STAFF / CLINICAL INTERNS
 Stefanie Goldstein, Ph.D. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist whose passion is working with adolescents, adults, couples, and families struggling with daily life, helping to support them on their path towards healing and growth. She believes therapy involves all aspects of the self, including the emotional, psychological, physical & spiritual, and utilizes an integrative approach by drawing from traditional psychodynamic psychotherapy, mindful awareness, cognitive therapy, and somatic psychology. Most importantly, she believes the therapeutic relationship is paramount in the healing and change process.
Stefanie specializes in utilizing mindfulness in working with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and trauma. She is a trauma specialist and has worked with traumatized teens and their families within the school setting. She completed her training as an Addiction Medicine Specialist during her post-doctoral fellowship at Kaiser Permanente's Chemical Dependency Recovery Program (CDRP) in San Francisco as well as her training in Psychosynthesis, an integrative form of psychology that focuses on the synthesis, healing, and growth of the self. Through Stefanie's work at Saint John's Child and Family Development Center (CFDC) she provided training and clinical supervision to pre-doctoral interns in their highly-respected APA training program. She has spoken and/or given trainings at USC, UCLA, Kansas University, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, University of Washington, Family Service of Santa Monica and Saint John's Child and Family Development Center. She published an article based on her dissertation research entitled The Exploration of Spirituality and Identity Status in Adolescence and is the co-author of the popular Audio CD Mindful Solutions for Addiction and Relapse Prevention.
Contact: (310) 597.2056
stefaniegoldsteinphd@gmail.com
 Jana Zawatsky, M.S. Ed. brings her background as a school psychologist to her clinical practice, focusing on utilizing play therapy, social skills enrichment groups, and classroom interventions to further develop the social and emotional development of students. She has experience working with children in educational and home settings and currently works as a behavioral therapist with elementary school aged children and their parents. Jana conducts individual counseling sessions with students throughout the school year, as well as implementing behavioral programs to students within a classroom setting. She administers an assortment of psychoeducational assessments and utilizes the obtained results to develop thorough and detailed evaluation reports. Jana has participated in extensive consultation with teachers and worked effectively and collaboratively with school-based support teams to ensure complete and accurate development of students' progress and goals. Jana received her B.A. in Psychology from Rutgers University as well as her M.S. Ed. in Therapeutic Interventions and Professional Diploma in School Psychology from Fordham University. She holds a Pupil Personnel Services Credential in School Psychology.
Contact: (310) 822-5819
jana.zawatsky@gmail.com
 Sara Hutter M.S. MFT is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working with children, adolescents and adults in individual and group psychotherapy at the Center for Psychological Study. Sara received her M.S. in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling from California State University, Northridge, where she published a developmentally-based counseling and psycho-educational program for school-aged children. She has further training in both Sensori-motor Psychotherapy and EMDR and integrates mind body techniques with traditional talk-therapies. She co-leads therapy groups with Dr. Bonnie Mark-Goldstein for high school students which focus on strengthening self-esteem and body image, enhancing relationships with family and friends, and dealing with the pressures of sex and drugs. From her experience at Our House, a grief support center, she has specialized training in helping individuals and families deal with grief, loss and transitions. She has worked with at-risk youth at The Crossroads School in Van Nuys and The Boys and Girls Club of Venice. In addition to her private practice, Sara has created workshops and presentations for adolescents, college students and young adults geared towards providing the tools necessary to meet life’s challenges. She guest lectures at USC and facilitates group supervision for Licensed Therapists and individual supervision for MFT interns. In both her offices in West Los Angeles and Encino, Sara creates a comfortable and safe environment for individuals to constructively resolve the difficulties and issues of their lives.
Contact (310) 203-1304
sarahuttermft@yahoo.com
 Sogol Simino, M.A. offers a range of psychotherapeutic interventions, treating individuals, couples, families, children, and adolescents. She co-facilitates groups at the Center for Psychological Study in West Los Angeles and specializes in helping clients address issues such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, self-esteem, and conflict resolution. Sogol has received extensive training at the Southern California Counseling Center and continues to provide services there in their familyintervention program. She has a certification in family training and gang awareness, and utilizes theories drawn from psychodynamic models, cognitive behavior therapy, play therapy, and postmodern models of therapy such as narrative and solution-focused therapy. Sogol received her B.A. from UCLA and her Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University, Los Angeles.
