I am a feeler, a fighter, and a roommate to a dog who begrudgingly lets me live in his space. I have held teaching and supporting roles throughout my life in multiple industries, harnessing the power of gummy bears to help students learn math and empowering college students and executives to utilize technology. After earning a BA in Cognitive Science from Johns Hopkins University, I embraced my inner advocate, attending Fordham University School of Law. I spent over half a decade litigating at a law firm, where I discovered my passion for supporting and uplifting individuals in high stress corporate settings and a desire to create a more empathetic and sustainable corporate culture. I received my MA in Marriage and Family Therapy from Touro University, and trained at The Relational Center for three years. I provide pro bono legal advice to The Relational Center, and am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.

 

LMFT # 138858

meredith@relationalassociates.com

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Clinical Experience:

• Provided on-site crisis and ongoing counseling at elementary,  middle, and high schools

• Developed curriculum for and co-facilitated psychoeducational group about trauma and the body 

• Created and co-facilitated three-month long embodied and experiential unpacking whiteness anti-racism group

• Completed three years of Relational Gestalt and trauma responsive training at The Relational Center

• Provides psychoeducational workshops and presentations to organizations

• Mentors and supports therapists, including in creating a private practice

• Practices individual, group, and family therapy

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I am a nerd, a leader, and a supporter. During the dot com movement of the nineties I worked as a computer and networking technician and by the turn of the century I was the manager of an information technology department at a large insurance company. Seeking to refocus my career on improving the well-being of others, I returned to academia and completed my Bachelors degree in Psychology with a focus on Cognitive Science at UCLA. Incorporating my technology experience with this degree, I went on do cognitive psychology research at UCLA. Striving to put these new skills to work in a community context, I continued my education and earned a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Applied Community Psychology from Antioch University in Los Angeles. I am Managing Director of The Relational Center, as well as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.

 

LMFT #128271

dan@relationalassociates.com

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Clinical Experience: 

• Develops curriculum and trains therapists in:

  • Relational Gestalt (dialogue, field theory, hermeneutics, and phenomenology)

  • Trauma responsiveness

  • Harm reduction with drugs and alcohol

  • Sexuality with kink and BDSM

  • Deconstructing personality disorders

  • Building awareness for whiteness and privilege

  • Unpacking and understanding shame

• Led community and civic engagement groups

• Provides leadership coaching and mentoring to a variety of mental health professionals

• Practices individual, group, and family therapy, and psychological consulting

• Offers psychotherapy for community leaders and organizational executives 

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