Dr. Deniz Ahmadinia is a licensed clinical psychologist (PSY29915) with expertise in the areas of trauma, anxiety disorders, and mindfulness meditation. She has extensive formal training in evidence-based therapies, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Prolonged Exposure, and Cognitive Processing Therapy. Her approach integrates these modalities with holistic, mindfulness, and body-based therapies that are tailored to clients' individual needs and backgrounds in order to maximize the effectiveness of therapy.

 

Dr. Deniz is a former dancer and singer, and values movement and expressive arts to promote healing. She has also maintained a personal meditation practice for nearly a decade, and her dedication to living mindfully is an integral part of both her professional and personal life. Dr. Deniz is also working towards a dual certification in trauma-informed yoga.

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Dr. Deniz is an Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University, Graduate School of Education and Psychology and teaches the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy track in the doctoral program. 

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CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

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Staff Psychologist

West Los Angeles VA Medical Center

-Provided evidence-based individual and group therapy via telemental health

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Post-Doctoral Fellowship

West Los Angeles VA Medical Center- Integrative Health 

-Trained in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindful Self-Compassion with psychologists and teachers certified by Jon Kabat-Zinn

-Advanced training in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

-Implemented Mindful Parenting program for Veterans at two VA locations based on clinical research

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Doctoral Internship

Sepulveda VA Ambulatory Care Center (APA accredited)

- Intensive training in evidence-based treatments for PTSD, anxiety disorders, women’s health, and substance abuse.

 

Practicum Sites

Long Beach VA

UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior- Alzheimer's Disease and Research Center

Pepperdine Community Counseling Center  

Southern California Counseling Center

Dangerfield Institute for Urban Problems

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To learn more about services and therapeutic modalities offered click here.