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 Lynn
Ianni, Ph.D., MFT has been a practicing psychotherapist for
over 25 years. She completed her undergraduate training at
the State University of New York at Geneseo, graduating Magna
Cum Laude with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology at the age
of 19. She subsequently completed her Master of Arts Degree
in Counseling Psychology from the University of Notre Dame
and became the director of a vocational counseling center
at the age of 21. She served as a senior and supervising therapist
at a community based mental health center in the Midwest before
relocating to Los Angeles. Dr. Ianni became licensed in California
as a Marriage & Family Therapist, obtained a certification
in hypnotherapy and EMDR and completed her Ph.D. in Clinical
Psychology at California Coast University.
Dr.
Ianni has extensive background in working with adults who
are survivors of trauma, sexual and emotional abuse. She has
supervised interns and clinicians and has served as an expert
witness for civil and criminal cases and conducted court-ordered
evaluations and jury behavior research. Dr. Ianni has instructed
undergraduate and graduate level classes and workshops on
a multitude of topics, including assertion techniques, women
in transition, leadership skills and self-esteem. Dr. Ianni
has authored numerous articles on intimacy, communication
skills and anxiety management and is in the process of writing
a book on transition and relationship issues called "Out
of the Frying Pan." Her dissertation is entitled "A
Comparative Analysis of Theoretical Constructs of Parent/Child
Roles in Intimate Relationships and Application for Relationship
Counseling."
Currently,
in addition to maintaining her private psychotherapy practice,
Dr. Ianni has appeared on many national and local television
and radio programs. She was the therapist on both seasons
of the FOX television series, "The Swan" and the
ABC Family series, "The Last Resort." She has been
a guest expert on shows including "Starting Over",
"The Other Half", "Berman & Berman,"
"Good Day LA," "The Maury Povich Show,"
"The Bertice Berry Show," FOX News, CNN, KCOP News
and KABC.
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