certified Diplomate of Sex Therapy; AASECT Certified Sex Educator; Diplomate and Clinical Supervisor, American Board of Sexology
Areas of Expertise: Human Sexuality; Psychotherapy; Clinical Assessment; Health Psychology; Intimate Relationships
Ronald Doctor, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Illinois, 1969; MA, University of Illinois, 1964.
Dr. Doctor is a licensed clinical psychologist, a Board Certified Expert in traumatic stress and a first generation behavior therapist. He is an emeritus professor and has published six books including the Encyclopedia of Traumatic Stress Disorders due for release in 2009. He has also authored numerous peer-reviewed articles in the areas of psychotherapy, EMDR and Somatic Experiencing therapies. He is an internationally recognized expert in the treatment of the fear of flying.
Licenses Earned: Clinical Psychologist, Marriage and Family Therapist, Board Certified Expert in traumatic stress, Diplomat-International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychotherapy
Areas of Expertise: Anxiety and trauma disorders, EMDR, Somatic Experiencing therapy
Sarah A. Edmonds, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Syracuse University, 1993; MS, Clinical Psychology, Syracuse University, 1990
Dr. Sarah Edmonds is a consultant for University of Phoenix and an adjunct professor in North Central University’s Psychology Department where she worked full time before the birth of her first child in 2004. She has a part time private practice, and has over ten years of experience working in a variety of clinical settings. She has published research on the effects of traumatic bereavement on personal growth (loss of a child in the crash of Pan Am Flight 103). She started an online support group for moms in her area, and is active in helping them network and form connections within their communities.
Licenses Earned: Psychologist, States of Arizona and California
Areas of Expertise: Psychotherapy of Psychosis; Parent-child Attachment; Psychological Manipulation/abuse; Critiquing the Effectiveness of the Mental Health System; the Role of Social Support in Mothers’ Well-being; Non-violent Communication
William Emerson, Ph.D., Psychology, Vanderbilt University, 1968
Dr. Emerson is a teacher, writer, and lecturer who has pioneered treatment methods for infants and children. A former California State Universities professor and a European lecturer for the University of Maryland, he conducts training seminars throughout the U.S. and Europe and is a frequent keynote speaker at psychology conferences. He has published dozens of articles and seven training videos in the field of psychology and birth. Dr. Emerson is a member of the board of directors for the Association of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health and has been named an honorary fellow for the National Institute of Mental Health for his scholarly excellence and his contributions to the field of psychology.
Areas of Expertise: Prenatal and Birth Therapy; Shock and Trauma
Lucinda Gray, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology, 1977
Dr. Gray has been a licensed psychologist for the past 25 years and chooses Client Centered Therapy as her primary specialty area. She completed several different post doctoral training programs including body oriented methods of healing such as Yoga, Integrative Body Psychotherapy, and acupressure training. Her practice has evolved over the years, and now includes Focusing Oriented Psychotherapy and other body oriented approaches as well as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Dr. Gray finds that meditation, as well as more traditional practices, provide a path to emotional healing. She is coordinator of the International Focusing Network.
Licenses Earned: Clinical Psychologist, State of California
Areas of Expertise: Client Centered and Focusing Oriented Psychotherapy, EMDR, Meditation
Laurence S. Heller, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
Dr. Heller has over 30 years experience as a teacher and clinician in the field of Somatic Psychotherapy. In 1972 he was the Founder of the Gestalt Institute of Denver. He is a Board Member and Senior Faculty of the Foundation for Human Enrichment, a non-profit foundation founded by Dr. Peter Levine dedicated to the healing of trauma world-wide. Dr. Heller is fluent in several languages and teaches 5 months each year in centers throughout Europe. He is co-author of Crash Course a popular book on Trauma published in English, German and Danish. Psychodynamically trained, he specializes in the interplay of attachment and developmental issues with shock trauma, which is the subject of his forthcoming book.
Areas of Expertise: Somatic Psychotherapy and the treatment of shock trauma.
Joel Isaacs, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Yale University, 1970; Ph.D., Physics, Brown University, 1965.
