ADVIP Member Directory
ADVIP members include researchers with an expertise in the field of partner and family abuse, or provide direct intervention services to perpetrators and have indicated a commitment to evidence-based practice. Both members and non-members can view the membership directory. Individuals with a Full Membership to ADVIP can write posts to our blog pages and enjoy other benefits not available to individuals with a Limited Membership. To become a member, or to upgrade membership from Limited Member to Full Member, go to the JOIN ADVIP link on the home page.
Some ADVIP members have organized into local chapters. Local chapters allow members to meet face-to-face, or through Skype or other electronic forums, to network and advance evidence-based practice in their local communities. A list of local ADVIP chapters can be found on this page.
In this Searchable Master List, you may click on member’s name to view their full profile page containing information about their location, background, training, intervention services and research interests. In the member’s profile page, you can click on the country, state, province or city to view all other members in those categories.
There are two additional search boxes. The one on the left allows you to find members according to their status as either Researcher or Provider. The box on the right allows you to conduct a more refined search, to find members by city, state or province, research interests (e.g., domestic violence risk factors, motivation, impact on children) or clinical services and modalities (e.g., batterer groups, parenting programs, substance abuse treatment, etc.). Keep in mind that some profile data can be entered in multiple ways , so if a search in unsuccessful try a related keyword – for example, “group counseling” instead of “group therapy,” “LGBTQ” instead of “LGBT,” and so forth.
An additional Master List of all ADVIP members organized by country can be found on this page.
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Mr Michael Huizar Amaro (West Sacramento, United States) Provider
Professional Background
Extensive background working with individuals and groups in crisis. Former Suicide Crisis Hotline Operator, Critical Incident Stress Management Team member (CISM), Suicide Awareness Facilitator, Air force Pre-Deployment/Post-Deployment program facilitator, Corrections Fatigue to Fulfillment Facilitator.
Employment background includes – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) in male and female correctional facilities, Parole Agent and Correctional Counselor. Retired from CDCR and United States Air Force.
Gene Arnovitz (Santa Rosa, United States) Provider
Professional Background
30 yrs experience in the mental health field including Psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment, and drug and Alcohol treatment.
For the last 10 yrs facilitating Domestic Violence/Anger Management and Parenting groups.
Anna Jo Baccellieri (Ventura, United States) Researcher
Steven Steven Banks , LMFT (Sacramento, United States) Provider
Professional Background
For 35 years I have been a provider for the Sacramento Courts helping offenders learn not only that inappropriate anger is wrong and ruins lives, but also how to effectively address many of the issues that lead to inappropriate anger. I taught at the college level for 14 years, was a Child Custody Recommending Counselor for 13 years and am a CEPA Approved Continuing Education provider on the subject of inappropriate anger.
Dr. Jonathan Charles Blankenship (Angels Camp, United States) Provider
Professional Background
Dr. Jon Blankenship, LMFT
Education: Bachelors Degree Cal State Long Beach, Masters Cal State Northridge, Doctorate Oregon State University.
Experience: 37 years: Residential, Private Practice, Educational and Clinical. Over 22 years providing services in Anger Management and Domestic Violence Treatment Programs. Also, I have provided assessments and clinical services for 18 years with high-risk Juvenile offenders in treatment programs. I have also worked as a child custody Mediator and Sexual Offender Program facilitator. Additionally, I am fluent in American Sign Language and have worked as a Coordinator and Therapist in K-12 Educational settings.
Higher Road Counseling Center: 520 North Main Street #101, Angels Camp, Ca 95221. Certified Domestic Violence Treatment provider with Calaveras County since 2002. Provide Anger Management Treatment, Child Endangerment and Domestic Violence Offender Treatment Programs. As a private practitioner, I Provide Individual, Group, Couples and Family Counseling. License: LMFT 37006.
Mr. Gregory Stuart Butler (Lake Baloba, United States) Provider
Professional Background
Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles. Certified Addictions Treatment Counselor IV (CATC IV) from California Association of Alcohol and Drug Educators (CAADE). Marriage and Family Therapist Intern (MFTI) in California. MFT Licensure expected in March 2017. Approved Domestic Violence Coordinator by the Department of Probation, State of California. Approximately 10 years experience doing groups and 4 years doing psychotherapy. Bilingual in Spanish/English.
Laura Campana (Costa Mesa, United States) Provider
David F Dahl , Ph.D. (San Jose, United States) Provider
Sallie Danenberg (San Jose) Provider
Dr. Cheryl Lynn Davis (Glendale, United States) Provider
Frank DelFiugo (Sunnyvale, United States) Provider
Gregory Delano Evans (Oakland, United States) Provider
Ms. Leah Shanelle Freeman (Pittsburgh, United States) Provider
Rachael Frost (Murrieta, United States) Provider
Devon Gaster (Oakland, United States) Provider
Professional Background
I hold a Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Loyola in New Orleans.
I am the founder and Executive Director of Men Creating Peace, a certified Violence Prevention and Anger Management provider in Alameda County California.
I have been a state certified violence prevention facilitator and trainer with the Manalive Violence Prevention Program since 1998. I am a former batterer who successfully completed my 52 week violence prevention classes with Manalive and then trained to become a facilitator in the program.
I have over 18 years experience in the field of violence prevention working in various communities in the San Francisco bay area and the Sacramento area. I have worked for several years in county jails in the San Francisco bay area, in Sacramento, as well as in San Quentin State Prison, facilitating violence prevention and anger management groups. I worked for 7 years in the San Francisco County Jail with the Resolve to Stop the Violence Project in custody program as a group facilitator and case manager.
I have lead many workshops and presentations in the Bay Area and in Sacramento on the subject of violence prevention and batterers treatment. I have presented three times at the Institute on Violence and Trauma Conference in San Diego.
