Education and Experience - Michaela Tork, San Fernando Valley psychotherapist, therapist, counselor, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, MFT, Psychotherapy, Therapy, Counseling, Burbank, Toluca Lake, North Hollywood, Los Angeles,

MICHAELA TORK - Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist - MFT # 46882

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Licensed Psychotherapist Private Practice, San Fernando Valley, Burbank Present

I am currently serving as a private practitioner working with a broad spectrum of clients. Among my areas of expertise are treatment for depression, anxiety, self-esteem issues, addictive and self-destructive behaviors, substance abuse, creative blocks, performance anxiety, career impasses, life transitions, gender dysphoria, grief & bereavement and interpersonal & relationship difficulties.

Valley Community Clinic, North Hollywood 2003-2009

Provided psychotherapy to a population coming from different cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
Maintained a steady caseload of patients suffering from debilitating depression, social alienation, low self-esteem, severe anxiety disorders, panic attacks, phobias, OCD, creative blocks, gender identity and sexual orientation issues, addictive behaviors, eating disorders and substance abuse.
Provided short-term solution-focused therapy
Provided psychodynamic insight-oriented therapy for some patients multiple times a week.
Helped dysfunctional couples to reconnect and relate to each other.
Provided play therapy to children and adolescents who presented with emotional problems, disruptive behaviors, adjustment disorders and developmental delays.

Julia Ann Singer Therapeutic School, West Los Angeles 2008

Provided drama therapy to children with severe emotional/behavior problems, learning disabilities, developmental delays and autistic spectrum disorders.

Video Portrait and Family History Producer, Los Angeles, CA 2001 - 2006

Assisted adults and elderly individuals to reminisce, write, document and share their life & family story in different media.
Compiled written narratives, artwork, family photos, photo-collages, scrapbooks, mementos, audio interviews, and vintage home movies into customized personal and family history videos & DVDs.
Designed personal websites.
Launched a Life History Class Website for the Freda Mohr Jewish Community Organization on Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles.

CLINICAL EDUCATION

California Graduate Institute, Los Angeles
Master of Arts in Marital and Family Therapy, 2004

ACADEMIC EDUCATION

University of California, Los Angeles
Doctor of Philosophy in Film and Television Studies, 2001

Dissertation: “The Shadow of the Object: Mourning and Melancholia in Autobiographical Film and Video about the Holocaust” - a psychoanalytic study of the filmic representation of personal memories about the Holocaust made by survivors and the Second Generation.

University of California, Los Angeles
Master of Arts in Film and Television Studies, 1994

University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor of Arts in Film Production, summa cum laude, 1992

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING & WORKSHOPS

Alliant International University, Los Angeles
Career Counseling - Career Development Theories & Techniques, 2012

Against the Stream Buddhist Mediation Society, Los Angeles
Meditation Interventions for the Addiction Process, 2011

UCLA Gambling Studies Program & California Office of Problem Gambling & Beit T'Shuvah
Training Program for Treatment Services Providers, 2011

Insight LA, Santa Monica
Mindfulness for Psychotherapists, 2010

Pacific Gestalt Institute, Westwood
Gestalt Therapy Workshop, 2009

Against the Stream Buddhist Mediation Society, Los Angeles
Mindfulness Meditation Class, 2008

UCLA Center for the Study of Organizational and Group Dynamics & The A.K. Rice Institute
Experiential Group Relations Workshop, 2007

The Psychoanalytic Center of Los Angeles
Intensive Course in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 2005-06

Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies
Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 2002

University of California, Los Angeles, Extension
Guided Autobiography - Telling your Life Story, 2001
Technique of Life Review & Reminiscence Therapy for the Elderly
James Birren, Ph.D. UCLA Center of Aging

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Michaela Tork, 3808 Riverside Drive, Suite #301, Burbank, Ca 91505

818 760 1372

michaela@michaelatork.com

Michaela Tork, licensed psychotherapist, provides counseling, therapy, and psychotherapy services for adults,seniors, adolescents, children, couples and families who live in the Greater Los Angeles Area including the San Fernando Valley, Burbank, Toluca Lake, North Hollywood, Studio City, Universal City, Hollywood, Valley Village, Sherman Oaks, Encino, Van Nuys, and surrounding areas.

Treatment for depression, hopelessness, sadness, grief, bereavement, loss, loneliness, social alienation, isolation, anxiety, excessive worry, stress, feeling overwhelmed, fears, phobias, panic attacks, low self-esteem, negative self-image, negative body image, self-doubt, failed ambitions, feeling stuck, procrastination, self-sabotage, career issues, phase of life transitions, relationship difficulties, interpersonal conflicts, blocks in creativity, artistic/creative blocks, writer's block, performance anxiety, substance abuse, chemical dependency, addiction, recovery, addictive behaviors, eating disorders, compulsions, impulse control disorders, self-destructive patterns, spiritual concerns, spirituality.