Faculty
Charles R. Billings
PhD, MFT, FAClinP, FAFamP, Professor of Psychology
Diplomate in Clinical Psychology, 3275, American Board of Professional Psychology; Diplomate in Marital and Family Therapy, 37, American Board of Family Psychology; Diplomate in Professional Psychotherapy, 193; International Academy of Behavioral Medicine Counseling and Psychotherapy; Diplomate, 367-86, Board of Vocational Experts. Fellow of the Academy of Clinical Psychology, Fellow of the Academy of Family Psychology, Clinical member of the Academy of Psychologists in Marital, Sex and Family Therapy. Licensed Psychologist, Psy 4446; Educational Psychologist 14; Marriage and Family Therapist, MFC 02461; Registered Art Therapist 82-015, American Art Therapy Association; Registered Behavioral Therapist 25870, American Association of Behavioral Therapy; Credentialed School Counselor and Psychologist; Community College Chief Administrative Officer, Community College Counselor. Registered Hypnotherapist H 5388, American Board of Hypnotherapy. Professor of Psychology, Chairman, Department of Counseling Psychology; Director, University Counseling Services, Dominican University of California. Advanced Certification in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprogramming (EMDR). United States Civil Service Rotary-Senior Level G-514, 341642; Member American Psychological Association, Member Association for Transpersonal Psychology, Member California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. Private practice, Kentfield, Marin County. Areas of Specialization: Brief and Long-Term, Client-Centered, Behavioral, Cognitive-Behavioral and Transpersonal Psychotherapy with Children, Adolescents, Adults, Seniors, Couples and Families; Psychological Assessment; Mediation; Clinical Training and Supervision; Test Construction; Research; Systems Theory; Administration; Organizational Development and Leadership; Coaching and Career Development; Psychological and Business Consultation; Commissioner on Examinations for Psychologist, Educational Psychologist, and Marriage and Family Therapist Licensing.
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Robin Gayle
PhD, MDiv, MFT, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, MFC 23345. Full-time faculty and Director of Fieldwork Placement, Department of Counseling Psychology at Dominican University; Certified Hypnotherapist, 2677. Clinical member of American Association of Professional Hypnotherapists. Affiliate member of American Group Psychotherapy Society. Entrant member of American Association of University Professors. Former Crisis Specialist in Psychiatric Emergency. Current private practice Kentfield, Marin County. Primary and middle school Lecturer on Parenting Issues. Leader of three psychotherapy groups: Mothers and Daughters Group, Brief Solution-Focused Group, and Descent Support Group. Areas of specialization: Brief and long-term psychotherapy with individuals, couples, and families; Crisis Intervention; Cross-Cultural Counseling; Group Psychotherapy; Group Process Consultation; Self-esteem in Girls; Pre-Adolescent Social Issues; Religious Crisis; Women’s Issues; Gestalt Therapy.
Mary McDevitt
MS, MFT, Core Faculty in Psychology
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, MFC 25268. Core Faculty, Department of Counseling Psychology at Dominican University. Private Practice, San Rafael, Marin County. Former Intern Supervisor at California Institute of Psychotherapy and Family Service Agency of Marin. Leader of Women’s Reading Group. Areas of Specialization: Brief and Long-term Psychotherapy with Individuals, Families and Couples: Substance Abuse, Codependency, Depression, Anxiety, Parenting, Life Transitions. Control Mastery, and Psychodynamic/Cognitive Orientation.
DeAnn Acton
MA, MFT, ATR, Adjunct Faculty in Psychology
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, MFC 41640; Board Certified Art Therapist; Adjunct Faculty Notre Dame de Namur University; Licensed Mental Health Practitioner, San Mateo County School Based Mental Health. Areas of clinical interest and specialization: Domestic Violence, Trauma and Recovery, Women's Issues, Children with special needs, Creative Arts Therapy, Sand Tray, Narrative Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
LeeAnn Bartolini
PhD, Professor of Psychology
Licensed Psychologist PSY 8735. Member American Psychological Association, Member Western Psychological Association; Private Practice, Mill Valley specializing in individual and couples therapy with adolescents and adults across the lifespan, with a focus in: brief and long-term psychotherapy within a psychodynamic/cognitive orientation, depression and anxiety disorders, religious professionals, physical disability, grief, and women’s issues (physical and sexual violence, mothering, relationship transitions).
