Position:
Clinical Psychotherapist, LISW-S, MSSA, BFA - Individual, Family, Couples and Group Counseling at David Ackerman & Associates, Writer/Director at Citizen Pictures
Location:
Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
Work:
David Ackerman & Associates
since 2007
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Clinical Psychotherapist, LISW-S, MSSA, BFA - Individual, Family, Couples and Group Counseling
Citizen Pictures
since 2001
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Writer/Director
Bellefaire JCB
May 2005 - Dec 2008
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Individual, Family and Group Therapist
Pacific Ocean Post/Mountain Drive Productions
Jul 1999 - Jan 2000
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Executive Assistant to Alan Kozlowski, Founder
DreamWorks Pictures
Aug 1996 - Apr 1998
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Executive Assistant to Nina Jacobson, Head of Feature Film Development
Steven Spielberg's Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation
1995 - 1997
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Production Assistant Interview Volunteer
DreamWorks SKG
1996 - 1996
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Documentary Filmmaker
DreamWorks Interactive
Oct 1995 - Apr 1996
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Executive Assistant to Melody Meisel, Head of Creative Staffing and Art Department
DreamWorks Animation
Feb 1995 - Sep 1995
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Production Assistant to Producers Sandra Rabins and Penny Finkelman Cox on "The Prince Of Egypt"
Nickelodeon
1992 - 1992
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Freelance Video Director
Education:
Case Western Reserve University 2004 - 2006
New York University 1986 - 1990
Laguna Blanca School 1982 - 1986
Northwestern University 1985 - 1985
Interlochen Center For The Arts 1980 - 1984
Santa Barbara Middle School 1980 - 1982
Montecito Union School 1972 - 1980
Skills:
Editing, Photography, Directing, Play Therapy, Voice Dialogue, EMDR, Adolescents, Family Therapy, Treatment, CBT, Public Speaking, Psychotherapy, Adults, Psychology, Teaching, Couples Counseling, Performance Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Separation Anxiety, Mindfulness Meditation, Collaborative Problem Solving, Grief Counseling, Emotional Freedom, Coaching, Group Therapy, Mental Health, Life Transitions, Self-esteem, DBT, Post Traumatic Stress, Chemical Dependency, Interventions, Phobias, Child Development, Mental Health Counseling, Behavioral Health, Dual Diagnosis, Social Services, Anger Management, Art Therapy, Therapists, Psychological Assessment, Body Image, Treatment of depression, Mindfulness, Addiction Recovery, Young Adults, Film, Adolescent Therapy, Structural Family Therapy
Honor & Awards:
Recipient of the National Association of Social Workers Master's Student of The Year Award, State of Ohio.
Recipient of the Mandel Scholars Award, a full tuition scholarship granted to one graduate student per year by The Mandel Center for Non-Profit Organization.
Recipient of the Judith Holm Award for Clinical Recognition granted by the Northeast Ohio Clinical Social Work Society.
"Taking The Wheel" Nominated for Best Short Film Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, 2002.
Winner of the Audience Favorite Award at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, 2002.