Sherry Helgoe MA, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, has provided therapy for women and couples at her private practice, one-day seminars, and education/support groups. She has a private practice location in Yorba Linda, California where she specializes in working with women issues and couples.
In addition to a successful private practice, Sherry is a Professor at Pepperdine University and teaches in the Graduate Clinical Psychology Program. She is a Therapist Consultant for licensed therapists seeking peer review and is a Board Certified Clinical Supervisor mentoring interns weekly as they work towards licensure.
Sherry's professional background includes many years of vast clinical experience.
In addition to a successful private practice, Sherry is a Professor at Pepperdine University and teaches in the Graduate Clinical Psychology Program. She is a Therapist Consultant for licensed therapists seeking peer review and is a Board Certified Clinical Supervisor mentoring interns weekly as they work towards licensure.
Sherry's professional background includes many years of vast clinical experience.
· She worked as a Health Educator for a major Southern California HMO where she developed curriculum and taught education/support groups on depression, stress management/mindfulness, parenting and implemented a 16-week emotional overeating weight management program.
· As an Adjunct Professor at Santiago Canyon Community College, she taught Introduction of Psychology and Developmental Psychology classes.
· As a Social Worker for an in-patient psychiatric hospital and a therapist for a non-profit center treating women, teenagers, and their families; a high school counselor working with teenagers.
She volunteers for Operation Comfort, a Military Therapy Referral Network for families of active service personnel.
Education:
Master of Arts: Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy Pepperdine University, California. 1997
Bachelor of Arts, Long Beach State, California
California License:
Marriage and Family Therapist MFC 38590
Specialized Training:
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Mind-Body Medicine: A 7-Day Residential Training Program
This training provided an opportunity to directly experience mindfulness and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) with Drs. Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli, to learn to practice mindfulness meditation as it is taught in the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts, Michigan. Learning objectives included:
-
Integrating mindful approaches to the experience and expression of stress, pain, grief, and anxiety within ourselves and when working with others.
- Understanding instructing and guiding others in the formal and informal methods of mindfulness meditation in various settings.
Sherry successfully completed this residential training in February 2001 and applies the concepts in her therapy practice.
Professional Memberships:
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists - CAMFT
American Psychological Association - Board Certified Professional Counselor ID 10855
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists - CAMFT
American Psychological Association - Board Certified Professional Counselor ID 10855