Contact: (310) 869-2654
sogolsimino@gmail.com
 Danielle Horwich, LCSW. MA.Ed. has spent the past five years providing therapy and psycho-education to clients focused on issues relating to: familial and peer relations; developmental transitions; emotional, behavioral, and learning difficulties; stress management; body image; and self esteem. She specializes in the treatment of adolescent girls aged 15-25 and expectant and new parents. Her educational journey began with a Bachelors Degree from Brown University, continuing with a Masters in Special Education from Loyola Marymount University and a Masters in Social Work from University of Southern California (USC).
Danielle first became drawn to social work through her experiences as a high school special education teacher in urban Los Angeles. As she taught students with severe physical disabilities, she realized her passion for helping disadvantaged youth to overcome personal obstacles. Danielle returned to graduate school to expand her career into social work. As a graduate student, she trained for two years at Jewish Family Service (JFS) Los Angeles, providing intensive case management and therapy to individuals and families facing crisis in multiple life areas. She completed her post-graduate clinical training at The Maple Counseling Center where she offered individual and group therapy to children and parents in Los Angeles. Throughout this period, Danielle also treated at-risk youth in the Santa Monica and Beverly Hills Unified School Districts.
At present, Danielle leads groups for children, adolescents, and young adults in conjunction with Dr. Bonnie Mark-Goldstein at the Center for Psychological Services. Group topics range from social skills and family relations to pregnancy and parenthood. Simultaneously, Danielle has a private practice in which she provides individual and family therapy to clients utilizing concepts from psycho-dynamic, family systems, cognitive-behavioral, art, play, and relational theories. She also serves as a guest lecturer at the USC School of Social Work. Danielle is strongly committed to her clients and is driven by the belief that with hard work, guidance and support, each of us can cultivate our strengths and actualize our true potential.
Contact:
(424) 571-2110
dhorwichmsw@gmail.com
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 Liana Unger, MSW specializes in working with children, adolescents, and families at the Center, co-facilitating groups for our younger clients as an adjunct to individual treatment sessions. The heir to three generations of teachers, Liana graduated with a B.A. in education, and then taught, as well as served as the Assistant Director of Summer Programs, at the Village School in Pacific Palisades. Working with adults and families at Beit T’Shuvah, a residential treatment center in Culver City, she gained an expertise in treating addiction through individual and group treatment. The groups she developed and implemented at Beit T’Shuvah were focused on grief and loss, mindfulness, art therapy, and movement and dance therapy. Additionally, Liana has provided individual and family psychotherapy to children and adolescents at Beverly Hills High School (9-12th grades) and also Beverly Vista School (K-8th grades). Liana is inspired and motivated by connecting with children, engaging them in real and substantive conversations about their friendships, their point of view, their hopes and fears, their incredible curiosity, and their tremendous energy. Having received training in Mel Levine’s Schools Attuned Program, she is well aware of the challenges that learning disabled students and their families face, and has experience working with this population. Additionally, as a teacher and school counselor, Liana is experienced in addressing school related challenges and adolescent issues such as: peer conflict, school violence, eating disorders, academic challenges, etc. She is also certified to work with clients who suffer from domestic violence. Liana’s goals have always been to support children and their families, and to foster safety and understanding, while offering challenges that facilitate growth. For Liana both teaching, and counseling children, is a mission that can be defined by nurturing the child toward realizing their own independence while supporting them in the process as they discover and develop their sense of self.
Contact: 310-570-9353
liana.unger83@gmail.com
Sacha Bollas, Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist who works with adolescents, young adults, and adults in both short and long term psychodynamic psychotherapy. His background in clinical psychology and psychoanalysis brings a unique understanding to the therapeutic process. Dr. Bollas was educated in England where he concentrated in sculpture and painting, cultural studies and history of art. His diverse background as both an artist and art historian brings a unique understanding of creative life to the therapeutic process. Dr Bollas achieved a Master of Science Degree at University College London in Psychoanalytic Theory where he studied with some of Europe’s most famous clinicians. Dr Bollas published in The Psychoanalytic Review, presented seminars on the psycho-developmental issues of eating disorders, worked at the Susan B. Krevoy Eating Disorders Center where he specialized in work with eating disorders and addictions, and is in the process of publishing his seminars on eating disorders. Dr. Bollas facilitates ongoing groups for families with an eating disordered member, leads weekly adolescent groups for adolescents transitioning into adulthood and also practices at the Wright Insitute of Los Angleles Hedda Bolgar Clinic addressing issues of stress, anxiety and depression.
