I am a licensed psychologist in the San Francisco Bay Area with over thirty years experience in psychology. I have two Master’s degrees in Counseling Psychology and Speech Pathology and a Ph.D in Clinical Psychology/Clinical Health Psychology. I am one of the first psychologists to specialize in clinical health psychology and have dedicated my career toward the advancement of this field.
            Throughout my career, I have worked to educate medical practitioners on how they might better serve their patients’ mental health needs. I strive to help patients manage chronic and terminal diseases, addictions, and psychological disorders. I have developed improved mental-health care practices for UC Davis Medical Center, the New York University School of Medicine, and my own private practice, the Clark Center for Family Development. I have an excellent record of providing mental health care for challenging patients and families, and I have received acknowledgment for superior psychological training in hospital medical wards.
            In my own practice, my medical and psychological experience has deepened my ability to help my clients. I have experience helping people with chronic disease, depression and anxiety, eating disorders, addiction, and developmental problems on both a medical and a psychological level. My background deepens my awareness of the difficulty of dealing with a chronic illness, which has improved the effectiveness of my psychotherapeutic approach.

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

• Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology/Clinical Health Psychology, California School of Professional Psychotherapy, Berkeley, CA

  Highest Honors, Clinical Case Presentation to Faculty

  Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

  Clinical Psychology Internship, Department of Family Practice, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

• Master of Arts, Counseling Psychology/Marriage, Family and Child, University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA
  
• Master of Arts, Speech Pathology – Audiology and Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles, CA
  
• Bachelor of Arts, Speech Pathology – Auidology and Psychology, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
  
• Degré Avancé, University of Grenoble, Grenoble, France
  
• Diplôme Française, University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
  
• Licensure: California Clinical Psychologist #PSY 14966
  
• Continuing Education:

  Disaster Response Training, 2004

  Harvard Medical School, Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2002

  Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Adult Children of Alcoholics, Timmen Cermak, 1988

  Alcohol and Drug Tx, Johnson Institute, 1986

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Psychologist, 1985-present
  Private practice, Clark Center for Family Development, Sacramento/Corte Madera/San Francisco, CA
• Psychologist, 2005-2006, Departments of Family & Community Medicine, Internal Medicine and Endocrinology
  University of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacrament, CA
• Assistant Professor, Neurology, 1997-2001
  Adjunct Professor, Neurology, 2001-2002
  New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 1997-2002

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Clark, T.M., “Coping Processes in Youth with Type I Diabetes”, Doctoral Dissertation, 1993.
  
• Joyce, B., M. McKibben, and T.M. Clark, “Staff Development and the Master Plan on Special Education,” presentation, American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada, 1983.
  
• Clark, T.M., “A Comparative Analysis of Parental Attitudes of Language-Delayed and Normal-Speaking Children,” Master’s Thesis, California State University Los Angeles, 1974.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• American Red Cross, Bay Area, Disaster Mental Health Volunteer, 2004-present
  
• Public Health Advisory Committee, Community Service Planning Council, Sacramento County, 1996
  
• Leukemia Society of America, Sacramento Chapter: Board Member, 1995-1997

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• California Psychology Association (CPA), 2003-present
  
• Marin County Psychological Association (MCPA), 2003-present: Chair, Disaster Response
  
• International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF), 2003-present
  
• American Psychological Association (APA), 1994-present
  
• Society of Teachers of Family Medical (STFM), 1993-2000
  
• California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT), 1985-1995

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