Experience
Recent Experience
Dr. Barber has been in the counseling field for over 20 years. She treats indivduals, from older adolescents through senior adults, and couples. She has taught Masters level psychology students and has held positions of leadership in the Los Angeles County Psychological Association, American Red Cross and her local church community. She has coordinated and taught seminars on marriage, depression and other health/wellness topics for churches, senior centers and hospitals. For many years she wrote a regular column on relationships for her local newspaper.
Private Practice 2001 to present
UCLA Counseling and
Psychological Services 2008 to 2010
Staff Psychologist
Pepperdine University, Malibu 2006 to 2010
Adjunct Faculty
Los Angeles Pierce College 2000 to 2008
Clinical Psychologist
Education and Training
Advanced Training in:
Hold Me Tight Workshop (EFT) 2015
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT) 2005, 2013
Externship training with Sue Johnson
Spirituality in Client Care 2001 to present
Marital Therapy with John Gottman 2000
Licensed Clinical Psychologist #16654 2000
Alliant International University, 1995
Los Angeles campus Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Governors State University, Chicago, IL 1981
M.A. in Communication Science
University of IL at the Medical Center, Chicago, IL 1978
B.S. in Biomedical Communication, with honors
Affiliations
American Psychological Association
Los Angeles County Psychological Association
International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy
Los Angeles Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy
American Red Cross
National Registry of Marriage Friendly Therapists