Dr. Kerns is a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist as well as a Certified Stress Management Coach. She teaches in the Counseling Psychology Program at Argosy University in Los Angeles, and is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT), and the OrangeCounty & Los Angeles Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (OCCAMFT & LACAMFT).
Graduate Education
- Graduated from CGI of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology earning her Doctorate in Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage, and Family Therapy in 2009.
- Served on the Graduate Student Association Committee as Irvine Representative
- Doctoral Dissertation, A Jungian Oriented Treatment Plan for Mid-life Women’s Liminal Phase Transition into Mid-life, - Developed a treatment plan that was intended to serve as a guideline for therapists to follow, as they worked from a Jungian orientation.
Workbook
- Journey to the Center - to be published
Experience includes:
- Adjunct faculty - Argosy University - Los Angeles
- Private Practice MFT & Coach
- Intern -Private Practice in Irvine & West Los Angeles with
Dr. Jack Mayhall, since January 2010.
- 9 mo Internship with Sheila Disken MFT in Laguna Hills
- 2 years - Intern - California Graduate Institute Counseling Center
- 6 mo - MFT Trainee -Human Options Shelter, counseling women & children.
Post Graduate Training & Education
- Advanced Analytical Psychology Course at the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles
- Advanced Course for Practioners - Jungian Psychology & Sandplay Therapy at the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles
- State Mandated 40 hour domestic violence training at Human Options
- Dream Tending Workshop at Pacifica Graduate Institute
Dr. Marie Kerns, Psy.D, LMFT
University Tower
4199 Campus Drive, Suite 550
Irvine, CA. 92612
Phone (949) 285-5199