Dianna Graves (Vallejo, United States) Provider
Veronica Guarneros (San Bernardino) Provider
Ms Diana M Guerrero (Oxnard, United States) Provider
Ms. Diana M Guerrero (Oxnard) Provider
John Hamel , LCSW (San Rafael, United States) Provider, Researcher
Professional Background
John Hamel, LCSW, acquired both his B.A. in Psychology (1986) and Masters in Social Welfare (1988) from the University of California at Los Angeles, and was licensed as an LCSW (LCS 15194) in November, 1989. Since 1991, he has been Director of John Hamel & Associates, with offices in several San Francisco Bay Area counties. Mr. Hamel and his associates provide a wide range of clinical, consultation and training services. His areas of expertise are in the assessment and treatment of anger management and family violence, as well as substance abuse and co-dependency. He has conducted family violence research since 2005, and his articles have appeared in numerous peer-reviewed scholarly journals. He is the author of Gender-Inclusive Treatment of Intimate Partner Abuse, 2nd Edition: Evidence-Based Approaches, published by Springer in 2014. Mr. Hamel is co-editor with Tonia Nicholls, PhD, of Family Interventions in Domestic Violence: A Handbook of Gender-Inclusive Theory and Treatment (Springer, 2007); and he edited Intimate partner and family abuse: A Casebook of gender-inclusive therapy (Springer, 2008), which includes chapters by clinicians from the United States and several other countries and is the first domestic violence casebook to include extensive case studies of both male and female perpetrators and victims. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal, Partner Abuse, published quarterly by Springer Publishing.
Mr. Hamel is married and lives with his wife, Judi, and their twins, Jacob and Aviva, in San Rafael, California.
Services or Research Projects
Clinical Services
John Hamel provides individual, couples, family and group counseling and psychotherapy to a wide variety of clients. His specialized clinical services include a substance abuse relapse prevention group, family violence assessments (including specialized assessments in disputed-child custody cases), victim services and advocacy (including victim support groups), and treatment programs for angry and violent men, women, couples, parents and teens. Although many of his clients are voluntary participants, many are referred from Family Court or Child Protective Services, or mandated by the courts to participate in either a batterer treatment program, or a parenting program. These programs are available at several locations in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA, including in San Francisco, Walnut Creek, San Rafael, Berkeley, Oakland and Vallejo. A current group schedule can be found at his website, http://www.johnhamel.net
Mr. Hamel also provides consultation and training for mental health professionals, batterer intervention providers, shelter workers and victim advocates, court mediators and evaluators, teachers, attorneys and law enforcement; and speaks regularly at domestic violence conferences around the country. He is a pioneer in the development of the evidence-based, gender-inclusive approach to domestic violence, a newly-emerging, empirically-based model of research and treatment. His trainings been praised both for their innovative look at theory and policy, as well as their abundance of practical, hands-on intervention tools. Additionally, Mr. Hamel serves as an expert court witness on the subject of family violence, and has testified before the California Legislature on domestic violence public policy.
Research
Currently, Mr. Hamel is working on a manuscript with Gregory Stuart, Ph.D., and colleagues that reports on a study of motivation for physical abuse perpetration in a dating population.
He is also collaborating with Fred Buttell, Ph.D., on an outcome study of batterer intervention programs in Alameda County, California.
Two manuscripts are currently under review for publication in peer reviewed journals. One reports on a new measure of emotional abuse and control, the Controlling and Abusive Tactics questionnaire (CAT); the other provides an overview of evidence-based research on domestic violence intervention programs.
Dr. Denise Healy , DMFT (Placerville, United States) Provider, Researcher
Professional Background
Dr. Denise Healy is the Co-Founder and CEO of Streets2Schools, Inc., and its division, Commitment2Change. She specializes in helping corporate leaders and teams repair fractured connections to foster cultures of compassionate respect. Denise also leads a dedicated team of victim advocates who work directly with violent offenders. With over 40 years of experience in teaching, writing, consulting, facilitation, training, administration, counseling, and psychology, she has a proven ability to inspire and add value to teams. Denise was a 2019 nominee for the JMT DNA Culture Award in Nurturing Transformation. She is the author of the popular children’s book Christopher’s Anger (WPS, 2000), Mending Broken Connections (CRP, 2019), and co-author of Success Formula (DNA, 2019) with Jack Canfield. Denise holds advanced degrees in Educational Leadership and Psychology – Marriage, Family, Child Therapy, with an equivalency in School Psychology and earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Marriage and Family Therapy with a specialization in Culture, Diversity and Social Justice in a Global Context.
Cynthia Diane Hunter-Spears (Lancaster, United States) Provider
Professional Background
I have worked in the social services field for the past twenty years. I began my career as a intake specialist for a drug rehabilitation program that provided behavioral health care services to substance abuse users and domestic violence batterers. I have worked inpatient and outpatient drug rehabilitation, juvenile court, domestic violence shelter, and non-profit agencies. I have a certification in addiction studies as a Masters Level Registered Addiction Specialist from Breining Institute, I hold a Certification as Domestic Violence Specialist for victims, AA degree in liberal studies from Los Angeles Trade Technical College, BA in Sociology and minor in Psychology from the California State University Bakersfield; current graduate student at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology earning a MA in Forensic Psychology estimated completion date December 2015. I am founder and Chief Executive Officer of a social services non-profit organization (for the past ten years) that provides prevention/early intervention services to youth and adults.
Services or Research Projects
I currently provide group counseling in domestic violence (batterers) parent education, anger management, addiction education, utilizing evidenced based curriculum.
Dr. Joni E Johnston (Del Mar, United States) Provider
Professional Background
Dr. Joni Johnston is a clinical/forensic psychologist and private investigator who has worked with various legal and correctional facilities in the assessment and treatment of individuals who have committed violent offenses.
Cynthia Lowe (Northridge, United States) Provider
James Maddox (Pasadena, United States) Researcher
James Oliver Maddox (Pasadena, United Sates) Researcher
Rudy Marin (Fresno) Provider
Douglass L. Marum , PhD. (Napa, United States) Provider
Professional Background
I am a licensed Marriage andFamily Therapist in private practice since 1976 and have a Ph.D. in Psychology.
I began my domestic violence program on a formal basis in 1981 and have worked with the courts (both adult and juvenile), victim services, and other community agencies since my licensure. I was a member of the Family Violence Council of Napa for many years.
