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About me

 

Janet is a licensed Marriage & Family therapist, having received her BA from the University of California, Berkeley in English Literature, and later, following her passion, an MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University. 

Janet’s private practice is located in Santa Monica. She previously worked as a clinician at Family Service of Santa Monica, a community based non-profit social service agency. She has provided counseling services to adults, children, adolescents, couples and families.  Janet has also worked as a school-based therapist in a number of the SMMUSD schools, working with both children and adolescents in the school environment and facilitates parent education discussions as well.

As well, Janet is a certified facilitator of The Reflective Parenting Program which provides parents the opportunity to strengthen and improve the parent-child relationship.  The program strives to help parents expand their abilities to be reflective of both their own and their child's behaviors.  


Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
— George Bernard Shaw

Education & Certificates

  • B.A., University of California, Berkeley

  • Certified Reflective Parenting Program - facilitator

  • M.A., Clinical Psychology, Antioch University, Los Angeles

  • California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, MFC99114