Email Dr.Grevin@comcast.net  

Education      

              

California School of Professional Psychology, BerkeleyAlameda

Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology: 1997                                  

APA accredited program (currently Alliant University)                                   

University of California at Davis                           

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology: June 1991                                   

Stanford University                                  

Prehospital Care/Paramedic Program: June 1983               

ProfessionalExperience               

Lafayette/Walnut Creek, CA (2002 to present)    

Evaluation and treatment of children, adolescents, adults, families and couples in a private practice setting. This includes brief, problem-focused treatment as well as dynamic long-term psychotherapy and play therapy for a variety of presenting problems, including anxiety, depression, posttraumatic and acute stress disorders, victims of physical and sexual abuse and behavioral/parenting issues. Many of these children/adolescents have major mood and/or neurodevelopmental disorders, including Tourette’s, Asperger’s, ADHD and learning disabilities.                                    

Clinical Psychologist/Behavioral Medicine Specialist                                          

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Department of Medicine                            

Park Shadelands (1999-2001) and Martinez, CA (2001—present) 

Evaluation and brief treatment of medical patients in a primary care setting. This includes brief treatment and medication consultation and monitoring with the primary care physicians, routine and urgent assessment of patients with emotional difficulties, and brief treatment of medical patients with co-morbid psychological symptoms. Primarily cognitive, behavioral and psychoeducational interventions to assist patients in reducing stress and improving coping skills. Developed and implemented a psychoeducational group for patients with fibromyalgia. Extensive evaluation and treatment of chronic pain. Co-facilitator for a psychoeducational group for cardiac patients. Neuropsychological screening for dementia/memory problems and extensive interaction with other providers in a multidisciplinary setting.  

  

Psychological Assistant Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Department of Mental Health Walnut Creek, CA (September 1998 to March 1999).  

Provided brief individual child, adolescent and family psychotherapy as a full-time staff clinician on the Child and Family Team. Conducted psychodiagnostic and neuropsychological assessment for children and adolescents. Co-facilitated parent and preschool behavioral program (“Parenting TOTS”).  

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Department of Mental Health Martinez, CA

(September 1997 to August 1998)  

Provided brief, problem-focused individual, family, and couples therapy for a diagnostically diverse population of children, adolescents and adults. Conducted comprehensive psychodiagnostic and neuropsychological assessment services for adults and children. Rotations included chemical dependency, eating disorders and an intensive outpatient day treatment program for acute psychiatric problems.

(September 1996 to August 1997)

Outpatient work included long-term dynamic individual and family psychotherapy with ethnically diverse children and adolescents presenting with a broad range of psychological disorders and challenging social and environmental circumstances. Provided urgent inpatient diagnostic consultation, brief psychotherapy and staff consultation for multi-problem pediatric patients in a medical hospital setting. Included long-term, intermittent work with chronically ill pediatric patients.   

First Hospital Vallejo Vallejo, CA

(September 1995 to June 1996) 

Conducted brief individual, group psychotherapy and crisis intervention with children, adolescents and adults in crisis within a psychiatric hospital setting. Provided psychodiagnostic assessment and neuropsychological screening for children and adults in collaboration with a multidisciplinary treatment team. 

Bay Area Community Resources/New Perspectives Berkeley, CA

(September 1994 to June 1995)

Provided counseling to adolescent and pre-adolescent at-risk youth in an urban public middle school setting. Conducted brief and long-term individual and group psychotherapy with ethnically diverse clients presenting with a range of emotional, behavioral and academic problems.  

Paramedic                       

Department of Public Health, City and County of S.F. San Francisco, CA

(1985-1994)  

Served as primary 911 responder for a municipal ambulance service. This included: medical triage, advanced life support and transport of the sick and injured; crisis intervention for psychiatric emergencies involving suicidal and violent patients; domestic crisis intervention and bereavement counseling; assessment and treatment of abused children and chemically dependent individuals.  

Provided behavior modification intervention for severely emotionally disturbed children in a residential group home. Coordinated and implemented a summer enrichment program of art and play therapy.  

Group Supervisor                                 

Yolo County Juvenile Hall and Probation Department Woodland, CA

(1980-1981) 

Supervised and counseled incarcerated and probated minors from an ethnically diverse background.     

Grevin, F. (1996). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, ego defense mechanisms and empathy among urban paramedics. Psychological Reports, 79, 483-495.    

ResearchExperience               

C.S.P.P., Alameda: 1993-1994                     

Clinical Dissertation: completed November 1994. Principal researcher for a quantitative study assessing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, ego defense mechanisms and empathy among urban paramedics. Chaired by Christopher Tori, Ph.D.   

University of California at Davis; 1989-1990  

Research assistant for a long-term project assessing preverbal communication between infants and mothers. Principal researchers were Linda Acredolo, Ph.D. and Susan Goodwin, Ph.D.

Contra Costa Psychological Association

REFERENCES    

Herbert A. Schreier, M.D.

Department of Psychiatry 

Children’s Hospital and Research Center  

747 52nd Street  Oakland, CA 94609

(510) 428-3357   

                                                                               

                                                                     

Elea Bernou, Ph.D.                                  

Developmental Neuropsychology                

Mount Diablo Blvd. #305

Lafayette, CA 94549

(925) 299-1056 

Lucy Watkins, Ph.D. 

Clinical Psychologist 3744

200 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Ste 318

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

(925) 944-0198

Paige Leopold, Ph.D.

Clinical Psychologist

2819 Crow Canyon Road # 219F

San Ramon, CA 94583

(925) 963-9446

drpaigeleopold@yahoo.com                                                                                                        

Phylis Kramer, Ph.D.                                                                              

Behavioral Medicine Specialist                                       

Department of Medicine Walnut Creek, CA 94596                                                                    Kaiser Permanente

(925) 906-2346 

Psychologist/Private Practitioner                                          

Private practice in Danville, CA

(925) 736-5744