There was no certification process when I began this journey. I was blessed with a local judiciary which actively wanted to have a definitive impact on this difficulty. We met regularly to refine the game plan/coordination for best services we could have in this community. I have been certified since certification was put in place; my wife became certified as well for her direct tenure in the program from 1998 -2008 and continues to maintain it. I still provide groups for men in this certified program ( E.A.R.S. – Effective Anger Resolution Services ) though I have ceased providing womens’ groups.
I see individuals, couples, and families as the bulk of my practice. My history of work includes victims of sexual, physical, verbal/emotional and economic abuse, both male and female.
Services or Research Projects
I have never been a research focused individual. I am a therapist front and center.
Michael J. Mesmer (San Rafael, United States) Provider
Paula Ann Nedelcoff (Arcata, United States) Provider
Professional Background
Developed and implemented county certified batterers program for over twenty years. Facilitated and supervised programs; still provide assessments and some supervision and fill in for groups as necessary. Board member of ABIP. Licensed MFT since 1992
Services or Research Projects
expert witness in court cases where dv is suspected working closely with local courts probation and social services
Dr. Laura Petracek (San Francisco, United States) Provider
Professional Background
LAURA PETRACEK, Ph.D., LCSW
1208 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94702
(415) 748-0296
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
Psychologist, PSY #20033, State of California
LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCS #16971 California
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA, 1996
M.S.W., Honors, Social Group Work, Yeshiva University, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, New York, NY, 1986
B.A., cum laude, Sociology, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN, 1979
A.A., Chemical Dependency Counseling, Minneapolis Community College, Minneapolis, MN, 1977
EXPERIENCE Teaching
- 20 years effective teaching experience, using methods including film, interactive
discussions, and humor. - Designed curriculum and conducted lectures and workshops on HIV/AIDS, family systems, alcoholism concepts, anger management, stress reduction, domestic violence, AA principles, sexuality, physical abuse, co-dependency and spirituality.
- Developed and implemented chemical dependency training program for community
college. - Taught courses in psychology and psychotherapy, as well as traineeship courses Experienced in supervising practicum students.
- Clinical
15 years management experience.
25 years facilitating group and family therapy, individual therapy, and continuing care. Skilled in crisis intervention, interviewing, assessing, appropriately referring clients, and continuing care recommendations in chemical dependency.
15 years experience supervising staff, interns, individuals, and groups.
15 years experience providing staff training for teachers, interns, and colleagues on use of group process, individual therapy, substance abuse, and domestic violence.
5 years experience working in managed care environment.
LAURA PETRACEK. Ph.D., LCSW Page Two
EXPERIENCE (continued)
Forensic Treatment /Psychological Testing
- Skilled in violence/aggression reduction, domestic violence and substance abuse
treatment. - Provide psychological assessments for Child Custody cases, court mediation, with expertise in domestic violence and high conflict couples.
- Provide psychological assessments of sex offenders, mentally disordered offenders and Sexually Violent Predators (SVP) write up reports for court, and appear as expert witness giving opinions on psychological matters involving domestic violence.
- Provide assessments of psychological disorders, level of dangerousness, threat and
violence of mentally ill inmates at California Medical Facility at Vacaville, Sierra
Conservation Center, Soledad State Prison, and Avenal State Prison. - Provide assessments of psychological disorders for children and adults for SSI evaluations.
WORKSHOPS PRESENTED
Anger and Women: Annual American Psychological Association Conference, Honolulu, HI, 7-8/04
Women Who Batter: Implications for Theory and Practice, presented at FAVTEA, Family Association Training and Education Conference, Oakland, CA, 4/03
Effectively Addressing Anger in the Chemically Affected Client, Safeco
Corporation/Employee Assistants of Greater Seattle, Seattle, WA, 10/95 and 5/95
The Link Between Chemical Dependency and Domestic Violence, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA, 10/93
The Effects of Domestic Violence Upon Women’s Health, Women in Psychology, Seattle, WA, Monthly Meeting 6/95, 7/94
Boundaries: Experiencing Your Power, Knowing Your Limits, Personal Growth Center Northwest, Seattle, WA, 3/95, 11/94
The Link Between Chemical Dependency and Domestic Violence, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA, 1/95, 8/93
PUBLICATIONS
Petracek, L., An Anger Workbook for Women, New Harbinger Publications, 9/04.
Petracek, L. “Intervention in the Workplace,” Counselor Magazine, July 1992. Petracek, L., “Intervention with Family Members,” Recovery Newspaper, February 1992.
Petracek, L., “Boundaries: Experiencing Your Power, Knowing Your Limits,” Journey Press, VolII, No. 11, April 1991.
Petracek, L., “Healing Strategies for Couples and Families in Recovery,” Journey Press, Vol II, No. 9, November 1990.
Petracek, L., “Women’s Early Recovery Groups,” Journey Press, Vol II, No. 4, April 1990.
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WORK HISTORY
Clinical Psychologist SAN QUENTIN STATE PRISON, San Quentin, CA 4/07 to 12/13
Contract Psychologist CALIFORNIA STATE PRISONS, CA 4/1/03 3/31/07
Clinical Director, WOMEN’S SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES/NEW LEAF/SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITY, San Francisco, CA, 1/98-03/03
Post-Doctoral Internship, GOLDEN GATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS, San Francisco, CA, 9/96-12/97
Professor/Director, ADDICTION TRAINING CENTER, COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, Las Vegas, NV, 9/95-8/96
Pre-Doctoral Internship, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TREATMENT PROGRAM, HARBORVIEW HOSPITAL, Seattle, WA, 9/93-8/95
Clinical Supervisor, PERSONAL GROWTH CENTER NORTHWEST, Seattle, WA,
9/89-8/93
Social Worker, SHEEPSHEAD BAY HIGH SCHOOL, Brooklyn, NY, 9/84-8/89
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Psychological Association, 1991-Present
National Association of Social Workers, 1984-Present
Employee Assistance Professional Association, 1981-Present
Alvin Rentsch (Auburn, United States) Provider
Professional Background
The MAV Center is dedicated to transforming lives by addressing and dismantling the multifaceted nature of domestic violence, encompassing physical, emotional, verbal, and sexual manifestations. Our mission is rooted in the profound understanding that the patterns of violence, often normalized within our cultural fabric, are detrimental not only to individuals but also to the societal structure at large.
