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Specializes In Psychology And Is An Author
Dr. Debra Not new to LifeBites, Dr. Debra was one of my first guests on the LifeBites radio show. As an author, speaker, columnist, Debra Mandel, Ph.D. is a recognized and respected psychologist with twenty-plus years experience in the treatment of individuals and couples with relationship struggles, depression, anxiety, stress, childhood mistreatment, eating disorders, addictions and general life concerns. She is the author of Your Boss Is Not Your Mother: Eight Steps to Eliminating Office Drama and Creating Positive Relationships at Work (Agate Publishing, 2006) and Healing the Sensitive Heart: How to Stop Getting Hurt, Build Your Inner Strength, and Find the Love You Deserve (2003) and two CDs Creating Healthy Boundaries in the Workplace and The Abuser Friendly Syndrome.
Dr. Debra has become a familiar face on national television having regularly appeared on the nationally syndicated Larry Elder Show. She has appeared on numerous other shows such as The 750 Pound Man, Starting Over, VH1 Brittany Spears Documentary, 30 Days, My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance, Rob Nelson and Berman and Berman. She has been featured on well over 200 radio programs and also hosted her own weekly radio show called Shrink Rap. Dr. Debra is known for uniquely combining sensitivity with a “take charge” approach to life. (Please see media credits on website for a more comprehensive list of appearances.)
Dr. Debra has been featured in the printed media as a columnist and as an expert. In a compassionate voice differing in tone from her competition in the marketplace, her advice in “Dear Dr. Debra,” revolves around personal and professional relationship issues. Using a dynamic and playful style, she offers readers choices and then helps them claim responsibility for what they choose. Dr. Debra also writes articles for national magazines, Ability and Proud Neighbor. She has been quoted in numerous magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Fitness, Time, InTouch, Working Mother, FIT, TEEN, All About Me, and Pregnancy on a range of topics such as sex, intimacy, PMS, friendship, procrastination, working moms, healthy weight loss, and celebrity relationships.
No stranger to the lecture platform, Dr. Debra has addressed a variety of audiences on topics related to her book and her CDs. (See Speakers Press Kit on website.)
A member of the American Psychological Association and the Los Angeles County Psychological Association, Dr. Debra graduated summa cum laude from California State University, Northridge in just three years, and then received her masters in psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in 1984. She earned her doctorate degree in clinical psychology in 1987 and was licensed to practice in California in 1989. In addition to advanced training in Gestalt therapy, she has also received specialized training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), a therapy approach particularly beneficial to trauma patients.
Dr. Debra’s twenty-plus years of clinical experience has included time at local hospitals where she treated individuals and facilitated groups for adult patients with eating disorders, dissociative identity disorders, and histories of severe abuse. She has also worked extensively with severely emotionally disturbed adolescents in a number of clinic and hospital settings.
Dr. Debra practices out of two offices, Encino and Thousand Oaks, California. In spite of her busy career, her main passion remains with her beloved family and pets.
For more information regarding appointments, hours, fee or any other details, please contact Dr. Mandel at 310.477.4849 or contact her at http://www.drdebraonline.com
