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My professional training includes youth risk assessment, family reunification, parent education, adolescent and teen development of social, relationship and intimacy skills.  Since licensure, I have focused my efforts on treating abused, neglected and traumatized children and their families to develop effective coping and communication skills.  My husband, Hiram Rivera-Toro, LMFT and I provide specialized treatment to children, minors and adults who have caused sexual harm; family reunification services for families referred by the courts, and conduct risk assessment for sexual harm recidivism court referred cases.

As a child of parents who negotiated their own peaceful divorce, I learned that a strong family perseveres, even under inordinate amounts of stress – and that, when parents ensure that their role as primary protector, teacher, and support remains unwavering, their children can thrive under any circumstance.   I am delighted to be a part the Collaborative Divorces Solutions of Orange County work group, a group of gifted individuals truly committed to helping families staying peacefully connected – even when circumstances threaten to tear them apart.

Additional Information

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Riverside 1985
• Master of Science in Psychology, San Bernardino State University, 1990
• Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA, completed Basic Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice Training, August 2018

Professional Memberships:

• Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA)
• CDSOC (Collaborative Divorce Solutions of Orange Country)
• CAMFT (California Association for Marriage and Family Therapists)
• CCOSO (California Coalition on Sex Offending)
• ATSA (Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers)
• IACP (International Academy of Collaborative Professionals)

Professional Licenses:

• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapis #30213
• CASOMB Independent Provider Level #SHI0102

Professional Training in Collaborative Process:

• Basic Collaborative Divorce Training
• Forrest Mosten Basic Collaborative Divorce Training

IACP Profile: https://www.collaborativepractice.com/members/17680