Originating from the insightful work of Hamish Sinclair in the 1980s, The MAV Center offers a structured, methodological toolkit aimed at empowering individuals to confront and revise their deep-seated patterns, habits, and beliefs with certified manalive curriculum. By committing to the foundational agreements of ceasing self-violation and the violation of others, we engage participants in a transformative journey toward their authentic selves – the essence untainted by learned patterns of superiority and inferiority.
At the heart of our mission is the commitment to challenge and reshape the ingrained cultural beliefs about power dynamics, advocating for a paradigm where equality and consent are the cornerstones of interpersonal interactions. Our program is designed to facilitate a profound self-awareness that enables individuals to extricate themselves from the narratives of the perpetrator, victim, subordinate, or insubordinate roles and to foster genuine connections grounded in mutual respect and understanding.
Through intensive self-exploration, The MAV Center strives to immunize against defensiveness and violence, promoting a shift from the entrenched Superior/Inferior Belief System towards a model of equality that transcends the traditional frameworks of patriarchy, and socio-economic and racial oppression. Our vision is to cultivate a community where every individual is empowered to live as their authentic self, contributing to a collective future free from the cycles of violence.
In embracing this mission, The MAV Center not only seeks to transform individuals but also aspire to instigate a broader societal change, challenging and ultimately dismantling the systemic structures that perpetuate violence and inequality. Through this transformative journey, we are committed to creating a world where peace, authenticity, equality and accountability prevail, ensuring a safer, more harmonious future for all.
Services or Research Projects
Male perpetrator groups
Ms. D’Joy Robinson (Inglewood, United States) Provider
Professional Background
Services or Research Projects
We provide psycho-education and trauma services in the form of Evidence-Based CBT, Art therapy, EMDR, Seeking Safety, Domestic Violence Survivors Empowerment, Couples Meditation, and Anger Management, all by way of individual and group therapy sessions.
We are specially trained certified in Supervised child visitation monitoring, Batterers Intervention, youth enrichment, literacy, Life Skills, and LGBTQ support programs. Our goal is to emancipate our clients from all obstacles by providing the tools to thrive forward in their life successfully.
Member of the Southern California’s Association of Batterers Intervention (ABIP) with world-renowned Kendall Evans, Alyce LaViolette. Mentee of Bernita Walker of Project Peace Makers
Fully Court Approved. Los Angeles County Probation, DCFS, and Victim of Crimes Approved
Audrey Linan Rollim (San Fernando, United States) Provider
Professional Background
Audrey Linan Rolim is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Trellis House. She has over three decades of combined experience in Human Services and Management. She has provided services to adolescents and adults involved in the criminal justice system, many of whom suffered from co-occurring disorders. Audrey holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, a Minor in Social Work from Clarion University in Pennsylvania, and a Master’s in Criminal Justice from USC. She is a Registered Addiction Counselor with the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP). In addition, Audrey has become a certified Domestic Violence and Anger Management Counselor and has been approved by the County of Los Angeles Probation Department to be a provider of domestic violence treatment services. She was awarded the W.E.B. DuBois award “Lamp of knowledge” in 2006 by Clarion University in Pennsylvania. Audrey has been a member of the Psi Chi National Psychology Honor Society since 2005 and the Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society since 2006. Audrey is also a member of the National Anger Management Association (NAMA) and of the California Chapter of the National Anger Management Association (CAAMP), and member of the San Fernando Chamber of Commerce.
Reina Sandoval-Beverly (Concord, United States) Provider
Natalie Marie Schramm (Santa Rosa, United States) Provider
Elizabeth Seal (Eureka, United States) Provider
Valarie Simmons (Moreno Valley, United States) Provider
Mr. Mark K Slaughter (Sacramento, United States)
Dr Jared W Snow (Loomis, United States) Provider, Researcher
Dr. Daniel Jay Sonkin , Ph.D. (Sausalito, United States) Provider
Professional Background
Education
B.S. 1975 University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
M.A. 1979 California State University, San Francisco, California
Ph.D. 1981 Columbia Pacific University, San Rafael, California
License/Certifications
Marriage and Family Therapist, California License MFC16644
Certified for Psychotherapeutic use of Hypnosis, California Certificate 1302
Certified California State Community College Instructor, CA245316
Certified California State Community College Counselor, CA254800
Current Positions
11/81- Psychotherapy and Forensic Consultation Practice
Sausalito, California
5/07- Consulting Mental Health Advisor – Salesian Society of Don Bosco – Western Province
San Francisco, CA
Past Professional Experience
7/94-6/05 Adjunct faculty
Counseling Department
California State University, Sonoma
1/98-12/04 Expert consultant
Enforcement Unit
Board of Behavioral Sciences
Sacramento, California
9/96-6/99 Consultant – Domestic Violence Program
Family and Community Counseling Services
Santa Rosa, California
9/89-7/98 Ethics Committee Chair
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
San Diego, California
9/93-7/96 Staff Supervisor
Community Institute for Psychotherapy
San Rafael, California
5/94-6/96 Consultant and Clinical Supervisor
Catholic Charities of Marin
San Rafael, California
11/92-95 Peer Utilization Reviewer
Foundation Health Plan
Rancho Cordova, California
9/87-6/90 Family Therapist
Adolescent Recovery Center
Marin General Hospital, Greenbrae, California
7/82-10/83 Clinical Staff
Family Service Agency, San Rafael, California
3/80-9/82 Offender Program Coordinator–Family Violence Project
San Francisco District Attorney, San Francisco, California
3/79-3/80 Crime Analyst
Planning and Research Bureau
San Francisco Police Department, San Francisco, California
Consultation
7/97-6/00 Consultant – Youth at Risk Project
Family Institute of Marin
San Rafael, California
10/93-95 MFCC Oral Examiner
Consultant – Central Testing Unit
Board of Behavioral Science Examiners
Sacramento, California
1982-1993 Psychiatry Service
Veterans Administration Hospital
San Francisco, California
7/86-9/86 Superior Court
Family Relations Division
State of Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
5/86-7/86 United States Marine Corps
Family Service Center
Camp Lajeune, North Carolina
9/83-7/85 Domestic Violence Treatment Program
Family Advocacy Program
Oak Knoll Naval Hospital
Oakland, California
Teaching/Supervision
3/94-3/95 Adjunct Faculty
Professional School of Psychology
San Francisco, California
1992-1994 Graduate Lecturer
Psychology Department
California State University, San Francisco
9/88-6/90 Intern Supervisor
Adolescent Recovery Program
Marin General Hospital
Greenbrae, CA.
