CalPsychiatry Presents: Mindstories

Helping Women Feel Whole in Relationships | Kirstin Carl MFT

Kirstin Carl is a Licensed Psychotherapist serving clients in Los Angeles, for the past 13 years; and now in virtual sessions, throughout California.

She specializes in helping women break through barriers to fulfilling relationships. 

She firmly believes, “It’s not about FINDING the right one - it’s about clearing the wreckage that’s blocking your self-love, abundance, and wholeness. When you become the best version of yourself, then you ATTRACT the right one.”

Sign up for a complimentary mini-session at http://kcarlmft.com/ to identify what’s blocking YOU from your ideal relationship

Starting Therapy | Faith Freed, LMFT

A licensed psychotherapist (MFT) with two M.A. degrees, Faith started seeing clients in her  San Francisco Bay Area office in 2009, and has recently transitioned to a new Santa Barbara practice.  Prior to pursuing her professional passion, Faith was an advertising writer at several San Francisco ad agencies. She has trained at the University of Texas in Austin as well as The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto. She’s also the mother of 2 children and the published author of a personal development/spiritual book,  as well as her recently published book, Starting Therapy: A Guide to Getting Ready, Feeling Informed, and Gaining the Most from Your Sessions. Her official credentials, as well as her life experience and street cred, give her a unique ability to understand and help you gain clarity, peace, and more of what you want in life. Her specialties include personal growth, creativity, love, spirituality, anxiety and EMDR.

 

Faith Freed

Psychology Today

Intuitive Eating | Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, FAND

Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, Fiaedp, FADA, FAND, is a nutrition therapist in private practice in Beverly Hills, California, with thirty-eight years of experience, specializing in eating disorders, Intuitive Eating, and Health at Every Size. She is the co-author of Intuitive Eating, now in its 4th edition, and the Intuitive Eating Workbook and the author of The Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens and The Intuitive Eating Journal: Trust Your Inner Voice—Not Diet Culture (upcoming, 2021).  She is also a chapter contributor to The Handbook of Positive Body Image and Embodiment and has published journal articles, print articles, and blog posts.  Elyse does regular speaking engagements, podcasts, and extensive media interviews. Her work has been profiled on NPR, CNN, KABC, NBC, KTTV, Los Angeles Times, AP Press, KFI Radio, USA Today, and the Huffington Post, among others. Elyse is nationally known for her work in helping patients break free from diet culture through the Intuitive Eating process. Her philosophy embraces the goal of developing body positivity, with the belief that all bodies deserve dignity, and reconnecting with one’s internal wisdom about eating. She supervises and trains health professionals, is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian and Supervisor, a Fellow of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, and a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Intuitive Eating

 

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TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) | Dr. Ian Cook, MD

Dr. Ian Cook is the Director and CEO of the Los Angeles TMS Institute, and is Professor Emeritus at UCLA in both psychiatry and bioengineering.  For most of the past three decades, Dr. Cook’s clinical focus has been on the treatment of mood disorders. He was the founding director of the UCLA Depression Research and Clinic Program in 2007 and started the UCLA TMS Program there in 2009. Before “Retiring" from his tenured professorship at the University, Dr. Cook held an endowed chair in depression research and was the Chief Translational Innovation Officer at the UCLA Semel Institute. His research has translated developments in biomedical science into useful therapeutics and diagnostics for the clinic. He is an inventor on several dozen patents on biomedical devices and methods.

Dr. Cook received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and earned his M.D. degree at the Yale School of Medicine. He completed his psychiatry training at UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Institute & Hospital (now the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA) and an NIH-funded T32 research fellowship in psychobiology at UCLA before joining the full-time faculty.

Los Angeles TMS Institute

Hypnosis | Dr. Marc Shoen

Dr. Marc Schoen has specialized in Mind-Body Medicine for over 25 years. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA’s Geffen School of Medicine where he specializes in Boosting Performance and Decision Making Under Pressure and Mind-Body Medicine. He works extensively with elite athletes, professional and college, as well as, executives and UCLA medical students in strengthening their ability to thrive under pressure, and in competitive and uncomfortable conditions. His method of Discomfort Training and Pilates for the Brain builds hardiness and resilience, by rewiring the fear region of the brain which is responsible for Performance Under Pressure.