Dr. Isaacs began his professional life as a psychologist at Harvard University’s innovative program of Clinical Psychology and Public Practice in 1970 after working as a Ph.D. physicist. Since 1977 he has practiced as a Reichian, Radix, and Bodynamic Therapist in Los Angeles. Over time he began to develop new ways of working with fear held in the body and published several articles on this work. He is Director of the Bodynamic Institute, USA; Certified Bodynamic Analyst and Trainer; Certified Radix Therapist; and, Founder of Core Contact. Dr. Isaacs has recently published a number of articles about Bodynamic Analysis in books and professional journals and has led trainings in Europe, South America, Australia, and the Esalen Institute, USA.
Areas of Expertise: Body oriented psychotherapy.
Dean Janoff, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1981
Dr. Janoff is the Director of Masters’ Programs in the School of Human and Organizational Development at Fielding Graduate University. He has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of California at Santa Barbara, Pacifica Graduate Institute, and Antioch University. His diverse research interests have led him to publish extensively on a wide variety of topics, including treatment of panic disorder and agoraphobia, attribution theory, Web-based professional training for healthcare professionals, and elementary education.
Licenses Earned: Clinical Psychologist, State of California; Marriage and Family Therapist, State of California
Areas of Expertise: Gestalt Psychotherapy; Group Psychotherapy; Chemical Dependency; Anxiety Disorders; Organizational Management; Clinical Supervision; Online Collaboration
Barry Keehn, Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, American Behavioral Studies Institute, 2004; Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, Political Science, 1993
Dr. Barry Keehn is a clinical psychologist, Japan and Asia specialist, management consultant, editor and author.
Licenses Earned: Clinical Psychologist, State of California
Areas of Expertise: Legal and Ethical Issues in Professional Psychotherapeutic Practice; Cultural, Ethnic and Diversity Issues in Psychotherapy; Japan and Asia
Aline LaPierre, Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, Ryokan College, 2001, MA, Counseling Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute, 1989
Dr. LaPierre is a psychotherapist in private practice in the Los Angeles area. She weaves together psychoanalytic psychotherapy, depth psychology and somatic psychology. Her background includes extensive training in Body-Mind Centering, Somatic Experiencing, Bodynamics Analysis, EMDR, Neuromuscular Therapy, Carnio-Sacral Therapy, Zero Balancing, Jin-ShinJiutsu and Continuum. She is part of Allan Schore’s developmental psychology and neuroscience study group and has authored several articles relating neuroscience and somatic psychology.
Licenses Earned: Marriage and Family Therapist, State of California
Areas of Expertise: Somatic Psychotherapy; Clinical Supervision
Leslie Lundt, M.D., Psychiatric Medicine, Rush Medical College, 1984.
Dr. Lundt is an internationally recognized speaker and educator in the neuropsychiatric field. She is frequently called on to consult for professionals in many areas including the pharmaceutical and investment banking industry. Dr. Lundt hosts a daily show on the XM satellite network ReachMD. She is board certified in psychiatry and addiction medicine and has an active clinical and research practice. Her “Think Like a Psychiatrist” book series has been a popular introductory text for psychopharmacology classes.
Licenses Earned: Medical License – Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. ASAM Certification in Addiction Medicine
Dorothy Mandel, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Specialization in Health Psychology, Saybrook Graduate School and Research Institute, 2007; M.A., Clinical Psychology, Specialization in Health Psychology, Saybrook, 2002.
Dr. Mandel focused on the areas of biofeedback, medical hypnosis, and neuro-psychology during her Ph.D. studies. She works as a Pre and Perinatal consultant providing education on psychology and trauma repatterning and holds a position on the Advisory Committee at Sonoma State University for the Development and Implementation of Perinatal and Child Mental Health Certificate Program. Dr. Mandel has presented numerous times at APPPAH conferences over the last decade emphasizing the prevention and healing of pre and perinatal trauma.
Areas of Expertise: Physiological Psychology; Pre and Perinatal Psychology; Somatic Psychology; Hypnotherapy; PTSD; Clinical Practice; Research
Terry Marks-Tarlow, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, UCLA, 1983; MA, Psychology, UCLA, 1980.
