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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.

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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 Treatmen

2016-2017: Group Facilitator, Awakenings Treatment Center 

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