Education
- Doctor of Psychology, PSY 19261
- Degree from California Graduate Institute, Westwood, CA
- Dissertation: Story Archetypes (runner up for Best Dissertation, based on Jungian theory)
Awards
- Clinician of the Year, 2001, Penny Lane
Supervision Background
- Supervised doctoral candidates at the Valley Womens Center
- Supervised clinical staff at Milestones Ranch Malibu
Teaching
- Taught The Criminal Mind, The Prison Mind, Psychodynamic Theories, and Psychotherapy with Difficult Clients at CGI
Conferences (featured presenter)
- Spirit Recovery, Palm Springs
- CAADE, Primm, Nevada
- EAP/SFV CAMFT, Sherman Oaks, CA
- Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Winnipeg, CA
- Brief Therapy Conference, San Diego, CA
- U.S. Journal Counseling Skills, Las Vegas, NV
Trainings and Lectures
- Kaiser Permanente, Orange, CA
- California LPS Hearing Officers, Santa Barbara, CA
- Del Amo Hospital, Torrance, CA
- Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA
- Vista Del Mar Hospital, Ventura, CA
- New Seasons, Port Hueneme, CA
- Pritchess Detention Center, Castaic, CA
- Soccorro, East Los Angeles, CA
Schools, clubs and organizations:
Rotary, Optimist, Kiwanis, Shriners, Lions, Motion Picture Fund, Greater SFV Business and Womens Group, Thousand Oaks War Veterans, Culver City Exchange Club, UCLA, CSUN, University of Judaism, Los Angeles High School, and more
Treatment centers:
Pacific Lodge, Penny Lane, Valley Womens Center, Haven Hills, San Fernando Valley Counseling Center, Beit T'Shuvah, Insight, and more
Continuing Education Seminars
- CES: Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Agoura
Media
- “Ryan and Tatum: The O’Neals,” Oprah Winfrey Network (June 2011)
- "Iceberg Slim" documentary, Ice-T Productions (slated 2013 release)
- "Alcoholic Moms," Fox Television (February 2010)
- "American Health Journal," PBS (2010)
- "Smile," TV show, Debra Johnson Prods. (2006)
- “Living Happy Every Day with Dr. LaSharnda Beckwith,” radio (2011)
- "The Quick Fix with Bradley Quick," radio (2009)
- "The Mona Miller Show," radio (2007)
Articles
“Pattern Identification and Reduction Therapy,” Counselor magazine, Vol. 13 No. 1, February 2012
“The Treatment of Shame in a Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center Setting,” Recoveryview.com E-zine, 3rd Ed., April 2009 |
