Counselors

Cheryl Fisher, PhD, NCC. LCPC is a graduate of Towson University and West Virginia University. She is a licensed clinical social worker and a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors and the National Association of Social Workers.	Addictions Counseling: Understanding & Addressing Addictive Behaviors is a three-semester unit academic course, delivered in a self-paced online format. This academic graduate-level course is designed to meet three-semester units of addictions counseling for LPCC licensing in California.

Rachyll Dempsey, Psy.D. is a psychologist and assessment services coordinator for the CA Department of Corrections. She also maintains a private practice with a focus on forensic, neurophyological, cognitive and Personality testing.	Assessment- Cognitive, Forensic, Neuropsychological a three-semester unit academic class recorded live in-class, delivered in a self-paced online format. The purpose of this course is to expand the scope of your assessment activity and to fulfill the LPCC licensure requirement.
Sheila Henderson, PhD, is a California licensed Counseling Psychologist, and Marilyn Joseph, MA, is a long-time career specialist in university and medical settings.	Career Development Theories and Techniques is a three-semester unit academic class, delivered classroom-style, via recorded phone conferences and in a self-paced online format featuring the Instructors' presentations -- video and slides with voice.
Diana M. Concannon, PsyD, PCI, is an Associate Provost, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, Associate Professor, California School of Forensic Studies and Director, California Psychology Internship Consortium at Alliant International University.	Crisis and Trauma Counseling in Clinical Counseling is a three-semester unit academic course, delivered in a self-paced online format. This academic course is designed to meet three-semester units of the crisis or trauma counseling for LPCC licensing in California.



Dr. Bernadette Torrez, PsyD, is a CSPP graduate in private practice in Marin County, also serving as an adjunct faculty member.	Human Development Across the Lifespan critically examines contemporary issues and provides an overview of current theory and research related to development across the life span. Special emphasis will be placed on issues and debates that have dominated the field and continue to be a source of controversy and impetus for research. Using a multidisciplinary approach, we will explore social, cognitive, physical, and biological factors that can shape the course of human development.

John Preston, PsyD, is a board certified neuropsychologist, and ABPP in counseling psychology.	Psychopharmacology Survey is a comprehensive two or three-semester unit academic course, delivered in a self-paced online format, featuring over 30 hours of edited videos, reading assignments and a final exam. This course has been moved to our new platform CLICK HERE to register for the course on our new platform. Make sure you select the correct 2 or 3 semester unit variant.

Cheryl Fisher, PhD, NCC. LCPC is a graduate of Towson University and West Virginia University. She is a licensed clinical social worker and a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors and the National Association of Social Workers.	Multicultural Theories and Strategies of Family Therapy is a three-semester unit academic course, delivered in a self-paced online format. The course covers several different approaches to family therapy. The philosophical and historical facts of each theory is addressed, as well as how each theory is applied in a professional practice.
PLEASE NOTE: The following continuing education online workshops meet the California LPCC Additional Coursework Requirements. The online workshops award CE unit hours, not academic units:
Laura Petracek, Ph.D., L.C.S.W. is currently a Psychologist at San Quentin State Prison, and maintains a private practice in both San Francisco and Oakland.	Assessment and Treatment of People Living with HIV and AIDS is 7 hour class that is designed to meet the requirements for licensed professional clinical counselors in California who must take a one-time, seven hour continuing education course covering the assessment and treatment of people living with HIV and AIDS, as part of the 36 hour continuing education coursework requirement.

Dan Taube, PhD, JD, is a professor in the Clinical PsyD program at CSPP, specializing in family and child clinical, legal and ethical issues.	Child Abuse: Introduction, Assessment, Treatment is a 7 Hour class focusing on child abuse reporting laws, definitions and the nature of abuse and neglect, and assessment guidelines.
Jason Platt, PhD, directs the CSPP Clinical Psychology program in Mexico City and teaches in the MFT program in LA as well.	Clinical Approaches to Addressing Human Sexuality in Couples is a 10 Hour class focusing on individuals and couples with a special emphasis on the role of intimacy and sexual relationships.
Linda Barnard, PhD, has been an MFT and a trainer and consultant to domestic violence programs for over 30 years.	Domestic Violence: Assessment, Treatment, Evaluation is a 15 Hour class with online lectures from a Board Certified expert in Domestic Violence and an experienced expert witness in contested child custody cases involving domestic violence.
Joan Calandra, PhD, RN is a Clinical Psychologist and a Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist working with adults and family members inacute distress.	Aging: Biological, Social, Cognitive, and Psychological Aspects is a 10 Hour class which emphasizes the psychological complexities of adult development and aging.