About
Dr. Locker received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, San Diego, one of California's largest and oldest graduate schools for psychologists.
She did her predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships in psychodynamic psychotherapy through Yale University.
Psychological interventions by Dr. Janeen Locker are primary guided by cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, psychodynamic therapy, hypnosis or EMDR. She has been trained in these modalities and may incorporate them exclusively or in combination given the presenting concern.
EDUCATION
Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University Health Services, Division of Mental Hygiene
Predoctoral Fellow in Psychology, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
Ph.D., California School of Professional Psychology, San Diego, Clinical Psychology
M.A., California School of Professional Psychology, San Diego, Psychology
B.A., Vassar College, Psychology
CERTIFICATIONS
Certification in clinical hypnosis by American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH)
Level 1 and Level 2 EMDR completion and a certified practitioner in EMDR by EMDRIA
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Psychological Care and Healing Treatment Center- intensive individual therapy for trauma, dissociation, depression and personality disorders
Eating Disorder Center of California- individual, couples, family, and group therapy for patients with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and exercise addiction, provided supervision for interns
UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Department of Adolescent Psychiatry, CA- individual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for depressed adolescents, cognitive behavioral therapy for families
Venice Family Clinic, CA- individual cognitive behavioral therapy for depressed adolescents, group therapy for depressed adolescents
Yale University Health Services, CT- led eating disorders group, individual psychodynamic short-term and long-term psychotherapy for adults, specialization in eating disorder treatment and stress management
Yale Psychiatric Institute, CT- provided cognitive behavioral therapy for adult inpatients, performed cognitive testing on schizophrenics
Yale-New Haven Hospital, CT- provided therapy for adult inpatients
Yale-New Haven Partial Hospital, CT- performed cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) for patial hospital adult patients, provided short-term and long-term outpatient therapy, specialization in DBT training
Lesbian and Gay Men's Community Center, CA- provided supportive individual therapy for adults with chronic or terminal illness, led group for people living with AIDS, provided couples therapy, treated patients for substance abuse, performed crisis-intervention through a hotline and walk-in center
Sharp Hospital Rehabilitation and Pain Diagnosis Program, CA- provided cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with chronic pain, relaxation training, biofeedback, medication management
Hall-Brooke Hospital, CT- co-led outpatient adult groups on anger management, substance abuse
Park City Hospital, CT- performed art and music therapy with inpatient adults
CURRENT ENDEAVORS
Member, International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
Member, EMDR International Association
Member, Los Angeles County Psychological Association
Private Practice, Santa Monica
Media Consulting
Consultation for Therapists