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EDUCATION

 

2002 – 2007                Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology, specializing in child & adolescent psychology.

                                    Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto, CA.

                                    (APA Accredited)

 

2002-2005                   Master of Science in Clinical Psychology, specializing in child & adolescent psychology.

                                    Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto, CA.

                                    (APA Accredited)

 

1999 – 2002                Bachelor of Arts in Psychology – Psychology

                                    Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, CA.

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

 

2001                            Unsung Hero Award

                                    Chosen by the Palo Alto Police Department for outstanding duties to the community through volunteer work at the                                        YWCA Rape Crisis Center.

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

2011                            Internal Family Systems (IFS)

                                    Level 1 certified in IFS including specialized training on treating trauma survivors.

 

2006                            Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

                                    Model of psychotherapy that combines trauma-sensitive interventions with cognitive behavioral therapy.  Essential                                      components include: Establishing and maintaining therapeutic relationship; psychoeducation about trauma;                                              emotional regulation skills; stress management skills; connecting thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to                                              trauma; narrative therapy; cognitive and affective processing of trauma; education about healthy interpersonal                                          relationships; safety skills; coping with future trauma reminders; Parental treatment components including:                                                  parenting skills; joint parent-child sessions to practice skills and enhance trauma-related discussions.

 

2000                            Rape Crisis Counselor

                                    State of California-certified training in treating survivors of sexual abuse. Member of the Sexual Assault Response                                        Team (SART).

 

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

04/2014 - Current         Collaborative Divorce, Santa Cruz Divorce Solutions, Santa Cruz CA

                                   Mental health specialist, client coach, child specialist.  Assisting families in the divorce process.

 

07/2010 - Current        Co-creator of The Fleming-Leib Integral Assessment

                                  Integrating educational and psychological assessment to provide a comprehensive picture of the whole person" 

 

09/08 - Current             Private practice, providing individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, couples, collaborative divorce and                                       psychological assessment.

09/07 – 08/08            Postdoctoral Psychology Resident, Kaiser Child Psychiatry, San Jose CA.

                                    Individual, family and group psychotherapy with children, adolescents and collaterals.  Clients vary widely in                                            terms of severity of symptoms and DSM-IV diagnoses.  Intake assessment, treatment planning/implementation,                                          DSM-IV diagnosis, IEP participation, psycho-education, skill development, case management, crisis intervention,                                        risk assessment and management, multi-provider coordination, development of other community supports, and                                          psychological evaluations.

                                    Supervisor:  Gary Rezowalli, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

08/06 – 07/07             Predoctoral Psychology Intern, EMQ Children and Family Services, Campbell, CA.

                                    Community based outpatient clinic. Individual, couples, family and group psychotherapy with children,                                                    adolescents and collaterals.  Clients vary widely in terms of severity of symptoms and DSM-IV diagnoses.  Intake                                        assessment, medical billing, treatment planning/implementation, DSM-IV diagnosis, IEP participation, psycho-                                          education, skill development, case management, crisis intervention, sexual abuse treatment, risk assessment and                                        management, multi-provider coordination, development of other community supports, and psychological                                                  evaluations.

                                    Supervisor:  Kathy Lee-Anderson, Ph.D., Associate Director of Internship Services, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

07/04 – 08/06            Clinical Assessment Team (CAT), Fremont, CA.

                                    Conducting complex psychological evaluations with children, adolescents and adults, involving child abuse and                                        custody cases. Writing in depth psychological assessment reports for psychologists and the courts regarding child                                      abuse and custody cases. 

                                    Supervisor: Hagit Glickman, Ph.D., Director, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

07/04 – 07/05            Psychological Trainee, Community Counseling and Education Center (CCEC), Fremont, CA.

                                    Practicum Student therapist in community based outpatient clinic.  Individual, couples, family and group                                                    psychotherapy with children, adolescents and collaterals.  Clients vary widely in terms of severity of symptoms                                          and DSM-IV diagnoses.  Intake assessment, medical billing, treatment planning/implementation, DSM-IV                                                  diagnosis, IEP participation, psycho-education, skill development, case management, crisis intervention, sexual                                          abuse treatment, risk assessment and management, multi-provider coordination, development of other community                                        supports, and psychological evaluations.