Dr. Marks-Tarlow is a clinical psychologist and author of the book Creativity Inside Out: Learning Through Multiple Intelligences. She has maintained a private practice since 1985 and enjoys utilizing drawing, dance and yoga practice in her work with a clinical focus on issues of embodiment and creativity. Author of the book, Psyche’s Veil: Psychotherapy, Fractals and Complexity (Routledge, 2008; foreword by Daniel Siegel), she is Research Associate at the Institute for Fractal Research in Kassel, Germany; Past President of both the Los Angeles Society of Clinical Psychologists and Gestalt Therapy Institute of Los Angeles.
Licenses Earned: Clinical Psychologist
Areas of Expertise: Application of neurobiology and nonlinear science to psychotherapy; long-term, depth transformation; creative and productive blocks; the clinical interface between yoga and psychotherapy
Chris Peterson, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara
Dr. Peterson is a core faculty member of the Clinical Psychology Program at Pacifica Graduate Institute and has a private psychotherapy practice in Santa Barbara. She served as Pacifica’s Director of Clinical Training from 1996-2005.
Licenses Earned: Licensed Psychologist; Diplomate of the American College of Forensic Examiners; Certificate from National Board of Addiction Examiners; Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Areas of Expertise: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy; Clinical Supervision; Treatment of Addictive Disorders
Bruce Read, Pharm.D., University of Southern California, 1980; Doctor of Pharmacy, University of California at San Diego, Revelle College
Dr. Read is currently the clinical coordinator for the Cottage Health System. His duties include providing drug information, working with physicians on medication issues, providing education regarding new medications, and supervising the Health System formulary. He has provided over 20 courses for the University of California campuses including “The addictive brain” and “Basic Pharmacology.”
Licenses Earned: Registered pharmacist and Adult teaching credential
Areas of Expertise: Chemical Dependency; Pharmacology; Pharmacy Practice
Stella Resnick, Ph.D., Psychology, Indiana University, 1966
Dr. Resnick is a psychologist in private practice in Los Angeles and the author of The Pleasure Zone: Why We Resist Good Feelings & How to Let Go and Be Happy (Conari Press). She served as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University and at San Jose State University. She lectures on human sexuality and runs public workshops and professional training groups and seminars on Somatic-Experiential Sex Therapy, a comprehensive approach to working with sexual concerns. Her work integrates Gestalt therapy, breath and body awareness, with a particular focus on relationship and sexual issues. She has appeared on hundreds of radio and television shows and is featured in the PBS television series Body & Soul. She is currently the president of the Western Region of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality.
Licenses Earned: Clinical Psychologist, State of California
Areas of Expertise: Human Sexuality; Gestalt Therapy; Clinical Supervision
Jeane Rhodes, Ph.D., Pre and Perinatal Psychology, Union Institute, 1997
Dr. Rhodes, a faculty member of Red Rocks Community College in Colorado, is a practicing licensed professional counselor. She has published several articles in professional journals and currently serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health.
Licenses Earned: Licensed Professional Counselor, Colorado
Areas of Expertise: Prenatal Experience; Child and Spousal Abuse
Jacqueline Richard, Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, Ryokan College, 2003; MA, Clinical Psychology, John F Kennedy University, 1993
Dr. Richard has been a licensed marriage and family therapist for more than 10 years following an active career in nursing. She has worked with a diverse population of children, adults, families, and couples. During the past five years she has developed a clinical specialization in sex therapy.
Licenses Earned: Marriage and Family Therapist, State of California; Registered Nurse, State of California; Certified Sex Therapist, American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, 2006
Areas of Expertise: Sex Therapy; Relationships; Body Image; Anxiety and Depressive Disorders
Frank Price Rust III, Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1985
Dr. Rust has co-authored two statistics texts and written numerous publications on prenatal and perinatal healthcare for mothers and infants. In addition to serving as the Dissertation Coordinator for Pacifica Graduate Institute’s Psychology Program, he teaches statistics and psychology courses at California State University, Dominguez Hills and Antioch University, Santa Barbara. He has received teaching awards from CSU-Dominguez Hills and the United States Distance Learning Association.
Areas of Expertise: Statistics; Quantitative Research Methods; Prenatal and Perinatal Health Care
Michael Shea, Ph.D., Somatic Psychology, The Union Institute, 1995; MA, Buddhist and Western Psychology, Naropa Institute, 1986
Dr. Shea has done hands-on bodywork for three decades, including cranial sacral work with newborns and neurologically impaired children and adults. He is author of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy: Volume I (2002) and Volume II (2005). His publications also include textbooks on somatic psychology for touch therapists, myofascial release, and adult learning and development.