1/86-6/86 Faculty Docent
Department of Psychology
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
9/84-1/85 Clinical Supervisor
Domestic Violence Project
Psychological Services Center
Berkeley, California
9/83-12/85 Adjunct Faculty
California School of Professional Psychology
Berkeley, California
3/83-4/85 Training Provider – California State Board of Corrections & POST
Training for Law Enforcement and Probation Officers
San Francisco, Alameda and Marin Counties
1977- Conducted over 100 clinical trainings, seminars and workshops across the country and abroad on domestic violence for mental health professionals, armed forces personnel, medical professionals, criminal justice and social service service providers.
Other professional contributions
Contributor, Mental Help Net Blogs Relationship Matters – 2011
Board of Directors – California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists – 1998-2000.
Editor – Journal of Emotional Abuse – Hayworth Press, 1997-Present.
Special Consultant, Violence and Victims Journal – Springer Publishing Company New York, New York – 1985-Present
Series Editor, Focus on Men – Springer Publishing Company New York, New York – 1985-1995.
President, Board of Directors – Marin Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists – 1990
Past-President, Board of Directors – Marin Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists – 1991
Founder and Co-Coordinators of the Marin CAMFT Disaster Response Team – Marin Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists – 1989-1991
Newsletter Editor – Marin Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, 1987-1989, 1992
State Ethics Committee – California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists – 1989-1998
Board of Directors – California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists 1998-2000
Advisory Board – Domestic Violence Institute, Denver, Colorado – 1990-2000.
Special Testimony
Marin County Human Rights Commission, San Rafael, Ca., January 9, 10 & 11, 1979.
United States Attorney General’s Task Force on Family Violence, Sacramento, Ca., February 15, 16 & 17, 1984.
Senate Judiciary Committee-Police Response to Domestic Violence, Sacramento, Ca., April 10, 1984.
Alameda County Social Services Commission-Marriage License Funds for Shelters, April 26, 1984, Oakland CA
Connecticut Governor’s Task Force on Family Violence, New Haven Connecticut, October 8, 1985.
Expert Testimony in civil and criminal trials where domestic violence is an issue, 1979-present.
Memberships
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Marin Chapter – California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Awards
Distinquished Clinical Member – California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, April 2000.
Clark Vincent Award for Literary Contribution to the field of Marriage and Family Therapy – California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, April 1989.
Software
Sonkin, Daniel J. (2002). Domestic Violence Assessment. (Macintosh and Windows)
Books
Sonkin, Daniel J. and Durphy, Michael (1982; rev. 1985, 1989, 1997). Learning to live without violence: A handbook for men. San Francisco: Volcano Press.
Sonkin, Daniel J.; Martin, Del. and Walker, L.E. (1985). The male batterer: A treatment approach. New York: Springer Publishing.
Sonkin, Daniel J. (Ed.)(1987). Domestic violence on trial: Psychological and legal dimensions of family violence. New York: Springer Publishing.
Sonkin, Daniel J. (1992). Wounded boys/heroic men: A man’s guide to recovering from childhood abuse. Stamford, CT: Long Meadow Press.
Sonkin, Daniel J. (1993). Stabilization program for stalkers: A manual for counselors. Denver, CO: Endolar Publications.
Sonkin, Daniel J. (1993). Stabilization program for stalkers: A workbook for men. Denver, CO: Endolar Publications.
Sonkin, Daniel J. (1996). A counselors guide to Learning to Live Without Violence. San Francisco: Volcano Press.
Sonkin, Daniel J. (1997). Domestic violence: Perpetrator assessment manual. Sausalito, CA: Daniel Sonkin, Ph.D.
Sonkin, Daniel J. (2000). Domestic violence: The court mandated perpetrator assessment and treatment handbook. Sausalito, CA: Daniel Sonkin, Ph.D.
Dutton, Don and Sonkin, Daniel (2003). Intimate Violence: Contemporary Treatment Innovations. New York: Haworth Trauma and Maltreatment Press.
Chapters and Articles
Sonkin, Daniel (2011). Is This You Or Me That I Am Feeling? Emotional Contagion In Close Relationships. The Therapist, Vol 23, #2.
Sonkin, Daniel (2010). Anger: Attachment and Neurobiological Perspectives. The Therapist, Vol. 22 #6.
Sonkin, Daniel (2010). She’s Leaving Home (Bye, Bye): Understanding Parent’s Reactions to the College Transition Through the Lens of Attachment Theory. The Therapist,Vol 22, #1.
Sonkin, Daniel (2009). Angst in the Face of Economic Meltdown: Managing Your Anxiety When The Stress Won’t Go Away! The Therapist, Vol 21, #4.
Sonkin, Daniel (2007). Psychotherapy with attachment and the brain in mind. The Therapist. Vol 19, #1, pp. 64-70.
Sonkin, Daniel (2007). Domestic violence and attachment theory: Clinical applications to treatment with perpetrators. In Jackson, N.A. (ed), The Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence. New York: Taylor and Francis.
Sonkin,Daniel (2005). Psychotherapy and attachment theory. The Therapist. Vol 17, #1.
Sonkin, Daniel and Dutton, Don (2003). Attachment theory and domestic violence. In Dutton, Don and Sonkin, Daniel (ed). Intimate Violence: Contemporary Treatment Innovations. New York: Haworth Publishing.
Sonkin, Daniel and Liebert, Douglas (2002). The assessment of domestic violence. Journal of Trauma, Aggression and Maltreatment. Volume 6 Number 2, pp 3-36.
Sonkin, Daniel (1995). Anne Frank in Marin County. San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal, Vol. 14, 2.
Sonkin, Daniel & Liebert, Douglas (1998). Legal and ethical issues in the treatment of multiple victimization of children. In B. Rossman, M. Rosenberg & R. Geffner (Eds.),Multiple victimization of children: Conceptual, developmental, research and treatment issues.
