PARTNERSHIPS

I have been working in partnership with other clinicians, treatment centers, musicians, artists, educators and social justice advocates for many years now.  These partnerships have allowed me to do the work that I have done at a greater scale, with a diversity of viewpoints and creativity.  The partnerships on this site are the ones that I currently engage in fully, sometimes as a leader, sometimes as a collaborator.  The result is an ever expanding community filled with diverse ideas, strategies, brainstorms and projects.  They cover my therapeutic endeavors, mindfulness training, and digital and traditional media creation.

INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVE MINDFULNESS

Dr. Jamie Marich, author of several books on EMDR and trauma, has created an EMDR training platform, the Institute for Creative Mindfulness, a division of her company Mindful Ohio. As an EMDRIA Approved Consultant, I have joined Jamie’s faculty and am now available to provide EMDR Basic Training and special topics in EMDR training nationally and internationally.

This partnership has been years in the making. Jamie's commitment to EMDR and mindfulness has been unparalleled, and our deep belief in the power of EMDR therapy as well as mindfulness based therapies gives us a clear mission together. Our partnership took its next step with the release of our book EMDR Therapy and Mindfulness for Trauma Focused Care by Springer Books in November 2017.

www.instituteforcreativemindfulness.com

STARTAGAIN TECHNOLOGIES

StartAgain Technologies has partnered with DropLabs, a wearable device company that has created bluetooth enabled footwear and audio delivery systems to provide, amongst other interventions, a new choice in bilateral stimulation for EMDR reprocessing, while simultaneously offering music, meditations and a myriad of other possible applications and content to promote stabilization, preparation and dedicated healing for clients in a MET(T)A PROTOCOL treatment setting - all in one technology. The partnership extends out to relationships with other technology companies and academic institutions, allowing StartAgain Technologies to be at the cutting edge of health and wellness tech solutions.

The Society for Health Care Innovation (SHCI) grew out of the Master of Health Care Innovation program at the University of Pennsylvania. Formed in 2020, Dr. Steve is a founding member. The goal of the Society is to continue the work started in the UPenn program on an individual and group level, to bring in members from outside MHCI into the society, and to become leaders in Health Care Innovation for years to come through research, conferences, social media, podcasts and innovation.

CAMDEN CENTER

THE CAMDEN CENTER provides Intensive Outpatient Services and Transitional Living for people with PTSD, depression, and anxiety as well as addiction, although an addiction diagnosis is not necessary. Founder Dr. Jason Shiffman has brought together the top clinicians and providers in Los Angeles to provide truly individualized treatment.

At Camden Center, I see several patients each week with a focus on Mindfulness and Anger Management. I also conduct Mindfulness groups and Anger Management groups. My partnership with Camden Center is the result of my high regard for Dr. Jason Shiffman and the team he has assembled, as well as their focus on diagnoses other than addiction. Dr. Shiffman was previously responsible for developing the Dual Diagnosis Anxiety program at UCLA. The team represents some of the best psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, massage therapists, acupuncturists, hypnotherapists and coaches in the greater Los Angeles area. Especially when someone comes to me with concerns other than addiction, particularly in the area of trauma resolution, Camden Center is a solid place for the client to land if they need a higher level of care.

STARTAGAIN THERAPY

StartAgain Therapy is a group of clinicians who are all trained in EMDR therapy utilizing the mindfulness based training principles proposed in my coauthored book (with Jamie Marich) EMDR Therapy and Mindfulness for Trauma Focused Care. The long term goal of StartAgain Therapy is to create centers in the greater Los Angeles area and beyond where the MET(T)A Protocol provides the guiding principles for delivery of services and supervision of associates.

TRAUMA COUNSELING CENTER
OF LOS ANGELES

The Trauma Counseling Center of Los Angeles provides focused, individualized trauma and anxiety treatment through Somatic therapies, EMDR Therapy, and Brainspotting in addition to talk therapy. Founded by Dr. Deborah Sweet, The Trauma Counseling Center of Los Angeles’s mission is to help individuals live a life of healing, choice, and clarity. My partnership with The Trauma Counseling Center of Los Angeles is motivated by our unified goal of helping individuals find freedom from the bondage of trauma. I am inspired by the Trauma Counseling Center of Los Angeles because we both hold the conviction that since the impact of trauma is so powerful and deeply rooted physiologically, psychologically, and spiritually, healing from it requires more than just talk therapy on its own. I am honored to continue to be a part of Dr. Sweet’s team of innovative and trauma-focused clinicians as a consultant.

Located in Larchmont Village, just south of Hollywood, Larchmont Tower Therapy Group is a team of psychotherapists that provide psychotherapy for individuals, couples (married or not), LGBTQ communities and those not identified as such, and with family groupings of all sorts. United within clinical and political philosophies, and specialized in the healing of a wide range of diverse issues, this group of psychotherapists is a unified group that I am proud to be a member of. Beyond offering therapy, our team engages in teaching, training, and supervising therapists, clinical and organizational consultation, and community action on social justice issues.