Areas of Expertise: Embryology; Craniosacral Therapy
Janine Shelby, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, University of Miami, 1994; MS, Community Counseling, University of South Alabama, 1989
Dr. Shelby currently works as the Director of Child Psychology Training in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the UCLA Medical Center. She has presented, both nationally and internationally, on the topics of posttraumatic interventions for children of abuse, sexual assault, war and natural disaster. Dr. Shelby is committed to humanitarian causes and currently maintains a private practice and consulting service focused on the therapeutic treatment of children.
Licenses Earned: Clinical Psychologist
Areas of Expertise: Clinical Child Psychology, Trauma Treatment, Play Therapy
Michael Sieck, Ph.D., Physiology (Specialty in Neurophysiology and Psychology), UCLA 1967
In addition to serving as a core faculty member at SBGI, Dr. Sieck is Director of Redlands Therapy Group, a certified Bioenergetic Analyst, and a supervisor for the Southern California Bioenergetic Institute. He taught graduate and undergraduate psychology courses at the University of California, Riverside and published many papers on brain-behavior relationships. Since 1974, he has been providing psychotherapy services and has published several training manuals and assessment tools. He currently combines elements of Bioenergetics, Gestalt approaches, Jungian ideas, Object Relations and Psychodrama in his practice. He also has a strong psycho-spiritual orientation and is active in Diamond Heart Work. He presents at conferences and university functions and has extensive experience leading numerous kinds of groups. For the past five years he has co-lead residential programs combining mind, body and spiritual practices in Southern California.
Licenses Earned: Clinical Psychologist, State of California
Areas of Expertise: Relational Somatic Psychotherapy with Emphasis on Trauma; Early Development and Characterological Transformation
Victoria Stevens, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, California Graduate Institute 1996.
Dr. Stevens is a licensed clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst, professor, arts education specialist and researcher who works both nationally and internationally. She holds a BA in philosophy and an MA and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Stevens obtained her psychoanalytic certification from the Psychoanalytic Center of California. In addition to teaching at Santa Barbara Graduate Institute, Dr. Stevens serves on the faculty of Pacifica Graduate Institute, the California Institute of the Arts in the School of Critical Studies, the Psychoanalytic Center of California, and the Institute for Perinatal and Child Development. Dr. Stevens has integrated her background as a performing artist with her expertise in psychology and pedagogical theory to develop innovative art education curricula and teacher training programs. Her research specialty is the study of the development and inhibition of creativity in children and adults, with an emphasis on the relationship between creative thinking, the brain and cognitive processes. Her latest publication is a chapter entitled “The Music of language: the importance of prosody in the dyadic interaction between infants and caregivers in the book Emotions in the Human Voice.
Areas of Expertise: The intersection of art and science; creativity; art education and curriculum development; developmental psychology; Freudian and British Object Relations theory; and clinical hypnosis.
Tina Stromsted, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, John F. Kennedy University, 1984
With a background in dance and theater, Dr. Stromsted’s clinical experience includes 27 years of work in hospital, community mental health, private practice, educational, and healing retreat centers. Dr. Stromsted is co-founder and faculty at the Authentic Movement Institute in Berkeley. A candidate at the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco, her teaching, consultation, private practice and writing integrate body-oriented, Jungian, and creative arts approaches to psychotherapy.
Licenses Earned: Marriage and Family Therapist, State of California
Areas of Expertise: Dance Movement Therapy; Jungian Psychotherapy; Authentic Movement
Paula Thomson, Psy.D., Psychology, American Behavioral Studies Institute, 1998; Diploma, Centre for Training in Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, 1997
Dr. Thomson is a professor at CSU-Northridge and has been a tenured faculty member since 1982 at York University’s Departments of Theatre and Graduate Studies in Toronto. In addition, she has taught at Banff School of Fine Arts, Julliard School of Music, Stratford Shakespearean Festival, and the Canadian Opera Company. Dr. Thomson has a private psychotherapy practice in Tarzana, California, where she works primarily with adolescents, adults and couples who have trauma histories, dissociative disorders and/or issues with blocked creativity. Her interest in early attachment led her to Dr. Allan Schore’s study group where she has been an active participant for over six years. She is a regular presenter at the International Society for the Study in Dissociation and has recently published several articles on the impact of trauma on creativity. In addition, she is currently undertaking research on fantasy proneness, dissociation, trauma and attachment.
