Stacy-Colleen is a Licensed Psychotherapist in private practice in the Los Feliz/Altwater Village area of Los Angeles. She earned her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College, majoring in Psychology and minoring in Women's Studies. After college Stacy-Colleen earned a Certification in Chemical Dependency Counseling from the Institute for Advanced Counseling and then went on to obtain her M.S.W. from U.S.C.'s School of Social Work, with a specialization in Families and Children. She is a certified S.E.P. (Somatic Experiencing Practitioner) with a focus on body sensation awareness leading to the release of trauma from the body. Her work is also informed by Anusara Yoga philosophy and movement as well as meditation. She is also completing training as a yoga teacher.
Stacy-Colleen began her career working with battered women's shelters and rape crisis teams to offer counseling and advocacy to survivors and education to the community. Stacy-Colleen has worked in group homes and residential treatment centers in Massachusetts and California, training other mental health professionals and facilitating workshops on such topics as family therapy, anger management, substance abuse, and relationships and intimacy. She has worked extensively with adolescents/adults who are in recovery from substance abuse and the family members who are affected by alcoholism/addiction. Stacy-Colleen also served as a Clinical Director of a residential program and outpatient clinic treating homeless youth dealing with identity and orientation issues. She has experience working as a Special Education teacher with middle and high school students as well as working with mandated/court ordered clients. Stacy-Colleen teaches graduate students as an Adjunct Professor at Phillips Graduate Institute in Chatsworth and supervises post-graduate interns. Her practice also focuses on assisting clients in dealing with grief and loss, building self-esteem, improving anger management, communication and social skills, decreasing substance abuse and conduct problems, and increasing coping and functional living skills. Stacy-Colleen uses the lens of the present to look at the past, help clients heal, and create a better future.
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