Dani Jacoby is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Westlake Village, California. Working with both individuals and couples, she specializes in the treatment of trauma, anxiety, women's issues, highly sensitive people, and relationship distress. She holds specialized training and experience in working with those who have endured sexual assault and abuse, as well as couples who are feeling lost or disconnected in their relationship. Dani is additionally certified as a trauma-informed yoga and meditation instructor providing unique experience and training to aid in integrating the mind and body.
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Dani holds nearly 15 years of experience in the mental health and healing fields, previously working in residential eating disorder treatment programs, partial hospitalization drug and alcohol recovery, non-profit counseling centers, and community mental health. She additionally, is the former Founder of an organization that provided mentorship, advocacy, and consultation leading group trainings for schools, youth outreach programs, adolescents, parents, and educators.
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She obtained her Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage & Family Therapy from Antioch University, and her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology with a Minor in Gender & Women's Studies, as well as a Concentration in Family & Child Development, from California Lutheran University. Dani approaches her work with immense intention, empathy, and intuition with the mindset of fostering expansiveness and healing. She additionally, holds the intention of exploration rather than expectation in her work; where experiences that may not have had a dwelling place previously, can be tended to in newfound and meaningful ways. Outside of being a therapist, Dani is a writer, reader, and yogi with a background as a former competitive athlete and experience in the entertainment industry.
EDUCATION
CONFERENCES & TRAINING
Master's Degree (M.A.) Clinical Psychology
Focus in Marriage & Family Therapy
Antioch University, Santa Barbara, CA
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Bachelor's Degree (B.A.) Psychology
Specialization in Family & Child Development
Minor in Gender & Women's Studies
Cal Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA
PRESENTATIONS &
PUBLICATIONS
"Mind and Body as Allies or Enemies? An Exploration of Intersubjective Indwelling"
International Forum for Psychoanalytic Education Conference
Seattle, WA - October 2024
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"Mirages & Manifestations: Examining Schizophrenia in Women of The Middle Ages"
Festival Of Scholars
California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA - 2018
Published in The Scribe of The Ages: Ruminations on History
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Contemporary & Relational Psychoanalysis
Sync Counseling Center
Pasadena, CA
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International Forum for Psychoanalytic Education
2024 Conference
Seattle, WA
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International Forum for Psychoanalytic Education
2023 Conference
Pasadena, CA
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Trauma Informed Psychotherapy
West Valley Counseling Center
Tarzana, CA
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Peter Levine Somatic Experiencing
2016 Conference
San Diego, CA
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Trauma Informed Yoga & Meditation
Be The Change Yoga/Zabie Yamasaki
Irvine, CA
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023-Present: Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Private Practice
2016-Present: Trauma Informed Yoga & Meditation Instructor, Private Practice
2010-Present: Public Speaker & Consultant, Education and Community Settings
2021-2023: Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist, Sync Counseling Center
2020-2021: Marriage & Family Therapist Trainee & Associate Marriage & Family Therapist, West Valley Counseling Center
2019: Marriage & Family Therapist Trainee, Interface Children & Family Services
2018-2020: Group Facilitator, Lakehouse Recovery Center
2018-2019: Counselor & Interim Facility Manager, Center For Discovery Residential Treatment
2016-2017: Group Facilitator, Awakenings Treatment Center
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