Doctorate, Theology and Pastoral Counseling, The School of Theology at Claremont , California , 1991

Master of Arts,       Columbia University , 1975              

Bachelor of Arts,    New York University , 1972

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Private Practice in Family Practice Medical Office, Lake Forest, CA.  November 1990 to present.  Individual, marriage and family counseling; court-appointed custody evaluator.

Seminar leader for popular 4-session course for marriage relationship development; also, skills-trainer for volunteer peer counselor programs.  1985-current.

Attitudinal Healing Center of Orange County, Co-director of non-profit organization, Lake Forest, CA. 1989-2000. Provide weekly support groups for persons with diagnosed illness, general adult, life cycle issues and retirement home seniors.

Psychological Center, Inc., Lake Forest, CA.  August 1986-October 1990.  Group practice with psychiatrist, educational psychologist, and other mental health professionals.  Individual, marital and family counseling.

Facilitator and consultant to corporations and clergy for evaluation of relationship systems and problem solving.  1985-2000.

Researcher, published writer and guest speaker for academic institutions on post-Piaget structural development theory and research; applications of research for facilitating adult maturity in clinical, educational and occupational settings.  1991-current.

CLINICAL TRAINING 

Family Solutions, a non-profit organization, Lake Forest , CA October 1985-July 1986

Clinebell Institute, Claremont , CA , September 1982-September 1985

St. Joseph Hospital , Orange , CA , April-September 1982

LICENSE 

Marriage, Family and Child Counselor  (California , MFC # 22226)   1986

MEMBERSHIPS 

American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists

California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists

HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES

South Coast Medical Center , 31872 Coast Highway , Laguna Beach , CA

Call for Appointment

Barbara Grossman, Ph.D

24432 Muirlands Blvd.

Suite 111

Lake Forest, CA 92630

949-230-1429

Individual Marriage, Child & Family Counseling

Good relationships are good for your health. It is dramatically clear from research that taking care of your health means taking care of your emotional and psychological well being, as well as taking care of your relationships.

Barbara R. Grossman, Ph.D. works with individuals, couples and families of all types to strengthen relationships and solve problems that arise from the natural course of couple and family life with all the pressures and complexities of the 21st century. Therapy is brief, results-oriented and affordable.  Marriage and Family relationship counseling resolves problems such as: marital conflict, poor communication, parent-child problems, co-parenting in divorced and blended families. Individual counseling is offered for depression, anxiety, anger, grief, career stress, and sexual problems.