Advanced Counseling and Psychotherapeutic Techniques

Course Description

This academic course is designed to meet three-semester units of advanced counseling and psychotherapeutic theories and techniques for LPCC licensing in California.
Advanced Counseling and Psychotherapeutic Theories and Techniques aims to deepen students’ knowledge of advanced counseling constructs and theories, assessment and treatment planning, clinical interventions, therapeutic relationships, and psychopathology. The course aligns with and supports 20/20: A Vision for the Future of Counseling’s unified definition of counseling as a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals.

Required Text :

Corsini, R.J., & Weddings D. (2014.). Current psychotherapies (10th ed.). Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning.

Recommended Text:

Corsini, R.J. & Weddings D. (2014.). Case studies in psychotherapy (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning.

Instructor: 

Lisa Talerico, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and has been conducting individual, couples, and family psychotherapy in the private practice setting since 2004. She earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP), San Diego in 2003, Master’s of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology from CSPP, San Diego in 2001, and Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1998.