Dr. Catherine Barrett
Calabasas,CA
Summary
LICENSED CINICAL FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGIST WITH 16 YEARS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND 11 YEARS OF FORENSIC EXPERIENCE PROVIDING PSYCHOTHERAPY, PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION, PEER REVIEW, FORENSIC/CLINICAL EVALUATIONS, AND ASSESSMENT; FOR FAMILY, CIVIL, MENTAL HEALTH AND CRIMINAL COURT.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
CLINICAL/FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE
CB PSYCHOLOGICAL INC
Calabasas, CA
01.2020 - Current
- Practice focuses on the treatment and evaluation of individuals who are working through past and/or current interpersonal trauma (CPTSD) and survivors of emotional, sexual, and physical abuse
- Populations include LGBTQ+, family systems, adult survivors of abuse, and adolescents
- Clinical duties also involve participation and testimony within Family, Children’s, Civil, Criminal, and Mental Health Court
- Works as consultant, fact witness, and expert witness on various cases in Family Court, with primary testimony focus in developmental trauma, reunification, and coercive control.
- Supports organizational growth through participation in community outreach events promoting mental health awareness and prevention initiatives.
PART-TIME FACULTY PROFESSOR
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles, CA
07.2015 - Current
- Part-time faculty for Rossier School of Education for MFT master’s students
- Courses include Law and Ethics and Child/Elder Abuse and Domestic Violence, Clinical Assessment/Evaluation, Psychopathology, and serving as Fieldwork supervisor.
- Advisor to an average of 20 graduate level students and partake in monthly faculty meetings and interviews for potential candidates
- Help construct coursework and course lead in various courses.
Staff Psychologist
Teen Therapy Center
Woodland Hills, CA
01.2010 - 02.2020
- Provide psychological treatment, including group and individual therapy to children, adolescents, and adults.
- Main area of focus was working with LGBTQ+ teens and their families and high-risk youth.
- Developed treatment planning and provided parent workshops every month for parents who are struggling with various parenting obstacles
- Administered psychoeducational testing and served as forensic evaluator in Family Court.
Group Facilitator
Cliffside Malibu
Malibu, CA
10.2017 - 10.2018
- Developed open rapport with patients, encouraging sharing of questions and concerns.
- Worked from trauma-informed and attachment approach.
- Facilitated discussions to help clients improve attitudes towards treatment and gain better understanding into roots of their addictions.
- Prepared and led didactic and process groups for patients in residential and intensive outpatient.
Forensic Evaluator
MHM SERVICES
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Independent Forensic Evaluator for Department of State Hospitals
- Provided 90-day risk assessments for Mentally Disordered Offenders, Sex Offenders, and individuals found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
- Risk assessments assess the degree of readiness for patients who are looking at reintegrating back into the community under conditional release.
Forensic clinician
Gateways Forensic mental health
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Managed an individual client load of 17 clients under Conditional Release
- Individuals were either found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, Mentally Disordered Offenders, or Mentally Disordered Sex Offenders
- Responsibilities included: Individual treatment, risk management, annual staffing, 90 day /Annual court reports, and treatment planning
- Testified in court for individuals who were either in process of Restoration to Sanity or Revocation back to the state hospital
- Facilitated sex offender group treatment.
pre-doctoral INTERN
san francisco forensic institute
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Provided individual and group treatment for individual on probation for sex offenses and drug and alcohol related offenses
- Diagnoses included: Paraphilic Disorders, Narcissistic and Antisocial Personality Disorders, Substance Abuse related disorders, and PTSD
- Work duties included: Risk and Sexual Interest Assessments, Personality and Behavioral Assessments, communication with the court system and department of probation.
Education
DOCTOR OF CLINICAL FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY - Forensic Psychology
Alliant International University
Alhambra06.2014
MASTERS IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY - Marriage And Family Therapy
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA05.2009
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
California State University
Northridge, CA05.2007
Skills
- CERTIFIED IN STABLE/ACUTE 2007, ABEL SEXUAL INTEREST SCREENING
- FACT WITNESS FOR CLIENTS INVOLVED IN FAMILY COURT
- FACT WITNESS FOR REVOCATION OF OUTPATIENT STATUS HEARINGS AND RESTORATION OF SANITY
- EXPERT WITNESS IN FAMILY COURT FOR CUSTODY RELATED/DV CASES (IOWA, OHIO, WASHINGTON, OREGON, CALIFORNIA)
- EXPERT WITNESS FOR CALIFORNIA INNOCENCE PROJECT (2017) STANDARDIZED REACTIONS TO TRAUMA
- EXTENSIVE WORK WITH DRUG AND ALCOHOL RELATED OFFENSES, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY
- EXPERT IN DYNAMICS OF COERCIVE CONTROL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN BOTH RELATIONAL AND SYSTEMIC DIMENSIONS
- EXPERT IN IDENTIFICATION, ASSEESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF NARCISSISTIC AND ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDERS
- PRE AND POST GRADUATE WORK EVALUATING, TREATING, AND TESTING SEX OFFENDERS, MENTALLY DISORDERED OFFENDERS, AND THOSE FOUND NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY
Presentations
- September 2018: Being a Culturally Informed Clinician for LGBTQ+ Youth and Their families
- May 2018: Parenting an LGBTQ+ Teen in the Age of Social Media
- June 2018: Narcissist: the skilled abuser-EFFECTS OF EMOTIONAL ABUSE IN INTIMATE pARTNER VIOLENCE
- APRIL 2019: NARCISSIST: tHE SKILLED ABUSER pART ii-HOW PERSONALITY DISORDERS AFFECT THE FAMILY SYSTEm: INCLUDING CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
- November 2019: NARCISSIST: the SKILLED ABUSER PART ii- HOW PERSONALITY DISORDERS aFFECT THE FAMILY SYSTEm: INCLUDING CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
- PESI 2023: Legal and ethical framerwork for working with survivors of coercive control related to narcissistic and antagonistic personality styles
- Pesi 2024: narcissism summit: legal and ethical framework for clinicians whose clients are going through family and civil court system due to dissolution of marriage from coercive control
Podcasts
- APRIL 2019: LIGHT UP THE COUCH-NARCISSIST: THE SKILLED ABUSER
- DECEMBER 2020: LIGHT UP THE COUCH- NARCISSIST: the SKILLED ABUSER PART ii- HOW PERSONALITY DISORDERS aFFECT THE FAMILY SYSTEm; INCLUDING CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
- May 2023: Law and ethics portion for assessment and treatment of narcissistic abuse and coercive control certification for pesi in conjunction with Dr. ramani durvasula. qualifies for law and ethics credential
Personal Information
License: PSY28102
Company
CB Psychological Inc.
Awards
AUGUST 2023: University of southern california rossier school of education’s excellence in teaching award.
Timeline
CLINICAL/FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE
CB PSYCHOLOGICAL INC
01.2020 - Current
Group Facilitator
Cliffside Malibu
10.2017 - 10.2018
Forensic Evaluator
MHM SERVICES
01.2016 - 01.2017
PART-TIME FACULTY PROFESSOR
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
07.2015 - Current
Forensic clinician
Gateways Forensic mental health
01.2014 - 01.2016
pre-doctoral INTERN
san francisco forensic institute
01.2013 - 01.2014
Staff Psychologist
Teen Therapy Center
01.2010 - 02.2020
DOCTOR OF CLINICAL FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY - Forensic Psychology
Alliant International University
MASTERS IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY - Marriage And Family Therapy
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
California State University