Dr. Axtell's Training
LICENSURE I am a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of California. My license number is PSY 20123. You may verify my license by clicking onto the following link: California Board of Psychology License Verification CREDENTIALS Dr. Axtell’s training included providing more than 3,000 supervised hours of psychotherapy before starting private practice. Her university and internship programs are accredited by the American Psychological Association. Dr. Axtell has attended several workshops, seminars and conferences on trauma, dissociation, and post-traumatic stress disorder, and much of her clinical experience has been comprised of working with abuse/trauma survivors. EDUCATION • Doctorate of Psychology in Clinical Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO. Specialty Focus: Multicultural Issues in Psychology. • Master of Arts in Psychology, New School for Social Research, New York, NY. • Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO. Cum laude. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE • Private Practice: West Hollywood, CA and Beverly Hills, CA • Post Doctorate Psychology Fellow: The Weingart Center Association — Los Angeles, CA— provided individual, couple, and group therapy to homeless individuals of downtown L.A. • Doctoral Psychology Intern: Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center — Los Angeles, CA— treating homeless and low-income clients suffering from Serious and Persistent Mental Illness. • Practicum Therapist: Veterans Medical Center,  Pain Clinic — Denver, CO • Practicum Therapist: Professional Psychology Center, University of Denver — Denver, CO • Practicum Therapist: University of Colorado Counseling and Psychological Services: A Multicultural Center — Boulder, CO • Practicum Therapist: Maria Droste Services of Colorado, Inc. — Denver, CO • Practicum Therapist: Rape Assistance and Awareness Program — Denver, CO • Intake Interviewer: Professional Psychology Center, University of Denver — Denver, CO • Research Assistant: New York State Psychiatric Institute (Schizophrenia research)— New York, NY • Volunteer Hotline Counselor: Living Support Network (LISN), Suicide/Crisis Hotline — Denver, CO Recent Publications/Consulting/Teaching • Expert interviewed for MSN.com article on Gender Differences in Coping with Stress (not yet launched) • Epilogue (about self-injury) in LIFE, Tokyopop: Los Angeles, 2005 The F-Word: What Feminism Means to Me, a piece about feminism and psychotherapy. LOUDmouth, Newsletter of the California State University Women’s Resource Center, Issue 8, Winter 2005. [Check out LOUDmouth on the web at www.calstatela.edu/usu/loudmouth.] • 8Consultant/Guest Lecturer, “The Importance of Self Awareness: Becoming a Culturally Skilled Therapist”: Developed and presented to metropolitan Los Angeles area clinical psychology graduate school programs • Teaching Assistant/Facilitator for “Social Psychology of Racism and Oppression”: Graduate School of Professional Psychology — Denver, CO • Guest Lecturer for “Racial Identity Formation”: Graduate School of Professional Psychology — Denver, CO PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS • American Psychological Association • California Psychological Association • Los Angeles County Psychological Association • APA Division 45 — Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues • APA Division 9 — Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues LICENSURE I am a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of California. My license number is PSY 20123. You may verify my license by clicking onto the following link: California Board of Psychology License Verification CREDENTIALS Dr. Axtell’s training included providing more than 3,000 supervised hours of psychotherapy before starting private practice. Her university and internship programs are accredited by the American Psychological Association. Dr. Axtell has attended several workshops, seminars and conferences on trauma, dissociation, and post-traumatic stress disorder, and much of her clinical experience has been comprised of working with abuse/trauma survivors. EDUCATION • Doctorate of Psychology in Clinical Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO. Specialty Focus: Multicultural Issues in Psychology. • Master of Arts in Psychology, New School for Social Research, New York, NY. • Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO. Cum laude. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE • Private Practice: West Hollywood, CA and Beverly Hills, CA • Post Doctorate Psychology Fellow: The Weingart Center Association — Los Angeles, CA— provided individual, couple, and group therapy to homeless individuals of downtown L.A. • Doctoral Psychology Intern: Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center — Los Angeles, CA— treating homeless and low-income clients suffering from Serious and Persistent Mental Illness. • Practicum Therapist: Veterans Medical Center,  Pain Clinic — Denver, CO • Practicum Therapist: Professional Psychology Center, University of Denver — Denver, CO • Practicum Therapist: University of Colorado Counseling and Psychological Services: A Multicultural Center — Boulder, CO • Practicum Therapist: Maria Droste Services of Colorado, Inc. — Denver, CO • Practicum Therapist: Rape Assistance and Awareness Program — Denver, CO • Intake Interviewer: Professional Psychology Center, University of Denver — Denver, CO • Research Assistant: New York State Psychiatric Institute (Schizophrenia research)— New York, NY • Volunteer Hotline Counselor: Living Support Network (LISN), Suicide/Crisis Hotline — Denver, CO Recent Publications/Consulting/Teaching • Expert interviewed for MSN.com article on Gender Differences in Coping with Stress (not yet launched) • Epilogue (about self-injury) in LIFE, Tokyopop: Los Angeles, 2005 The F-Word: What Feminism Means to Me, a piece about feminism and psychotherapy. LOUDmouth, Newsletter of the California State University Women’s Resource Center, Issue 8, Winter 2005. [Check out LOUDmouth on the web at www.calstatela.edu/usu/loudmouth.] • 8Consultant/Guest Lecturer, “The Importance of Self Awareness: Becoming a Culturally Skilled Therapist”: Developed and presented to metropolitan Los Angeles area clinical psychology graduate school programs • Teaching Assistant/Facilitator for “Social Psychology of Racism and Oppression”: Graduate School of Professional Psychology — Denver, CO • Guest Lecturer for “Racial Identity Formation”: Graduate School of Professional Psychology — Denver, CO PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS • American Psychological Association • California Psychological Association • Los Angeles County Psychological Association • APA Division 45 — Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues • APA Division 9 — Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

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