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Barbara Dobrin, Ph.D.
Barbara Dobrin, Ph.D., ART, CET-BC, MFT.
Barbara’s first art therapy
group started in 1974 in
Pacific Palisades,
California, with four other
groups following in 1975.
Barbara believes that the
creative process is very
important in healing and
change for her clients. Her
work revolves around using
the creative process from
crisis to creativity to
productivity. Barbara’s
training is extensive in Art
Therapy, Expressive Arts,
Gestalt, group Process and
Marriage, Family and Child
Therapy. She brings her
skills to the work to
facilitate awareness,
healing and change. She has
had extensive training
through the Professional
Institute of Regression
Therapy, Gestalt Institute of Los Angeles.
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Barbara
Dobrin also provides services in the
following areas:
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Stress management
– for relaxation, sports,
visualization and reprogramming
of values and beliefs to reduce
stress.
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Training and supervision for
certification/registration
– art therapy, creative and
expressive arts therapies, and
marriage, family and child
counseling.
Her credentials include:
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Licensed Marriage, Family &
Child Therapist, M11686
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Clinical Certified
Hypnotherapist, BBSE #78-11
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Clinical Member of Association
for Past Life Research &
Therapies, Association for
Transpersonal Psychology
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Artist, Psychotherapist,
Facilitator
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Founder of A Center for Creative
Change in
Newbury Park,
California
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Art Therapist Registered,
#78-015
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Certified Expressive Therapist
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Certified Drug and Alcohol
Counselor
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Certified Regression Therapist
She is a member of the American Art
Therapy Association; American
Association of Artist-Therapists;
and California Association of
Marriage and Family Therapists.
Barbara holds a B.A. in Art
(Ceramics), M.A. in Art (Sculpture),
M.A. in Marriage, Family, and Child
Counseling, and a PhD in Psychology
with emphasis on humanistic
psychology and art.
Barbara Dobrin has been a working
artist for most of her life as a
potter and sculptor. Early interests
include theatre work as an actress
and director on radio and
television. She has been a golf
champion and continues to play non-competitve
golf as meditation.
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