Licenses Earned: Clinical Psychology, State of California
Areas of Expertise: Somatic and Expressive Therapies; Prenatal and Perinatal Development; Dissociative Disorders and Early Trauma; Neurobiological Development; Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Thomas Verny, DPsych, University of Toronto, 1964; MD, University of Toronto, 1961
Dr. Verny, a pioneer in the field of prenatal and perinatal psychology, is a psychiatrist in private practice in Toronto, Canada. He lectures around the world and has published many popular press and academic journal articles. He has co-authored several books, including Tomorrow’s Baby, The Secret Life of the Unborn Child, and Nurturing the Unborn Child. In addition, Dr. Verny edited the first English-language textbook on prenatal and perinatal psychology entitled Pre-and Perinatal Psychology: An Introduction. His contribution to the field of prenatal and perinatal psychology also includes organizing the First International Congress on Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology in Toronto in l983, serving as founding editor of the Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology Journal, serving as president of the Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology Association of North America from 1983 to 1991, and participating on the Association’s Board of Directors.
Licenses Earned: Medical Doctor, Board Certified Psychiatrist, Canada
Areas of Expertise: Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health; Research
Judyth O. Weaver, Ph.D., Reichian Psychology, International College, 1979
Dr. Weaver, the founding chairperson of the SBGI Somatic Psychology Programs, has been Professor of Somatic Psychology at California Institute of Integral Studies for two decades. In addition to being an internationally recognized workshop leader, Dr. Weaver has had a private psychotherapy practice for more than 25 years. Her therapeutic techniques draw on over 35 years of meditative practice and study of t’ai chi ch’uan, qi gong, sensory awareness, craniosacral, Reichian, and prenatal and perinatal therapy.
Areas of Expertise: Somatic Psychology; Body/Mind/Spiritual Practices; Sensory Awareness; Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology; Resolution of Shock and Trauma; Somatic Experiencing
Lee Weiser, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology (Emphasis in Depth Psychology), Pacifica Graduate Institute, 1999; MA, Human Behavior, United States International University, 1980
Dr. Weiser is a licensed clinical psychologist employed at a private school in Santa Barbara serving students from kindergarten to twelfth grade and their families.
Licenses Earned: Clinical Psychology, State of California
Areas of Expertise: Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
Keith Witt, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Fielding Graduate University, 1982; MA, Counseling Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1975
Dr. Witt is a psychologist in private practice in Santa Barbara and the author of The Attuned Family: How to be a Great Parent To Your Kids and a Great Lover To Your Spouse, and The Gift of Shame: Why We Need Shame and How to Use it to Love and Grow. He was a founding member of both the Human Relations Center Corporation and the Anapamu Counseling Center in Santa Barbara. He has conducted numerous classes and workshops, including assertion training, sexuality, intimacy/freedom/fear, Gestalt and Transactional Analysis, Theories of Psychotherapy and Integrally Informed Sex Therapy.
Licenses Earned: Clinical Psychology, State of California; Marriage & Family Therapist, State of California
Areas of Expertise: Individual, Conjoint, Family, and Sex Therapy; Integrally Informed Psychotherapy.
Deborah Harkin, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology (Somatic Psychology Specialty), Santa Barbara Graduate Institute, 2007
Dr. Harkin, has served as SBGI’s Somatic Psychology Department Coordinator for four years. Her dissertation is a theoretical study that synthesizes attachment theory, psychoanalytic theories of adolescent development, and neuroscience research on the adolescent brain. She worked with clients for over two years at CGI Counseling Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Harkin has extensive organizational and administrative experience. She co-designed and ran an internship program for Pacific Rim executives for a major consulting firm prior to working as an executive in the entertainment industry where she oversaw the development and production of numerous television projects.
Areas of Expertise: Somatic Psychology and Psychotherapy; Developmental Theory; Attachment Theory; Developmental Neuroscience
