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Annual Student Event: Careers in Family & Couples Therapy Panel
Careers in Family & Couples Therapy Panel
Join us for a panel of family therapists in various employment settings. In this workshop, a panel of family therapists will discuss their career path in family and couples therapy. Hear how practicing clinicians launched their practice, got involved in teaching and publishing, working in a hospital setting, and other creative activities in the field of couple and family therapy.
Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024
Time: 12pm - 2pm PDT
Location: Online via Zoom (link will be sent when you RSVP)
Cost: Free
The panelists:
Dr. Megan Carlos, PhD, is an Associate Program Director and Associate Professor with the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) of Alliant International University. Dr. Carlos received her MA in Child Psychology and her PhD in Child Clinical Psychology from the University of Minnesota at Twin Cities. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in developmental and clinical psychology over the past 18 years. She has a private practice in Berkeley, California. Her professional and research interests include working with individuals with disabilities in psychotherapy and training students with disabilities in professional psychology. Dr. Carlos has previously served on the American Psychological Association’s Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology and is the Vice-Chair of the National Council of Schools and Programs in Professional Psychology’s Disability Committee.
Dr. Anatasia S. Kim, PhD, is a tenured Professor at The Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA (2004 – Present). She received her B.A. in Psychology from UC Berkeley (1995) and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a minor in Developmental Psychology from UCLA (2021). In addition to graduate teaching, she is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in anxiety disorders, depression, neurodiversity, and minority mental health. She is the founder and executive director of the Psychology Internship Program, a mentorship-based psychology internship program for 1st-generation, college-bound, BIPOC students. She also provides Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) consultation and training across various sectors, including higher education, health care, corporations, HR, tech, and community agencies. She currently serves as the Senior DEI Consultant and advisory board member to Leyia, an innovative mental health start-up, and advisory board member to Cinnamongirl, a national BIPOC girls leadership organization.
Dr. Stephanie Kuehn is a licensed psychologist and award-winning author. A graduate of John F. Kennedy University’s dual degree program in sport and clinical psychology, Dr. Kuehn completed her internship training at University of the Pacific in Stockton, followed by a Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Wright Institute in Berkeley. Now on staff with the Wright Institute’s Mentoring program, Dr. Kuehn provides ongoing consultation, supervision, outreach, and clinical support services to the Institute’s PsyD community. Additionally, Dr. Kuehn has published multiple novels for teens, including Charm & Strange, which won the American Library Association's 2014 William C. Morris Debut YA Award, and The Smaller Evil, winner of the 2015 PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship. Dr. Kuehn continues to lecture, consult, and write extensively about the representation of mental illness in young adult literature.