Licensed since 1989, Mary Ann Aronsohn is an experienced, compassionate, easy-to-talk-to therapist. She works with a variety of clients and life situations. She works well with families and couples, adults and adolescents, and knows that doing therapy is truly her life’s work.
Ms. Aronsohn holds a certification in Object Relations therapy, which focuses on the client’s abilities to attach to others and how that affects relationships with the self and others. Hypnotherapy is another tool that she uses for stress reduction, anxiety work, and exploration. Cognitive-behavioral work can be very helpful for depression and anxiety.
Mary Ann works in a tranquil, garden-view office space in South Pasadena. She is devoted to helping her clients develop their most authentic selves and live their lives according to their deepest values.
Education and Experience (a partial listing)
Master's Degree in Educational Psychology, 1985
Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts, 1978
Four-year Certification Course in Object Relations, 1992-1995
Certification course in Hypnotherapy, 1990
Extensive training in Collaborative Divorce, 2002-present
Twenty-one hour course in Child Custody Mediation, 2001
3-day training in Advanced Family and Divorce Conflict Resolution for Collaborative Professionals, 2007
Private practice, 1989-present
Developed and teaches CHANNELS Of Understanding, 2000-present
P.A.C.T. presenter (education for divorcing parents), 1998-present
Community Evaluator of Prior Learning, Antioch University, 1994-present
Employment at Glendale Memorial Hospital, inpatient psychiatric unit and partial hospitalization program, 1995-1996
Employment at Tidewater Psychiatric Institute, 1991
Faculty member for LACFLA Collaborative Law Training, LA, 2008 and continuing
Licensure
Marriage, Family and Child Therapist (CA #MFC24791), 1989-present.