 

Dr. Marc Schoen

American Society of Clinical Hypnosis

Eating Disorder Therapy | Dr. Tracy Ballardo, PsyD

Dr. Tracy Ballardo is a licensed psychologist who provides therapy to children, teens, college students, and young adults.  She specializes in treating eating disorders.  She also treats mood and anxiety disorders, trauma, and grief that often co-occur with eating disorders.  In addition to treating eating disorders. Dr. Ballardo is passionate about helping youth decrease depression, anxiety, and behavioral issues through play therapy and other creative interventions (i.e. art, creative writing, music) in conjunction with talk therapy. 

Dr. Tracy Ballardo

National Eating Disorders Association

The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness

Psychology Today

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for OCD | Dr. Sarosh Motivala, PhD

Dr. Motivala is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in CBT and exposure based approaches to treat OCD and Anxiety disorders. He currently serves as the Training Director for the UCLA Adult OCD Treatment Program and holds faculty appointments in UCLA’s Psychiatry and Psychology Departments.

He also oversees a longitudinal research project at UCLA looking at long-term follow up in OCD patients who have completed intensive treatment. He was the recipient of a 5 year Clinical Scientist Award from the National Institutes of Health. He has authored or co-authored over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and has presented his work at numerous national and international research conferences. 

Spectrum CBT

International OCD Foundation

Intrusive Thoughts | Made of Millions Foundation

BeyondOCD.org

Lee Baer

When a Family Member Has OCD: Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Skills to Help Families Affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Strength Based Therapy | Jennie Steinberg, M.S., LMFT, LPCC

Jennie Steinberg is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor.  She owns a Los Angeles-based psychotherapy practice called Through the Woods Therapy Center, where she oversees a staff of four strength-based, social justice oriented clinicians, and has been a practicing therapist for over a decade.  She's been interviewed and featured on The Washington Post, NBC's Today, and Rewire, and currently runs a thriving therapy blog.  Her approach to wellness can be summed up as: "If you're not harming anyone, and you feel good on the inside, you're probably doing okay.

 

Through the Woods Therapy Center

The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

The Heroic Client: A Revolutionary Way to Improve Effectiveness Through Client-Directed, Outcome-Informed Therapy

What's Right With You: Debunking Dysfunction and Changing Your Life

Brené Brown - The Power of Vulnerability

Teens and Anxiety in Uncertain Times | Susan Zinn, LPCC, LMHC, NCC

Susan Zinn, LPCC, LMHC, NCC, is a licensed psychotherapist in California and New York and maintains a private practice in Santa Monica, California. She is a certified trauma and eating disorder specialist and has a special interest in working with teenagers, young adults, and families and the particular challenges that they face throughout the various transitions of their lives. In addition to her clinical practice, Susan is an advocate for mental health wellness and writes, consults, and presents on an array of mental health issues.

Susan Zinn

How Can Parents Help Teach Generation Z Teens about Living in Uncertain Times?

Instagram: @SusanZinnTherapy

Twitter: @susanzinnlhmc

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy | Dr. Allyn Rodriguez, Psy.D.

Dr. Rodriguez received her masters and doctoral degrees from Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, IL. She did her graduate training at Louisiana State University's Department of Psychiatry where she worked in both inpatient and outpatient community mental health. Dr. Rodriguez works with a wide range of issues including mood and anxiety disorders, relationship difficulties, and with survivors of trauma.

 

Dr. Rodriguez’s clinical interests are in the connection between developmental trauma and mental illness, particularly for individuals who are diagnosed with Borderline and other personality disorders. Having had a variety of different training experiences with regard to theoretical orientation and focus on trauma, she approaches working with patients from an integrated, stage-based perspective.

 

She is currently a licensed psychologist in the state California and based in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. In her private practice Dr. Rodriguez offers individual, couples, and group psychotherapy, as well as supervision and training for post-graduates in mental health.

What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook