Tara Schlussel, PhD

Dr. Tara Schlussel graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with an undergraduate degree in Psychology. After graduation, she went on to study at California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles, where she earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in integrative health psychology. Dr. Schlussel’s research is focused on exploring factors that protect against the intergenerational transmission of trauma. She has trained and worked at the Saban Community Clinic, VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center and West Los Angeles VA, the Simms/Mann – UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology, in addition to private practice settings. Dr. Schlussel has extensive experience implementing evidence-based practices such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I), CBT for Substance Use Disorders (CBT-SUD), CBT for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), as well as mind-body interventions such as Mindfulness Self-Compassion (MSC), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and biofeedback. Dr. Schlussel also has experience administering comprehensive neuropsychological and evaluations as well as providing group, family and couples therapy.