Salon Forum-For Connection, Personal Growth & Fun

Lynda Levy, MFT

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

    Specialty:       I specialize in couples therapy, individual and                                family dynamics. I am a cancer survivor and                                work to support clients as they navigate the field                            of treatment and/or recovery. I am a parenting                                specialist and enjoy working with first time                                    parents as well as parents who are needing                                additional support and acknowledgement. In the                            Fall '08, I will be forming a group "Midlife                                        Awakening" supporting the many women who                                are reevaluating their lives, both the internal &                            external as they enter a new paradigm as part of                            the "graying of America."

    Location:      West Los Angeles
    Address:         11110 Ohio Avenue
                           Los Angeles, CA 90025

    Phone:            (310) 207-9829
    E-mail:         lyndadoestherapy@ca.rr.com

    Website:         Not yet!

    More to know: I have been practicing for over ten years with                                 extensive training in couples, group, and child                             development. I am passionate about my work                                 and the warm environment and support I am                                 able to provide to my clients (not patients!).

I have raised three sons, all with married with children, and celebrating my 44th anniversary 06/07.

In addition, I am a professional cabaret/jazz vocalist. I love life, all forms of nature, travel, photography, and the ever sustaining joy from my grandchildren.

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The Center for Postpartum Health

Diana Lynn Barnes, Psy.D., MFT

    Specialty:      Women's mental health and life cycle changes                             with an expertise in issues relating to pregnancy                         and birth and the onset of postpartum mood.

    Location:      San Fernando Valley & Westwood
    Address:         18719 Calvert Street
                           Tarzana, CA 91356

    Phone:            (818) 395-5854

    E-mail:             dbarnes@postpartumhealth.com
    Website:          www.postpartumhealth.com

    More to know: On staff at Tarzana Hospital

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Nancy Kirshberg, LCSW

Psychotherapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

    Specialty:      Crisis Intervention; Marital separation & divorce

    Location:      West Los Angeles
    Address:         1800 Fairburn Avenue, Suite 105
                           Los Angeles, CA 90025

    Phone:            (310) 395-5854
    E-mail:            nkirshberg@aol.com

    More to know: I also work part-time at the Didi Hirsch                                            Community Mental Health Center in Culver City.

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Anne Pauline Warman, Psy.D.

Psychologist, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

    Specialty:      Psycholtherapy with people of diverse cultural                               backgrounds and issues stemming from                                     whatever differences may exist, as well as                                 women's issues, and life transitions.

    Location:      Pasadena
    Address:         446 So. Marengo Ave.
                           Pasadena, CA 91101

    Phone:            (818) 720-3713 or (310) 281-9797

    E-mail:             annepauline@sbcglobal.net
    Website:         Pending

    More to know: I strive to create a safe, supportive space in                                 which healing and self understanding can                                     occur. I combine various creative processes,                                 such as dreamwork and art therapy, with                                     in-depth psychotherapy focused on relational                                 dynamics.
                            I am in the process of forming a bi-weekly                                     support group for women who lost their mothers                             (at any age), even for those who think they
                            "got over it" and a bi-weekly support group for                             women at menopause. I also conduct periodic                             weekend art therapy seminars "discovering                                 one's personal myth."
                            I speak and conduct therapy in: English,                                         French, Spanish, Italian and Russian.

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Judith Vukov, M.D.

Specialty: Psychiatry

    Location:       Glendale
    Address:          633 No. Central Ave. Suite #311
                            Glendale, CA 91203

Phone: (818) 956-5698
E-mail: pqat2@yahoo.com

More to know: I am a practicing psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of the chronically mentally ill. I especially like dealing with families who need support in addressing the needs of the mentally ill. Much of my work is done via the Glendale Adventist Medical Center.

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Leslie Tuchman, MFT

Women's Creative Writing/Therapy Support Groups: Express Your Authentic Voice

    Specialty:      Pyschotherapeutic Writing, a poetic a nurturing                           group for women (no writing experience is                                 necessary)

    Location:      West Los Angeles
    Address:         11850 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 201
                           Los Angeles, CA 90049

    Phone:            (310) 562-6105
    E-mail:             mayaanleslie@aol.com
    Website:       www.leslietuchman.com

    More to know: I am passionate about this work of combining                                 journal writing, discussion, support and creative                             expression in a group setting for therapeutic                                 purposes. I work with individuals as well as                                 groups in all areas of personal growth.
                            I also lead groups for women where I provide                                 creative writing healing in a supportive                                         environment. My groups are focused using                                 journal writing as well as poems I provide that                             we use to talk, share and write from.

                            I run workshops, groups and retreats using                                     writing as a vehicle for self expression and am                               in the process of adding several groups to my                             practice. In October of 2007, I received a                                     Poetry Therapy Award for work in the field of                                 therapeutic writing.

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Donna Burstyn, MFT and Mediator

Beverly Hills Psychotherapy & Mediation

    Specialty:       Adults seeking growth and healing opportunities                            to clear up that which bonds them to old                                        behavior and patterns; and a way to mediate                                contracts, business and marital disputes in an                                environment where YOU are in control, not                                    attorney's. I am 12-step friendly and work on a                            sliding scale.

    Location:      Beverly Hills
    Address:         9615 Brighton Way
                           Beverly Hills, CA 90210

    Phone:            (310) 859-9007 or (310) 291-9104
    E-mail:          dbsmommy@aol.com

    More to know: I work Monday & Wednesday evenings and run                             a Women's Support Group every Wednesday                                 night, $40 at the above location.