About Dr. Deanie
Clinical Director 

Areas of Focus

Anxiety  |  OCD  |  Women with ADHD  |  Over-thinking  |  Perfectionism  |  Relational issues

​​I am a licensed clinical psychologist (PSY29612) and the clinical director of Mindful Therapy Incorporated. Before attending graduate school, I earned my early childhood teaching credential and taught preschool which helps inform my work with families. I work best with overly analytical, high achieving women in their 20s and 30s. I am passionate about supporting new mothers and their children, coming from a place of both personal and professional experience.

I believe people unlock their full potential when they know who they are and what they want. I help you understand your feelings as useful information rather than an inconvenience or something to avoid. I am not a passive therapist who will "just listen." I am direct and compassionate. I help people understand themselves so they can achieve more and live a more meaningful, enriching life. 

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My motto for therapy is

Work in the present, understand your past, change your future.

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When appropriate, I integrate aspects of attachment-focused AF-EMDR into my treatment to help treat both big and small traumas. Additionally, I work from a culturally sensitive, LGBTQ+ allied perspective, aiming to create a safe space for people seeking treatment. ​

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Education + Training

• Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from California School of Professional Psychology (APA Accredited)

• Attachment-Focused EMDR Basic Training through the Parnell Institute.

• Two year post-doctoral training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy at Wright Institute LA.

• UCLA Child OCD, Anxiety and Tic Disorder Program.

• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

• Research intern for Dr. Daniel Siegel.

• Early Childhood Teaching Credential.

• B.A. in the liberal arts from Sarah Lawrence College.

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