A. Lopez, M.A. LMFT

Experience

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  Children: Our Ultimate Investment

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  High School Prevention Facilitator

  Had the privilege of meeting Laura Huxley and learned a teen pregnancy prevention curriculum. Provided the program to continuation high school students and assisted in the students volunteer efforts at local elementary/preschools with typical and atypical children.

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  Children's Bureau

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2013

  Marriage and Family Therapist

  Nonprofit community mental health agency providing psychotherapy to children and families in school, home and office setting. Learned evidenced based techniques such as Managing Adaptive Practices (MAP), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy(TFCBT), Incredible Years (IY), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) while conducting individual, family, group sessions in English and/or Spanish.

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  Humano Family Counseling

  Jul 2012 - now

  Clinical Program Director & LMFT

  Bilingual English/Spanish psychotherapy provided to individuals, families, couples in the city of Whittier and via teletherapy.We accept the following insurances: Kaiser Permanente, TriWest(VA), MHN, CalVCB, Quest EAP, Cigna EAP. We currently contract with the Catholic Archdiocese as well as with Anchor Education Solutions. Experience as a contractor for a few Medi-cal funded non profits in LA county.

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  Cedars-Sinai

  Oct 2014 - Sept 2015

  Psychological Assistant

  Health psychology,neuropsychological assessments, assisting with research while supervised by Dr. Lopez and Dr. Smith.

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  Western Youth Services

  Mar 2019 - Apr 2020

  Program Supervisor