                                    Supervisor: Blair Kilpatrick, Ph.D., Clinic Director, Licensed Clinical Psychologist; Sally C. Reese, MFT

 

06/03 – 05/04            Psychological Trainee, Gronowski Clinic,

                                    Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto, CA.

                                    Practicum Student therapist in community based outpatient clinic. Conduct individual and family psychotherapy                                          with children, adolescents and adults. Clients vary widely in terms of severity of symptoms and DSM-IV                                                    diagnoses.  Other duties include intake assessment, treatment planning and implementation, DSM-IV diagnosis,                                        progress reports, and therapy termination.

                                    Supervisor: James Livingston, Ph.D., Professor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

06/03 – 05/04            Clinic Assistant, Gronowski Clinic, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto, CA

                                    Duties as an employee include phone screening, intake, billing, and client services.

                                    Supervisor: Julia Shiang, Ph.D., Clinic Director, Professor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

10/03 – 05/04             Social Awareness Group for Asperger’s Syndrome, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto, CA.

                                    Co-creator and student therapist in community based outpatient clinic; client population of children with                                                    Asperger’s  Syndrome and their parents. Duties include curriculum and group development, telephone screens,                                          best-fit assessment, running social skills groups, and running parent education groups.

                                    Supervisor: Julia Shiang, Ph.D., Clinic Director, Professor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

04/03 – 05/04            School Counselor, Sequoia High School, Redwood City, CA.

                                    Individual and group counseling at high school with adolescents experiencing emotional, educational,                                                    acculturation and family difficulties. 

                                    Supervisor: Julia Shiang, Ph.D., Clinic Director, Professor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

09/00 – 09/03              Rape Crisis Counselor.  Mid-Peninsula YWCA Rape Crisis Center, Palo Alto, CA.  

                                     24-hr crisis counseling on hotline.  In person counseling, Accompaniments to court appearances,                                                           Accompaniments to SART exam/evidence collection, and Community action and education.

                                     Supervisor: Melanie Clemmons, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

09/01 – 09/03             CAPP (child assault prevention project) Specialist, Volunteer. Mid-Peninsula YWCA Rape Crisis Center, Palo Alto,  

                                     Sexual assault awareness educator for parents and children, Presentations in 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms.

                                     Supervisor: Melanie Clemmons, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

09/01 – 09/03             TAPP (Teen Assault Prevention Project) Specialist, Volunteer. Mid-Peninsula YWCA Rape Crisis Center, Palo Alto,   

                                    Sexual assault prevention educator for middle and high school students.  In classroom presentations to teach                                            about the prevention of sexual assault.

                                    Supervisor: Melanie Clemmons, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

11/01 – 05/02             After school care for children with developmental disabilities, Volunteer. PARCA, Burlingame, CA. 

                                     After school caregiver for special needs children.

                                     Supervisor: Gretchen Wehrle Ph.D., Professor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

11/01 – 05/02             Group counselor for siblings of children with developmental disabilities, Volunteer.  PARCA, Burlingame, CA.

                                     Conducted a support group for siblings of children with developmental disabilities.

                                    Supervisor: Gretchen Wehrle Ph.D., Professor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

 

09/05 – 06/06             MMPI-2 Family Problems Scales in Child Custody Litigants.

                                    Research for dissertation examining the validity of the MMPI-2 Family Problems Scales with child custody litigants. 

                                    Supervisor: Roger Greene Ph.D., Professor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

09/03 – 06/05              Member.  Research Group. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto, CA.

                                      Research assistant for a study assessing development of a self-regulatory system in children.

                                      Supervisor: William Froming, Ph.D., Professor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

01/01 – 05/01              Asperger’s Syndrome: General Attentional Difficulties in children, how similar are they to those in ADD/ADHD?                                         The degree of inattentiveness was investigated in groups of children diagnosed with attention-                                                                 deficit/hyperactivity disorder and Asperger’s Syndrome. 

