Prelicensed psychotherapist

Elena Kozlova, Ph.D

phone: 831-***-****

email: **********@*****.***

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Transpersonal Psychology, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (WASC accredited), Palo Alto, CA, 2005 – 2011

• Conducted qualitative and quantitative research on aspects of meaning making, psycho-spiritual integration, and impact of spiritual practices and creative expression on recovery from severe illness.

Master of Arts in Transpersonal Psychology, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, CA, 2005- 2009

• Specialized in Creative expression

Bachelor of Arts in Integral Studies, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA 2005

Counseling

Counseling Intern Process Therapy Institute, Los Gatos, CA 2008 – 2010

• As a counseling intern, I worked with a culturally diverse range of clients, including teenagers, families, and children, using art therapy, process therapy model, cognitive therapy, and other psychotherapeutic approaches. The responsibilities included interview intakes and assessments, short and long-term therapy with the emphasis on stress-reduction, grief counseling, and psycho-education. As a part of the internship, I participated in a one-way mirror training program, receiving supervision during the sessions with my clients.

Counseling Intern ACT for Mental Health, San Jose, CA 2006 – 2007

• As a counseling intern, I was involved in all stages of the community counseling agency services, including interview intakes, assessments, individual and group counseling, and administrative work. Services were provided to a culturally diverse clientele, including the court mandated clients for DV violations and anger management, and the clients with dual diagnosis. As a part of the training, I co-led the Women on Probation Support Group for women with dual diagnosis. The individual work included counseling adults, children, and families, using art therapy, cognitive therapy, psycho-education, somatic therapy, and other modalities.

Training & Group Facilitation

• Completed a number of professional trainings, participated and led psych-educational and psychotherapeutic groups using expressive arts (EXA), gestalt and process therapy:

• Training in EXA and Jung Continuing Education Case Consultation Course with Kate Donohue, PHD, REAT, 2010

• Training in Process Therapy 9/2008 – 5/2009 (Process Therapy Institute, Los Gatos, CA)

• Training in Group (Gestalt) Therapy 9/2002 – 9/2005 (Gestalt Institute of San Francisco, CA)

• Introduction to the principles of Hakomi Therapy 11/2010 (facilitator: Ron Kurtz)

• Authentic Movement Training 2004 (facilitator: Laura Hayes, MA, ADTR)

• Psychodrama Training with Harris Clemes, 2006

• Psychosynthesis Training with Ann Gila and John Firman, 2006 - 2007

Management & Customer Support

Web Manager

• Packeteer/Blue Coat (09/2007 – 08/2008) as a web manager supported, developed, and maintained the corporate website’s complex functionality. Managed a team of web developers, ensured smooth operation of the in-house applications, interacted with the outside vendors, and supported senior Marketing and IT management and end-users.

Consultant/Technology Expert

• Worked as a project manager/technology expert on multi-level web projects for software firms in the San Francisco Bay Area. Recent projects include:

ThoughtMatrix (08/20010 – 12/2010) -- upgraded a complex web site functionality from CF 4 to CF FuseBox, and integrated code with the new design provided by the client. Lead development efforts on the project, including ongoing client support, and requirements analysis.

Internet Media (01/04 – 01/07) maintained and developed new features for the company’s website, customized maps engine written in ASP for the use with Oracle application, wrote stored procedures and designed new database;

Adobe (10/04 –05/05) upgraded a CF 4.1/Netscape/Oracle based application to CF MX/Apache/Oracle; managed the project from the beginning to the end;

University of California Santa Cruz (6/03-12/03)- built new features in CF/FuseBox for UC Gateways that supports students in managing their course load. Worked on database (Oracle) design and extensive Pl/SQL stored procedures writing.

Selected Publications

“A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Process and Effects of Finding Meaning with Astrological Symbolism,” Doctorate Dissertation, June 2011

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