Rosenberg, M. & Sonkin, D. (1991). The prevention of child maltreatment in school aged children. In D. Willis, E. Holden, & M. Rosenberg (Eds..), The prevention of child maltreatment: Ecological and developmental perspectives. NY: Wiley.
Sonkin, D.J. & Dutton, D. (Eds..)(1988). Special issue: The male batterer. Violence and Victims, 3 (1).
Sonkin, D.J. (1988). The male batterer: Clinical and research issues. Violence and Victims, 3 (1).
Sonkin, Daniel J. (1987). The assessment of court-mandated male batterers. In D. Sonkin (Ed.), Domestic violence on trial: Psychological and legal dimensions of family violence. New York: Springer Publishing.
Sonkin, D. J. and Fazio, W. (Ed.)(1987). Domestic violence expert testimony in the prosecution of male batterers. In D. Sonkin (Ed.), Domestic violence on trial: Psychological and legal dimensions of family violence. New York: Springer Publishing.
Sonkin, Daniel Jay & Ellison, Jean (1986). The therapist’s duty to protect victims of domestic violence: Where we have been and where we are going. Violence and Victims, 1(3).
Sonkin, Daniel Jay (1986). Clairvoyant vs. common sense: Therapist’s duty to warn and protect. Violence and Victims, 1(1).
Sonkin, Daniel Jay (1985). The male batterer: An overview I. The Military Family, 5(1), pp. 3-5.
Sonkin, Daniel Jay (1985). The male batterer: An overview II. The Military Family, 5(2), pp. 3-6
Professional Presentations (partial list)
2011 – Invited Speaker, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, San Francisco, CA.
2011 – Invited Speaker, California Council on Family Relations, San Diego, CA.
2010 – NWADVTP Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.
2010 – Invited speaker, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Annual Conference, San Jose, CA.
2009 – International Conference on Family Violence, San Diego, CA.
2009 – California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Annual Conference, San Jose, CA.
2008 – California State University, Fullerton Conference on Domestic Violence
2007 – First Nordic International Conference on Domestic Violence, Oslo, Norway
2006 – Alberta Conference on Domestic Violence, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
2005 – Central San Joaquin Chapter of CAMFT, Visalia, CA
2004 – California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Annual Conference, San Jose, CA.
2003 – The International Conference on Family Violence, San Diego, CA.
2001 – The International Conference on Family Violence, San Diego, CA.
2000 – Utah Conference on Family Violence, Park City, Utah
2000 – Kansas Conference on Family Violence, Manhattan, Kasas
2000 – Marine Corp Conference on Family Violence, Parris Island, South Carolina.
1999 – The International Conference on Family Violence, San Diego, CA.
1998 – 4th International Conference on Children Exposed to Family Violence, San Diego, CA.
1998 – Statewide conference for domestic violence providers. Yakima, Washington.
1997 – California Association of Batterer Intervention Programs. Rohnert Park, CA.
1993 – Naval Family Advocacy Program’s Yearly Regional Conference. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
1990 – Montana Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Missoula, Montana.
1987 – New Mexico Psychological Association Convention. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
1987 – Naval Family Advocacy Program’s Yearly Regional Conference. Orlando, Florida.
1987 – Naval Family Advocacy Program’s Yearly Regional Conference. Naples, Italy.
1986 – Naval Family Advocacy Program’s Yearly Regional Conference. Dunoon, Scotland.
1985 – American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Los Angeles, California.
1984 – American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.
1984 – American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.
1984 – California School of Professional Psychology, Berkeley, Ca.
1983 – American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Anaheim, Ca.
Gloria Sverchek (Greenbrae, United States) Provider
Mr Joseph Szlamnik (San Francisco, United States) Provider
Daniel Thomas (Sacramento, United States) Provider
Professional Background
We are a “Batterers Accountability and Advocacy Re-education Program”. Man Alive Sacramento Inc, (MSI), is a Certified Batterers Treatment Provider,(BTP), in Sacramento providing services to approximately 210 men and women in the public and incarcerated classes. Participants in the program learn to recognize their violent behaviors and the process by which they choose to do violence. We then learn and practice accountability for our actions, awareness of the impact our violence has, and become advocates, (take action), for ourselves and others to end that violence. We learn to recognize the gender-specific training that supports us to believe we are superior to others and that a man’s or woman’s value depends on how he or she controls their intimate partner, their environment, and themselves.
Who conducts the program?
Classes are facilitated by program graduates who have continued with training that meets or exceeds California Penal Code section 1203.097, for Batterers Treatment Programs. Daniel Thomas completed the program in 2007, and has since worked continuously as a volunteer or staff member with the Sacramento programs in the public sector and in the Sacramento County Jail and Rio Consumes Correctional Center in Elk Grove. The facilitators of MSI each have 400 to over 2000+ hours of training and classroom experience in working with men to stop their violence, and each has maintained relationships free of verbal and physical violence with current or former partners, children, or other family members. They also maintain 16+ hours of continuing education from various sources to remain in compliance with local penal codes set forth by Sacramento County Probation.
How did “ManAlive” get started?
The ManAlive program was originally developed in the late 1970’s by Bay Area men who realized their behavior had an impact (caused loss, damage, or destruction) on their partners, children, families, communities, and themselves. They sought the help of a victim’s group—Marin Abused Women’s Services (MAWS) of San Rafael, CA—to recognize what violence was and what damage it caused. Based on what they learned from MAWS and other resources, the program was then written by Hamish Sinclair, director of manalive in San Francisco. Resolve to Stop the Violence project (RSVP) continues to offer man alive in the San Francisco Jail facilities.
What is “ManAlive’s” philosophy on violence and how men can stop?