                                    Supervisor: Nusha Askari Ph.D., Professor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

 

PAPERS PRESENTED

2001

Leib, R., Askari, N. Ph.D. (May 2001).  Asperger Syndrome: General Attentional Difficulties in children, how similar are they to those in ADD/ADHD?

 

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

04/2014 - Current      Collaborative Divorce, Santa Cruz Divorce Solutions, Santa Cruz CA

                                Mental health specialist, client coach, child specialist.  Assisting families in the divorce process.

 

07/2010 - Current      Co-creator of The Fleming-Leib Integral Assessment

                                Integrating educational and psychological assessment to provide a comprehensive picture of the whole person" 

09/08 – Current         Clinical Psychologist, Felton CA

                                Private practice doing Individual, family and group psychotherapy with children, adolescents and collaterals.  Clients                                  vary widely in terms of severity of symptoms and DSM-IV diagnoses.  Intake assessment, treatment                                                          planning/implementation, DSM-V diagnosis, IEP participation, psycho-education, skill development, case                                                management, crisis intervention, risk assessment and management, multi-provider coordination, development of other                                  community supports, and psychological evaluations.

 

 

02/05 – 01/06            Behavior Therapist / Junior Consultant, Enriching the lives of children with autism (ELCA), San Jose, CA

                                    Duties include providing a preschool education while integrating speech therapy, social and life skills training                                          and  OT to children on the Autistic spectrum.

                                    Supervisor: Jennifer Herbert

 

12/03 – 01/05            Behavior Therapist / Junior Consultant, Creative Learning Center, Mountain View, CA.

                                    Duties include providing a preschool education while integrating speech therapy, social and life skills training                                          and  OT to children on the Autistic spectrum.

                                    Supervisor: Tamila Sayar

ELECTED POSITIONS HELD

 

2001 – 2002                President, Psi Chi, National Honors Society in Psychology. Notre Dame de Namur University Chapter

 

COMMUNITY SERVICES

 

2010 – Current          Psychological Consultant

                               Consultation and guest speaker provided to local schools such as Scotts Valley High, Kirby, Scotts Valley Middle                                       School, Good Shepherd…

 

09/00 – 09/03        Rape Crisis Counselor.  Mid-Peninsula YWCA Rape Crisis Center, Palo Alto, CA.  

                               24-hr crisis counseling on hotline.  In person counseling, Accompaniments to court appearances, Accompaniments to                                 SART exam/evidence collection, and Community action and education.

                              Supervisor: Melanie Clemmons, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

09/01 – 09/03       CAPP (child assault prevention project) Specialist, Volunteer. Mid-Peninsula YWCA Rape Crisis Center, Palo Alto, 

                              Sexual assault awareness educator for parents and children, Presentations in 2nd and 3rd grade     Supervisor:                                        Melanie Clemmons, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

09/01 – 09/03       TAPP (Teen Assault Prevention Project) Specialist, Volunteer. Mid-Peninsula YWCA Rape Crisis Center, Palo Alto, CA.  

                               Sexual assault prevention educator for middle and high school students.  In classroom presentations to teach about                                     the prevention of sexual assault.

                               Supervisor: Melanie Clemmons, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

11/01 – 05/02       After school care for children with developmental disabilities, Volunteer. PARCA, Burlingame, CA. 

                               After school caregiver for special needs children.

                              Supervisor: Gretchen Wehrle Ph.D., Professor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 

11/01 – 05/02       Group counselor for siblings of children with developmental disabilities, Volunteer.  PARCA, Burlingame, CA.

                               Conducted a support group for siblings of children with developmental disabilities.

                               Supervisor: Gretchen Wehrle Ph.D., Professor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Leib has participated in hundreds of hours of continuing education in recent years covering a wide range of topics including:  substance abuse, end of life issues, eating disorders, family therapy, divorce mediation, co-parenting, collaborative divorce and other topics.

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