DEVORA WEINAPPLE
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Board Certified Art Therapist
MFT Lic #81558, ATR-BC, MA
611 Veterans Blvd. Suite 217, Redwood City, CA 94063
TEL 1+650-485-3019  FAX 650-649-1899
dweinapplemft.com
dweinapplemft@gmail.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

As a licensed MFT and Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) in private practice, I provide psychotherapy in the form of trauma-informed and neurodevelopmental art therapy (NDAT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and family systems modalities in my work with clients who are struggling with anxiety and depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and other trauma and psychosocial stressors for children, adolescents and families.  I also work with couples using the Gottman Method and other modalities as needed.  

​I offer supervision for interns who are accumulating hours toward their ATR (Registered Art Therapist).  I provide occasional group trainings for interns and staff at Sunnyvale Behavioral Health, a clinic of the Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System, as well as for other community organizations.


PROFESSIONAL LICENSES and CERTIFICATIONS
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Marriage & Family Therapist - License No. 81558
California Board of Behavioral Sciences,  August 2014 - March 2020

Board Certified Art Therapist - Certificate No. 12-219
Art Therapy Credentials Board, October 2012 - July 2020


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Marriage & Family Therapist II (MFTII)
Sunnyvale Behavioral Health Clinic, Sunnyvale, CA
February 2014 to June 2016
As a certified Santa Clara Family Health Plan (SCFHP) provider for Medi-Cal and Healthy Kids,  I provided psychotherapy services including crisis intervention, assessment, treatment planning, case management and referral for children, adolescents and families.  My skills and experience using art therapy, play therapy, and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy allowed me to provide a safe and healing environment for young people who have experienced early-life trauma including sexual and emotional abuse, substance abuse, and/or have been diagnosed with ADHD, ODD, DMDD, depression and anxiety.  Interventions involve psychoeducation throughout the process on parenting skills, communication skills, and social skills.
County of Santa Clara Mental Health Dept W&I Code 5150 Evaluator Lic # PT 29823


INTERNSHIP

MFT Intern/Art Therapist
CHAC - Community Health Awareness Council, Mountain View, CA. August 2008 - June 2012
Provided in-agency counseling and psychoeducational programs to lower-income individuals, couples, and families to build core psychological strengths such as the capacity to face life’s challenges with greater freedom and flexibility.

CHAC School-based Counselor:

Los Altos High School, Los Altos, CA. September 2010 – June 2012
Worked with culturally diverse teens to help them develop resilience for difficult life situation, learn to express their feelings and needs to transcend trauma and reduce stress from academic, social, and family pressures.

Bullis Charter School, Los Altos, CA. January 2012 – June 2012

Graham Middle School, Mountain View, CA. September 2009 – June 2010. Individual and social skills groups.

Bubb Elementary School, Mountain View, CA. September 2008 – June 2009. Also facilitated “Just For Kids” a weekly social skills group for 2nd and 3rd graders to help them identify, express, and take responsibility for their feelings, as well as help them develop healthy problem-solving skills.


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Art Specialist / Art Instructor
Sand Hill School at the Children’s Health Council Palo Alto, CA
Mar 2013 - November 2013
Worked with small class sizes in grades K-5 to help students with learning differences build self-efficacy, creative thinking and problem solving skills through art making. Encouraged exploration and to be fearless making “mistakes”, seeing them instead as opportunities for creativity.

Substitute Instructor - Substance Abuse: Theory, Treatment, Assessment
Art Therapy Psychology Department - Graduate Program
Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA
Fall 2012 - present


EDUCATION

Notre Dame de Namur University. Belmont, CA
MA, Marital and Family Therapy, and Art Therapy Psychology, May 2010
This degree program meets the guidelines established by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences and is approved by the American Art Therapy Association (AATA). Skills learned and developed:
The ability to effectively apply intervention strategies, to integrate art therapy theory and practice, to apply therapeutic techniques and clinical competence in an effective manner, to work responsibly and responsively with clients and colleagues, to integrate theory literature and practice, to integrate the cognitive linear process and the creative artistic process. The ability to apply supervision, and to separate personal needs from professional work.

De Anza College. Cupertino, CA
Completed prerequisite psychology courses for NDNU admission, May 2007

UC Santa Cruz Extension. Cupertino, CA.
Courses in HTML, Flash, web authoring, information design, web graphics and design issues, 2001

San Jose State University. San Jose, CA.
BS, Business Administration/International Marketing, and Graphic Design. Advertising minor


VOLUNTEER WORK & OTHER ACTIVITIES

President - Northern California Art Therapy Association (NorCATA), the 2nd largest chapter of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA).   Establishing new vision for chapter to encourage networking and connection, personal and professional development through leadership roles, and to institute new revenue generation by cultivating affiliate relationships.  Membership Director and Director of Technology in 2013 and 2014.   Designed, built, and currently maintain NorCATA website.  Developed member and event registration functionality, managed and promoted chapter membership.

I run periodic creative journaling workshop groups, and am also a program developer and parenting workshop presenter for Sunday Friends, a not-for-profit organization that empowers families to break the generational cycle of poverty by fostering positive development in children while educating and guiding parents to support their children's life success. I have presented to large parent groups on such topics as healthy boundaries and parenting styles, anger management, teaching empathy, the importance of play,  and non-violent communication.  

Literacy tutor for the Redwood City Public Library Project READ program, worked with one teen girl from Michoacan, Mexico, from age 11 through 18. We continue to stay in touch; she is 28.

Other passions include yoga, hiking, long-distance cycling, ethnic dancing, West African drumming circles, mixed-media painting and collage, animal-assisted therapy with our shetland sheepdogs Milo and Oscar.  Self-taught on ukulele, and former piano accompanist for local community theatre productions.   Provide occasional web design consultation for therapists, artists, authors, and others small businesses and entrepreneurs.