ManAlive is based in the philosophy that violence toward people we are also intimate with is not natural or inevitable, but is the result of a formal and informal system of training. That system—which we call the “Old Male Role Belief System” which results in a distorted image of male identity and behavior. The vast majority of men who do violence are not stupid, insane, or evil; they are well-trained in what we call the “Old Male Role Belief System”:
- “Old” – because the system of patriarchy has existed for over 8,000 years,
- “Male” – because the system rigidly defines male identity, which in turn defines female identity,
- “Role” – because that identity is inauthentic, upheld only by dramatically pretending to be what the man or woman is not. We are also taught an inauthentic identity for women, and that he must enforce both his Male Role and her Female Role, or he fails as a man,
- “Belief” – because the man is taught to believe that adherence to the Role makes him superior to those men that do not, and also to women. In fact, the better a woman fulfills her Role under this system, the more inferior she is, and
- “System” – because this belief is ubiquitous; surrounding men 24/7/52 in their families, their social circles, advertisements, media, literature, music, sports, mythologies, religions, traditions, and more. Even men who never had a male parent in the home learn this system because very little alternative modeling is available. This belief also re-enforces that women are inferior instead of equals in the relationship.
- MSI’s classes are set up as “peer group processes” style to create a safe and trusting environment where the participants can be honest with themselves and others in the group. The participants practice empathetic listening skills while holding each other accountable for the violence in their lives.
- The participants also are encouraged to get up in front of the class and teach what they are learning. This re-enforces the material in them and the group will often learn more from one of their peers than from an authority figure or a facilitator.
Wyatt Trammell (Angels Camp, United States) Provider
Debra L Walker (Moreno Valley, United States) Provider, Researcher
Michael Walker (Guerneville, United States) Provider, Researcher
Professional Background
I am a Pre-Doctoral Intern in clinical psychology at the Wright Institute, Berkeley, California. I am conducting a study for my dissertation exploring the trauma histories of men who have been court ordered to attend Batterer Intervention Programs.
The Title of the Dissertation: THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA ON LEVELS OF PTSD AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING IN MEN ATTENDING COURT-MANDATED BATTERER INTERVENTION PROGRAMS
Participation in the study consists of completing psychological tests. All participants will receive $20 for their participation. This study has been approved by the Wright Institute and more information is available by contacting me at mwalker@wi.edu or by calling (707) 536-3608. Dissertation Chair: Matthew McKay, Ph.D.
I have also been a Batterer Intervention Provider for 15 years in Sonoma County through Russian River Counselors. I have provided trainings for Batterer Intervention Group Facilitators as well as supervision for MFT Trainees and Interns.
I completed my APA Pre-Doctoral Internship in rural Alaska through the the Alaska Psychology Internship Consortium and Norton Sound Health Corporation, Nome AK. Norton Sound Health Corporation is in the Bering Strait Region of remote Northwest Alaska and operates the regional hospital in Nome as well as clinics in 15 Native villages.
Currently I am working at Providence: Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Outpatient Behavioral Health Program.
Jonathan Allen Waller (Sacramento, United States) Provider
Christauria G. Welland , Psy.D. (Solana Beach, United States) Provider, Researcher
Professional Background
Education
California School of Professional Psychology, San Diego. Doctor of Psychology Program, Family and Child Track. August 1999.
California School of Professional Psychology, San Diego. Master of Arts, Psychology, August 1997
Bachelor of Arts, San Diego State University, Spanish, Summa cum Laude, with distinction in Spanish. Minor in Psychology. December 1994.
Training
40-hour Batterer Provider Certificate in Domestic Violence, 1996. Duluth model, San Diego, CA
40-Hour Advanced Training Certificate in Domestic Violence, 1999. Relationship Training Institute, San Diego, CA
60+ hours of continuing education as a domestic violence group facilitator, Relationship Training Institute, San Diego, CA. 2002 – 2014
ACT against Violence National Workshop. May 2006. American Psychological Association, Washington, D. C.
Experience/Teaching
Named to Advisory Committee to the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Immigration, August 6, 2010.
Fulbright Specialist Grantee, awarded for teaching at Latin American universities in the field of intimate partner violence. 2008-2013.
Alliant International University, San Diego, CA. Adjunct Faculty, California School of Professional Psychology. Licensure course on intimate partner violence for doctoral students. May 2004 – present.
CETYS Universidad, Tijuana & Mexicali, B.C., México. Visiting Professor, November, 2012.
Services or Research Projects
Clinical Practice
Private Practice, English and Spanish, Solana Beach, CA. 2001-present.
Rehabilitation Practice, English and Spanish, Paradise Valley Hospital, National City, CA. 2001-present.
Rehabilitation Practice, English and Spanish, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Encinitas, CA. 2012-present.
Dad’s Club, Social Advocates for Youth, San Diego, CA. Developed and presented pilot course on effective parenting and family violence prevention to Latino men and women whose children are in elementary school. Grants obtained from the Parker Foundation and the California Endowment. October 2005 – April 2009.
Professional Community Services, El Cajon, CA. Lead facilitator of Spanish IPV group for Latino perpetrators. Research and pilot group. August, 2001 – August 2005.
Family Advocacy Center, U.S. Navy, San Diego, CA. Facilitator for two IPV groups for Navy perpetrators. Research project. January 2002 – January 2003.
Professional Community Services, El Cajon, CA. (Internship). IPV groups for male perpetrators. August 1997 – August 1998.
Relationship Violence Training Institute, San Diego, CA. (Psychological assistantship). Group therapy for male IPV perpetrators at the Family Advocacy Center of the United States Navy, September 1997 – August 1999.
Women’s Resource Center, Oceanside, CA. (Employment). Family Violence Intervention Program. Group therapy for Latino male IPV perpetrators (Spanish). Sept. 1995 – Sept. 1996
International Teaching/Training
Government or university-sponsored workshops and conferences in Spanish in Mexico, Peru, Guatemala and the United States to teach the use of the Sin Golpes intervention model to Spanish-speaking professionals.
Volunteer university and agency-sponsored workshops in English in South India and Uganda.
Current and Recent Research
Pilot group with outcome evaluation of Latina victims of intimate partner violence, using the Dialectical Behavioral Therapy model of Linehan & Fruzzetti, Ph.D. Self-funded. San Diego, CA 2012 – present
Pilot group with outcome evaluation of Latino parenting education group to prevent IPV, funded by the Parker Foundation and the California Endowment through SAY San Diego, 2005-2008.
