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.

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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. Family Systems and Cognitive Behavioral 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.

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, Clinical Supervision, 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.

Carlos Molina

Ed.D., LMFT, Adjunct Faculty

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, MFC39668; Certified in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprogramming (EMDR); member of CAMFT; private practice, San Rafael; Adjunct Faculty Professor at Argosy University, San Francisco Campus; former program director and clinical supervisor at Family Service Agency of Marin; areas of specialization: brief and long-term psychotherapy for individuals, couples, families, children and adolescents, treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, addiction, domestic violence, play therapy, cross-cultural issues.

Meg Patterson

MS, MFT, Adjunct Faculty in Psychology
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, MFC 23117. Private practice providing depth psychotherapy for individuals, couples and groups since 1987. Specializing in work with artists, couples, LGBT, and those in recovery from substance abuse. Areas of clinical specialization: depression, grief, sexual abuse and trauma. Writing Groups for Healing & Transformation. Individual and group consultation for licensed therapists. CEU workshop provider for MFT, LCSW and psychologists. California Board of Behavioral Science CEU Provider #4336.

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Jill Silverman

MA, MFT, Adjunct Faculty

Marriage and Family Therapist; License No. MFC31242. Member, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists; Member, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis; Member, Northern California Society of Psychoanalytic Psychology; Founder and Director of The Petaluma Counseling Center; Private Practice San Francisco and Petaluma; Co-Founder of The Couples Therapy Collective in San Francisco.  Former Clinical Consultant for Mt. St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth in San Francisco and Intern Supervisor at The Marina Counseling Center in San Francisco.  Areas of Specialization: Relational Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Meditation and Buddhist Psychology, Drama Therapy, Clinical Hypnosis, Depression, Anxiety, Spiritual Emergency,  Adolescents, Couples Therapy, Psychoeducational Groups.

Department of Counseling Psychology: (415) 485-3263