Co-Founder
Trauma and Beyond Psychological Center
Sherman Oaks, California, United States
Lynne Friedman-Gell, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and trauma specialist. She is a co-founder of the Trauma and Beyond Psychological Center in Sherman Oaks, a PHP/IOP treatment center specializing in complex trauma and dissociative disorders. She also maintains a private practice where she works extensively with adolescents and adults on issues of addiction, developmental and shock trauma, anxiety and mood disorders, along with attachment and relational disorders, and dual-diagnosis issues such as personality disorders and self-harming behaviors.
Dr. Friedman-Gell has a Certification in EMDR, and specializes in Attachment Focused Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, (AF-EMDR). She is also certified as a practitioner of the NeuroAffective Relational Model of Psychology (NARM), and is a part of the NARM training assistant group, helping train others in NARM. She has completed Level I and II in the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) and utilizes an integrative approach of psychodynamic therapy, somatic experiencing, psychobiology, and mindfulness in her clinical practice. She has studied extensively on how to integrate the body, brain, and nervous system for healing attachment wounds and early developmental deficits.
In addition, Dr. Friedman-Gell is a member of the Dr. Allan Schore study group focusing on advancements in Affect Regulation Theory, Attachment theory and neuroscience, and is a Certified Trauma Professional through IATP. She was the clinical supervisor and then clinical director over a six-year period at Insight Treatment Program, treating co-occurring addiction and mental health conditions. She received her MA and Ph.D. from the California School of Professional Psychology, and completed two years of advanced training in psychoanalytic-psychodynamic psychotherapy at the Wright Institute Los Angeles. She also trained at the Susan B. Krevoy Eating Disorders Program. She has been certified in addiction studies since 1996, and has offered numerous presentations throughout the greater Los Angeles area to clinicians on integration of treatment modalities.
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