Cross cultural study in San Diego-Tijuana region of Mexican/Latino male perpetrators of partner abuse, focusing on psychological characteristics. Research partially funded by the Transborder Institute, University of San Diego. Study completed in March, 2005.
Selected Publications:
Welland, C. (2011). Individual Treatment for a Latino Partner Abusive Man: A Case Study. Partner Abuse, 2, 4, 468-483.
Welland, C. & Ribner, N. (2010). Culturally specific treatment for partner-abusive Latino men: A qualitative study to identify and implement program components. Violence and Victims, 25, 6, 799-813
Healing from Violence: Latino Men’s Journey to a New Masculinity, with Neil Ribner, Ph.D. 2007. New York: Springer Publications
Sin Golpes: Como transformar la respuesta violenta de los hombres en la pareja y la familia. Therapist manual and client workbook. With David Wexler, Ph. D. 2007. Mexico City: Editorial Pax.
Violencia Doméstica 2000, Programa Integrado de Habilidades para Hombres Latinos, con adaptaciones culturales. Co-authored with David Wexler, Ph.D. Translated by José Antonio Valenzuela and Christauria Welland, Psy.D. Cultural adaptations by Christauria Welland, Psy.D. September, 2002. Health Transformations, San Diego.
A Demographic and Risk Factor Survey of Mexican Immigrants Mandated to Partner Abuse Treatment in San Diego County, with Neil Ribner, Ph.D., August 2001, Family Violence Bulletin and Sexual Assault Bulletin..
June, 1999: Doctoral Dissertation: A Qualitative Analysis of Cultural Treatment Components for Mexican Male Perpetrators of Partner Abuse.
Dr. David B Wexler , Ph.D. (San Diego, United States) Provider, Researcher
Professional Background
David B. Wexler, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in San Diego, specializing in the treatment of relationships in conflict. He is the Executive Director of the non-profit Relationship Training Institute, which provides education and treatment internationally for relationship development and the prevention and treatment of relationship violence. He has also served as the Clinical and Administrative Supervisor for the NIMH-sponsored research study of domestic violence in the Navy from 1991 through 1996, and again from 2001 through 2006.
Dr. Wexler is the author of When Good Men Behave Badly: Change Your Behavior Change Your Relationship (2004), and Is He Depressed or What?: What to Do When the Man You Love is Moody, Irritable, and Withdrawn (2006). Men In Therapy: New Approaches for Effective Treatment (2009), was released in 2009. Dr. Wexler has been featured on the Dr. Phil show and the TODAY show, in the Washington Post, “O” magazine, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Men’s Health, and on dozens of radio and TV programs throughout North America to help educate the public about relationships in conflict and how to resolve them. Psychotherapy Networker devoted an entire issue to issues of men in therapy in May/June 2010 built around Dr. Wexler’s feature article.
Dr. Wexler has authored an internationally-recognized domestic violence treatment manual: the newly revised and updated The Stop Program—Third Edition was released by W.W. Norton in 2013. Dr. Wexler has trained thousands of community professionals, military personnel, and law enforcement officials through extensive training seminars on The STOP Program model throughout the world. Dr. Wexler is also the former Chairman of the Treatment & Intervention Committee of the San Diego Domestic Violence Council and has been awarded the Distinguished Service Award for Treatment by this Council. The California Psychological Association has also designated Dr. Wexler as a Master Lecturer and he received CPA’s Distinguished Contribution to Psychology award.
Dr. Wexler recently received the prestigious award of Practitioner of the Year from the Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity, a division of the American Psychological Association.
The Relationship Training Institute is approved by the San Diego County Probation Department to provide clinical training for all authorized county domestic violence treatment programs for court-ordered offenders. These five-day training workshops are offered twice annually in San Diego County.
The U.S. Navy contracted with Dr. Wexler to design an innovative intervention program for the prevention of date and acquaintance rape. TRUE CONSENT: Sexual Assault Awareness Training for Men, was administered to 50,000 incoming Navy recruits annually at Great Lakes Naval Training Center as part of a four-year research study on prevention of sexual violence in the Navy.
Dr. Wexler has served as an expert witness in numerous forensic cases in which the understanding of domestic violence offender characteristics, domestic violence patterns in relationships, and battered women’s syndrome (now known as “intimate partner battering and its effects”) can help the Court clarify the complex legal issues. He has testified for both prosecution and defense.
Dr. Wexler is also the former Director of Psychological Services at Rancho Park Hospital, where he developed the internationally recognized PRISM model for self-management. He has pioneered the development of self psychology and cognitive behavior therapy in treating adolescents. He is the author of THE ADOLESCENT SELF: Strategies for Self-management, Self-soothing, and Self-esteem in Adolescents, The PRISM Workbook, The Advanced PRISM Workbook, published in 1993.
To contact Dr. Wexler or other RTI staff and faculty about professional training or consultation, please go to the RTI website at http://www.RTIprojects.org or call 619.296.8103.
Ms. Ricka L. White-Soso (Oakland, United States) Provider
Professional Background
Mrs. Fredericka (Ricka) L. White-Soso, MSW, LCSW, CEAT is a professional Social Worker in private practice whose special interests are community health issues including health disparities, health and wellness, foster and transitional youth advocacy, and public service. She has been working in the behavioral health and social services field for the past 25 years.
Her work in earlier years as a group home counselor moved her to further her education, which lead her to the work she does today. She has a wealth of experience working in group home, residential, day treatment, foster/adoption agency, behavioral managed care, hospital and private practice settings with diverse populations from a variety of backgrounds: including severely emotionally disturbed, abused, chemically dependent, developmentally disabled, foster/transitional age youth, victims of crime, domestic violence victims and batterers, and criminal offenders.
A graduate of San Francisco State University, Ricka received her BA in Psychology and a Master in Social Work with an emphasis in Administration and Planning. She also has the following certifications: Clinical Supervision Certification, Expressive Arts Practitioner/Therapist Certification (national), Batterers’ Intervention Program Facilitator Certification, Domestic Violence Counselor Certification, Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting Leader Certification (M.A.P.P.) and Sexual Assault Advocate Certification.
Services or Research Projects
Services available for: individual therapy, couple therapy, group therapy, Domestic Violence counseling and BIP group facilitation.