Lucie Hemmen, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Santa Cruz, Ca

Outpatient psychotherapy practice with teens, families, and adults. Special emphasis in teens and the positive parenting of teens. Presenting problems include anxiety, depression, trauma, social stress, addiction, eating disorders, acting out behaviors, and over-achievement related difficulties. Extensive work with teen and college age young women focusing on creating healthy identity and lifestyle to decrease/eliminate anxiety and depression.

Santa Cruz, Ca

Clinical psychologist working with teens in treatment for addiction. Individual work with teens to explore underlying addiction plus focus on creating drug free identity and lifestyle. Ran parenting groups to support parents raising drug involved teens. Ran groups for teens specializing in groups for teen girls. Created and executed special programming for teens including empowerment groups and wilderness group trips.

Santa Cruz, Ca

Provided psychological testing as part of treatment planning for youth aged 12 to 17. Consulted with staff regarding utilizing results of psychological testing. Provided individual therapy to youth and their families. Attended ongoing training on working with at-risk youth and their special issues.

San Francisco, Ca

Provided crisis counseling to a diverse population of clients challenged with severe issues such as acute psychosis, acute suicidality, homelessness, and serious mental illness. Provided ongoing therapy for a caseload of ongoing clients and their families. Collaborated extensively with other service providers to maximize the increase in wellness of ongoing caseload.

Belmont, Ca

Volunteer in stress reduction biofeedback program designed to deescalate anxiety in patients hospitalized for severe mental health issues. Provided education and taught relaxation techniques to inpatients at group level with follow-up individual support.

San Francisco, Ca

Provided therapy to a multicultural population of individuals, couples, families, and groups. Presenting problems included mood disorders, eating disorders, substance abuse, trauma related difficulties, and relationship issues.

Los Gatos, Ca

Milieu therapist in a residential treatment program for pre-teens with a history of trauma, neglect, and abuse. Created programs designed to help residents improve their coping repertoire, improve their social skills, and improve their self-soothing techniques. Created strength based in-home incentive programs to increase functioning and well being of residents. Monitored the progress of programs and residents, provided supportive counseling and positive coaching with residents.

Doctor Of Philosophy In Clinical Psychology, Psychology, Philosophy

Masters Of Arts In Psychology, Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts In Psychology, Psychology