Professional Resume

MICHAEL T. CAROLLA, M.A.,L.M.F.T.

140 Mayhew Suite 606

Pleasant Hill, Ca 94523

925.746.2661

                                 

EDUCATION

 

1993 - 1995          Antioch University

                                Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology

                                MFT emphasis, with special study in psychodiagnostic testing                                                

1986 – 1990        University of Oregon

Bachelors Degree in Education

 

Professional memberships and service

                                American Association of marriage and family therapists

                                Board of directors AAMFT California division

                                Family Violence Treatment and educations Association-Co founder and past president

Association of Family and Consiliation Courts

Executive Committee  for Advisory counsel on Domestic Violence for Contra Costa County

Board of directors Touchstone Counseling

                               

 

                                Conferences/Workshops taught

                                Working with high conflict couples- 2002 FAVTEA conference, 2003 FVSAL conference

                                Using Intimacy rituals in couples therapy- ongoing

                                Domestic Violence counseling training

Working with the angry client. September 2002 for Contra Costa Social Service Employees

16 week County probation approved Anger Management class- ongoing

52 week Domestiv Violence treatment program- ongoing

8 week parenting class- 1999-2002 Mt Diablo Unified School District Adult education

 

Published Articles

‘Working with High Conflict Couples’  FAVTEA newsletter, Fall 2003

“Effectiveness of Couples Therapy with Domestic Violence” AAMFT-Ca September, 2004

“Counseling clients accused of abuse in disputed child custody cases”-Chapter in                                                                                                            “Gender inclusive treatment protocols for Domestic Violence”. January 2006

               

                                Credentials/Licenses

                                Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

                               

                                Adult Education Teaching Credential (CA)

                               

                               

EXPERIENCE

 

Director

Therapist

Touchstone Counseling

Pleasant Hill, Ca.

 

Executive Director. Manage family therapy clinic of 16 licenced and intern therapists. Provide divorce mediation co-parenting mediation and parent/child therapy for private and court referred families. Practice focuses on couples, High conflict couples and families, anger management, anxiety management, and couples with sex offense issues.  Developed ,implemented, and received Contra Costa County Probation Department approval of Domestic Violence Abused group. Administer Anger Management group for adults and adolescents. Developed first 52 week Child Abuse Treatment Program in Contra Costa County.  Instructor for Parenting class for Mt. Diablo Unified S.D.

 

Therapist
Gary Center
La Habra, California

                                                                                                                                                                                           

Family Therapist for community Mental Health Agency. Responsible for providing therapy to families, couples, and individuals from low income socio-economic group. Therapy issues include couples counseling, Family reunification counseling, physical and sexual abuse survivors counseling, Sex Offender Counseling;  drug counseling,  family and child counseling. Counseling requires sensitivity to cultural issues that effected therapy. Other activities included developing juvenile diversion program with local school districts and  police departments, teaching domestic violence abusers classes, Teaching parenting classes;  as well as developing staff development programs for local group and foster homes. Also provide mediation services specializing in family, stepfamily , and adolescent issues, as well as Learning Aptitude Testing for children ages 6-17 years.  (Jan 1996 - Jan 1998)

 

Therapist

Institute for Multicultural Counseling  and Education

Los Angeles, California

 

Conducted group therapy in anger management and violence prevention for adolescents attending alternative high schools.  (Sep 1995 - Dec 1996)

Therapist
Young Horizons for Youth
Long Beach, California

Counseling court referred teens and their parents in a family counseling setting. Client profiles included gang activity, armed assault, drug use, theft, abuse, truancy, and incest survivors.  Duties included diagnosis, psycho diagnostic testing, personal and family counseling with Latino , Anglo, and African American clients,  as well as frequent contact with parole officers and school officials.  (Jan 1995 - Aug 1995)

93^rd Street Elementary
Los Angeles, California

 

Taught sixth grade (two years) and third grade (one year) bilingual classes in all areas of curriculum. This South Central Los Angeles population required knowledge in Multicultural issues and an ability to work with the challenges that  families from a low socio- economic status can bring. Duties included communication and education of/with Spanish speaking parents and students as well as African  American  students and parents.  (Sep 1992 - Jul 1996)

Teacher
Patterson Unified School District
Grayson Elementary School
Westley, California

 

Taught first/second combination bilingual class as well as taught and worked with student’s parents in this Central Valley migrant camp.  (Sep 1990 - June 1992)

Teacher
Various Locations                                                                                                                                              

Conducted workshops for teachers on using computers in the classroom.