Katie Arfa, Psy.D.

Experience

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  Self-employed

  Jul 2008 - Jul 2016

  Certified Personal Trainer, National Strength and Conditioning Association

  Personalized assessment, health consultation, and private body/brain training sessions, conceptualized using the Transtheoretical Model of behavior change

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  Kahn Institute for Self-Injury; Private Practice

  Jan 2011 - Mar 2023

  Health Psychology Consultant

  Health and psychology conceptualization and consultation with self-injuring teens and their families; clinician and community education via lectures and seminars

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  South Coast Community Service and South Coast Children's Society

  Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

  Psychology Intern

  Services provided included individual, family, and couple therapy for children and their families; psychological/educational assessment

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  Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)

  Jun 2014 - Jun 2015

  Neuropsychology Extern

  Conducting neuropsychological assessments on children ages 3-18 who have been diagnosed with epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, cancer, or other condition; writing comprehensive reports summarizing findings

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  UCLA Health

  May 2015 - Jun 2016

  Research Study Coordinator

  Managing studies and collecting data on neurocognitive functioning, exercise, fitness, stress, and social training; administering interventions

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  I Ola Lahui Behavioral Health

  Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

  Psychology Intern

  Health Psychology: Primary Care Integrated Mental Health team member; Weight Loss/Management; Individual, Couple, Family Therapy

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  UCLA Health

  Jan 2017 - May 2018

  Psychometrist
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  COMPREHENSIVE NEUROBEHAVIORAL SPECIALISTS

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2018

  Postdoctoral Fellowship
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  Katie Arfa Psychology, Inc.

  Jan 2019 - now

  Integrative Health Psychologist
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  Re4m Life, LLC

  Apr 2019 - now

  Co-Founder