Contact: (310) 741-7408
sachabollas@mac.com
 Amy DiNoble, Ph.D. provides psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, couples and groups utilizing an integrative approach to therapy that promotes wellness by facilitating connections between the brain, mind and relationships. She employs concepts of mindfulness to increase awareness and empathy as well as strengthen relationship with self and others, Her studies began at UCLA where she earned her Bachelor’s in Science in psychobiology and neuroscience and participated in research exploring childhood anxiety. Graduate school studies in the area of interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB) with Dr. Daniel Siegel intertwined her primary areas of interest-- the brain and relationships--and an exploration of mindfulness and attachment theory. Dr. DiNoble's graduate studies culminated with her doctoral dissertation exploring the relationship between adult attachment styles (AAI) and mindfulness traits. Her four year psychotherapeutic internship at the California Graduate Institute Counseling Center in Westwood, California specialized in attachment related issues, anxiety disorders, ADHD management, eating disorders and relational challenges. In addition to providing psychotherapy she continues her research and clinical practice as a Post-Doctoral fellow at the Reiss-Davis Child Study Center where she is conducting psycho-educational testing and Autism evaluations.
Contact: (310) 780-6603
aadinoble@aol.com
 Jeremy Fink, LCSW, provides psychotherapy to adults, children, adolescents, and couples and co-facilitates ongoing groups at the Center for Psychological Study in West Los Angeles. He has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and adults who experience depression, ADHD, eating and body image disorders, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, as well as drug, alcohol, and other substance abuse. Jeremy has certification training in domestic violence with a subset specialization in teenage dating violence, and is certified by the Department of Child and Family Services to work with childhood trauma. He has received additional training from UC Berkeley Professors Mary Main and Erik Hesse in the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) and from Stan Tatkin, Psy.D, in psychobiological couples therapy. As a therapist, Jeremy has provided therapy to adults, young adults, and adolescents at the Maple Counseling Center in Beverly Hills, California; worked with adolescents at the Penny Lane residential treatment center in North Hills, California; provided psychosocial based treatment to patients with severe and persistent mental illness at Step Up On Second in Santa Monica, California; and, provided comprehensive community-based treatment to persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses at ACT (Assertive Community Treatment), in Santa Monica, California. Additionally, Jeremy worked at the Veterans Administration mental health outpatient treatment center, which serves veterans with mental illness. Jeremy is a facilitator of the UCLA-Lifespan Learning Institute’s Adult Attachment in Clinical Context series, and is a guest lecturer for the USC School of Social Work. He utilizes and eclectic treatment approach including psychodynamic psychotherapy, psychobiological couples and family therapy, group psychotherapy, and facilitates linkages to community resources, such as drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs, psychiatric referrals, and high school/college resources.
Jeremy received his B.A from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and his M.S.W. from the University of Southern California (USC).
Contact: (310) 873.7559
jeremyfinkmsw@gmail.com
 Elisha Goldstein , Ph.D. is a Licensed Psychologist (PSY 21779) and
Mindfulness- based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher. He currently works
with adolescents and adults in individual and group therapy at the
Center for Psychological Study in West Los Angeles and brings a unique
component to our center being trained in the reflective sciences, with
applications of mind-sight psychotherapy for stress, anxiety,
depression, addiction, and ADHD symptom reduction. He is also
interested in helping teens with developmental "rites" of passage, as
society offers few resources for this. Dr. Goldstein is a published
author in the Journal of Clinical Psychology and has produced two
psychoeducational and experiential CDs on Mindful Solutions for
Stress, Anxiety, and Depression and co-authored Mindful Solutions for
Addiction and Relapse Prevention. He is currently co-authoring the
workbook Mindfulness for Stress and Anxiety. Dr. Goldstein has given
workshops and lectures in multiple settings on therapeutic benefits of
mindfulness, including Kaiser Permanente and the Mindfulness and
Psychotherapy Conference at UCLA headlining Thich Nhat Hanh, Jack
Kornfield, and Daniel Siegel in October, 2007.
Contact
(310)
597-9276.
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