Dr. Vivian Lamphear

VIVIAN S. LAMPHEAR, PH.D.

Long Beach, CA 90814
Land line: (562) 804-5766
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EDUCATION

• Ph.D. Clinical Psychology - Stony Brook, State University New York (1986)
• APA approved Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program rated in top 10 (SUNY)
• MA Clinical Psychology - Stony Brook, State University New York (1982)
• BA Psychology, Minor Spanish - California State University at Long Beach (1979) Summa Cum Laude
• Fluent in Spanish

NATIONAL RECOGNITION IN THE FIELD OF PSYCHLOGY AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY

• Who's Who in American Women
• Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare
• Woman of Excellence Award

NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT AND LEADERSHIP IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION

• Who's Who in American Education

RECOGNIZED SCHOLAR, SCIENTIST, AND DEVELOPER OF BETTER CLINICAL TECHNIQUES

• Author of Anger Control/Parent Training
• Author of Gentle Eating, Permanent Weight Loss
• Author of Gentle Eating Workbook
• Awarded three year Federal Grant to Improve the effectiveness of child witness (following the McMartin case)
• Principal Investigator, Assessing and Treating PTSD in African Orphans (Save Africa's Children Child Trauma Project)
• Numerous invited research presentations and chairperson at national, regional, and local professional and scientific meetings
• Designed effective anger-control/parent training program
• Authored and co-authored studies of the predictors of child abuse and effective interventions; preparing child witnesses for testimony, treating PTSD in African orphans)
• Child Care curriculum for children at-risk for abuse
• Graduate Dean's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Psychology
• Several graduate and undergraduate merit scholarships and fellowships; Summa Cum Laude
• Lecturer at various local colleges and community groups on anger control/parent training, child behavior problems, adult anger, depression, and permanent weight loss

PROMINENT LEADER / RECOGNIZED EXPERT IN THE FIELD OF CHILD ABUSE

• Awarded Federal grant by the National Association of Child Abuse and Neglect
• Founder and Director, Stony Brook Child Abuse Prevention Project
• Invited panel member, California Conference on the Prevention of Child Abuse
• Elected Secretary of Foothill Child Trauma Council
• Manuscript Reviewer for International Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect
• Author and co-author of several articles and chapters published in leading refereed psychology and child abuse journals and books
• Former task force member, California Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
• Frequent community speaker and consultant; radio and newspaper interviews

ACCOMPLISHED CLINICAL ADMINISTRATOR

• Director, Lamphear Counseling Center with offices in Long Beach and Newport Beach, California (1989 - Present)
• Director, Child Development Clinic, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology (1986 - 1988)
• Founder and Program Director, Stony Brook Child Abuse Prevention Project (Parent and Child Programs, (1982 - 1986)
• Offered position as Chief of Child Psychological Services, USC Medical Center (1986)

GRADUATE EDUCATOR AND MENTOR

• Assistant Professor of Psychology, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology (1986 - 1988)
• Adjunct assistant Professor, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology (1988 - 1989)
• Instructor, graduate course Introduction to Statistics, SUNY at Stony Brook (1985)
• Instructor, several local Community Colleges and Agencies (1986 - Present)
• Chairperson or co-chairperson of doctoral dissertations and masters theses in clinical psychology (1986 - present)

OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN RESEARCHING, DEVELOPING, AND PROVIDING BETTER WAYS OF HELPING ALL AGES IN THE AREAS OF:

• Anger Control / Child Management
• Rapid Trauma Reduction
• Permanent Weight Loss / Addictions
• Adult Depression
• Gay/Lesbian Issues
• Anxiety / Panic Attack
• Peak Performance Training
• Migraine Headaches/Pain Management