Andreas Bollinger
PhD, Adjunct Faculty in Psychology
Licensed Psychologist, PSY 20749. Co-Founder & Co-Director of Boston Behavioral Treatment Training Center. Private practice and organizational consultation, San Rafael; consultant and workshop trainer for Medication Development Division of National Institute on Drug Abuse. Staff Psychologist for VA Northern California Healthcare System. Areas of specialization: Brief, long-term, and client-centered psychotherapy with individuals and couples, substance abuse, posttraumatic stress disorder, mood disorders, cognitive behavioral treatment, manualized treatment, treatment outcome, treatment adherence, and psychological assessment.
Padma Catell
PhD, MFT, Adjunct Faculty in Psychology
Licensed Psychologist PSY 10506. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist MFC 18243, Professor Emerita, Integral Counseling Psychology, CIIS. Private Practice San Francisco and Corte Madera. Areas of specialization: psychopharmacology, geriatric issues and existential psychotherapy. Author of Drugs and Clients: What every psychotherapist needs to know, Solarium Press.
Kristin L. Dempsey
MS, MFT, Adjunct Faculty in Psychology
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, MFC 33809.Program Specialist, Co-Occuring Disorders Initiative, San Mateo County Mental Health. Private Practice, San Mateo and San Francisco Counties. Counseling Lecturer, San Francisco State University. Areas of specialization: chemical dependency; severe mental illness; integrated treatment of co-occurring disorders; trauma/abuse; adolescent and child treatment; alcohol/drug treatment; foster care and criminal justice systems. Critical Incident Stress Management, Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Certifications: Certification Level II Eye Movement and Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), CAMFT Certified Clinical Supervisor.
Rocio Hernández
MS, MFT, Adjunct Faculty in Psychology
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist MFC 38444; Certified in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprogramming (EMDR) and HIV Counseling; Member of CAMFT, Vice Chair of First 5 Marin Children and Families Commission, Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, Institutional Review Board Member. Licensed Mental Health Practitioner- Bilingual for Marin County Department of Health and Human Services Community Health and Prevention Services and Women’s Health Services; Faculty for Gerry Grossman Seminars teaching Law and Ethics, Human Diversity, Child Abuse Assessment and Treatment, Domestic Violence Assessment and Treatment, Clinical Supervision, Issues with HIV Counseling and Treatment, Licensing Preparation Courses; Private Practice in Marin and Contra Costa Counties specializing in Adolescence, Youth Empowerment; Trauma and Recovery, Child Sexual Abuse, Domestic Violence; Reproductive Health, Teen Pregnancy, Child Birth Preparation, Relaxation Dynamics; Brief and Long Term Solution Focused and Cognitive/Behavioral Therapy.
Mary Jane Landolina
RN, MFT, Adjunct Faculty in Psychology
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, MFC 36500. Private Practice, Mill Valley, Marin County. Intern supervisor and Middle and High School counselor for School Based Program at Bay Area Community Resources, San Rafael, Marin County. Counselor: St. Hilary School, Tiburon, Marin County. Areas of specialization: adolescents and children, parenting, divorce, substance abuse, grief and loss, life transitions. Family systems, cognitive/behavioral orientation.
Karen Pando-Mars
MA, MFT Adjunct Faculty in Psychology
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist MFC 25082 Certified in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprogramming (EMDR). Private Practice in San Rafael, Marin County. Areas of specialization: Women’s Issues, Men’s Issues, Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, Emotion Focused Couple’s Therapy, Trauma Treatment, Sandtray, EMDR, Focusing, Authentic Movement.
Meg Patterson
MS, MFT, Adjunct Faculty in Psychology
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, MFC 23117. Private practice in Berkeley, specializing in depth psychotherapy for individuals, couples and groups. Employment and supervision of registered MFT interns. Individual and group consultation for licensed therapists.
Elizabeth Salin
MA, MFT, Adjunct Faculty in Psychology
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, MFC 07609. Supervisor, Community Institute for Psychotherapy, Pregnancy to Parenthood Family Center, The Psychotherapy Institute (Berkeley), Private Practice, San Rafael. Areas of specialization: play therapy with young children through mid adolescence with a developmental/attachment orientation. Adult Psychotherapy, divorcing families; short term intermittent intervention during the process of separation, divorce, and remarriage.
Vickie Settle
MA, MFT, Adjunct Faculty in Psychology
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, MFC 35993. EMDR Trained. Clinical Member of California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists. Instructor Sonoma State University Extended Education. Private Practice, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County. Areas of specialization: adults abused as children, trauma and recovery, sexuality and sex therapy, couples, parenting, grief, chronic illness.
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