About Judy McLaughlin-Ryan

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JUDY McLaughlin-Ryan, LMFT 29150
1081 Westwood Blvd #227
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-209-0740
judy@asrtherapy.com

PRIVATE PRACTICE
Individual, Family, Groups, Trauma and Addictions.
Presentations for European Conference on Traumatic Stress, Croatia, Austria, Washington D.C. Poster Session, Group Psychotherapy Association of Southern California, Insight, Promises Treatment Program, Clearview, Garrett O’Conner’s Repair Program.
Retreat Provided for Western Doctors In Recovery.

1989-2023

Level 2 Certified Trauma Professional

CEU PROVIDER MFT, LCSW’S, CEPA, CEP12693; BOARD OF NURSING, PCE394,
Teach a course for Therapists and Nurses as a State of California approved Continuing Education Provider on trauma
(Formerly PCE 394).

Self-employed, clients individual, extended families, groups. Focus: PTSD, eating disorders, and addictions.
Telemedicine Hybrid Groups, since 2021, Telemedicine, In Person Face to Face Psychotherapy.

Present Papers Publications Published on Trauma:
Self-Experiences in Group, Revisited Affective Attachments, Intersubjective Regulations, and Human Understanding Edited by Irene Harwood, Walter Stone, and Malcolm Pines, Self-Experiences in Group, revisited Part IV: Working with Trauma. McLaughlin-Ryan, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Addictive Disorders: The Effects of Group Interactions on Affect/State/Intimacy and Isolation.

1989 through 1991
Internship with Marc Sadoff, Brentwood
Facilitated Group,
Adults Molested as Children

1986 through 1987
The Rader Institute, Administrative/ Eating Disorder Program

1984 through 1986
Internship with The Women's Clinic, Beverly Hills, CA
Worked on a medical floor as well as psychological counseling
Co-facilitate group for Sexual Abuse and Cross Addictions

1986 and prior, Teacher Los Angeles Unified School District. Severely Emotionally Disturbed, Elementary, Preschool, High School. Standard teaching Credential, Lifetime Credential Special Education (1975)

EDUCATION
1989 Antioch University, Clinical Psychology

1977 Dominguez Hills, Education

1975 Pennsylvania State Univ, CA Education
Graduated Magna Cum Laude, B.A. Education
Special Education focus on Behavioral Sciences. Study Group with Allan Schore, Northridge California approx. 1 1/2 years.
Attended 1978
Tavistock Training, Los Angeles

1990 First Annual UCLA Conference
Treatment Adults Molested as Children
American Association of Sex Educators for Adults Molested as Children

PRESENTATIONS
2023 Western Doctors In Recovery, Women’s Retreat. RESTORATION AND RECOVERY THROUGH MICRO-STEPS AND ‘THE SMALL’

2007 Workshop Presentation
European Conference on Traumatic Stress, Croatia, Trauma and Groups

2011 CEU presentation for ECOTS, European Conference on Traumatic Stress. PTSD and Addiction Video Educational Groups. The University of Wein, Vienna, Austria

2011 CEU presentation for GPALA: CE November 13th 1-4
Santa Monica, PTSD Addictions Group Psychotherapy
Group Therapy Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders /Co-occurring Addictions

Promises Treatment Program - October 2009
Presented 1 CEU PTSD and Addiction Treatment 
seminar at Promises Malibu

MEMBERSHIPS
American Society for Addiction Medicine
American Psychological Association
American Group Psychological Association
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Group Psychotherapy Association of Los Angeles
Member Study Society of Self, Women's Association Addiction Treatment,

Group Psychotherapy Association of Southern California, American Academy Traumatic Stress

Art

Website

Art website: judyryanart.com

Mirrors of the Mind: The Psychotherapist As Artist

The following paintings were presented in a fall 2012 show
at the Gus Harper Gallery in Venice California.

They are also reproduced in the book:
Mirrors of the Mind 3: The Psychotherapist as Artist.
It is available from the LACPA website.

Protection Alone

The Therapist Sitting, Reflection