About Sarah Boorstin

I have an office in Shermans Oaks and also provide telehealth to residents throughout the state of California on the secure platform SimplePractice. 

I want you to feel nurtured and supported while we explore together what's going on conceptually for you, build on your strengths, and find actionable items to help you feel better. 

I prioritize respectful, neurodiversity-affirming care and have experience working with individuals of various backgrounds including those in the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals from numerous racial and ethnic groups, and those who ascribe to a number of different faiths.

I deeply enjoy the work that I do with individuals and couples. I am a warm, bubbly person who creates an authentic, safe space to be vulnerable with painful feelings and deep thoughts and I also utilize kind-spirited humor when appropriate. 

· Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist: MFC 49436. 

· National Certified Counselor: NCC 668297

· Member, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists

· Member, International OCD Foundation.

· IOCDF BTTI (Behavioral Therapy Training Institute) training completed, including group supervision received from Dr. Alec Pollard, PhD.

· Gottman Institute Certified Bringing Baby Home Educator.

· Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Levels 1 & 2 Clinical Training completed. (Level 1, Bridging the Couple Chasm, was completed with Drs. John and Julie Gottman.)

· "Treating Affair Couples: An Integrative Approach" training provided by Dr. Douglas Snyder, PhD while working on Naval Base San Diego.

· SPACE, Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions training provided from Drs. Eli Lebowitz, PhD and Yaara Shimshoni, PhD.

· CPT, Cognitive Processing Therapy for Military and Veteran Populations training completed. 

· TFCBT, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents training completed. 

· Member, Zeiders Enterprises Behavioral Health Network (2013-present.)

· Table Leader, Naval Base San Diego Women Ashore Conference (2013.)

· Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Facilitator, Federal Fire, Naval Base Coronado (2012.)

 · Pre and post-graduate training completed through Outreach Concern and Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic 2006-2010. 

My undergraduate work was completed in both Public Policy, Management, & Planning and Psychology. Studying these two disciplines concurrently solidified my belief that sound mental health and feeling well emotionally are the foundation for everything else in our lives.

I then received a Master of Science with Distinction in Counseling with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy and feel very lucky to have a career doing what I love. 

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