The Board meets the second Friday of each month from 4pm to 6pm at TPI.  All Board meetings are open to TPI members. If you plan to attend, please let the president know ahead of time.  

Officers

President: Kyra Peyton
Vice-President: Miriam Barraza
Secretary: David Leong
Treasurer: OPEN
Board Development Chair: Coecillia Zazove
Past President: Lisa Tracy

Members-at-Large

Bita Azizi
Beverly Burch
Easa Camorongan
Judy Margulis
Vicki Melucci
Claire Shifren

Ex Officio

James Brandt, Executive Director

We believe that The Psychotherapy Institute is unique in providing a setting for clinicians from many disciplines and orientations to find common ground and a professional home.

Evaluates leadership needs of the board, promotes diversity, and recruits and mentors potential Board members. The Committee includes 3 Board and 2 non-Board members.

Committee Members:

Coecillia Zazove

Oversees the maintenance and improvement of the Institute’s building and property.

Committee Members:

OPEN

The Clinical Services Committee sets policies related to the Community Clinic and the Psychotherapy Training Program (PTP), assuring that the program follows legal and ethical requirements for training and provision of psychological care. Tasks include updating the Clinic referral list, reviewing screening and intake processes, setting fee schedule, and recruiting students and faculty. The committee is responsible for the Launching Series each year.  

Meeting Day & Time

The third Thursday of the month, 11:30 am to 12:50 pm

Members:

Christie Barringer
Susan Berger
Sandra Gaspar, Associate Director
Rachel Jenkins-Stevens, Chair
Gabe Raff

If interested in joining the Clinical Services Committee, email the committee chair, Rachel Jenkins-Stevens, racheljslcsw@gmail.com

The Curriculum Committee organizes the Didactic program for the Psychotherapy Training Program (PTP). One year, the curriculum focuses on Psychodynamic Theory; the following year, the curriculum focuses on Clinical Interventions. The committee assists the Associate Director in setting course offerings, recruiting instructors, providing instructor feedback, and integrating socio-cultural theory.  

Meeting Day & Time

The 4th Monday of the month, 12:10 pm to 1:30 pm.

Members:

Alice DiGiorgio
Sarah McCartney
Sharon Jones Nelson, Staff Therapist
Noah Oderberg
Alice Robinson, Chair
Julie Stroud, Staff Therapist
Sandra Gaspar, Associate Director

If interested in joining the Curriculum Committee, email the Chair, Alice Robinson, alice.n.robinson@gmail.com

Oversees and plans all TPI fundraising activities including TPI’s Annual Fund campaign, Legacy giving program, and fundraising events and programs throughout the year.

Committee Members:

Leslie Bell, Chair
Gabe Raff
Bill Reiss
James Brandt, Executive Director

Committee Mission

The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEI) is the advisory body for the Institute’s development and implementation of policies related to power, privilege, and belonging. The Committee addresses diversity issues, including but not limited to issues relating to race, class, ableism, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation in the Institute community and the provision of psychological services.

Meeting Date & Time

4th Friday of each month from 1-2:15 pm - first meeting in Fall 2023 on 10/27.  

Committee Members:

Eric Bottino, Co-Chair, eric@ericbottino.com
Ting-Ting Shiue, Co-Chair, tingtingshiue@gmail.com
Easa Camorongan
Rachel Rokach
Christi Baker, Staff Therapist Representative
Naomi Schiesel, Staff Therapist Representative
James Brandt, Executive Director

History of DEI

Dialogues on Difference

Resources:

Microaggressions

Link to examples of class micro aggressions

Link to examples of racial micro aggressions

Link to examples of LGBTQQI micro aggressions

Video of the "I Am Harvard" project

Diversity Bibliography

Download the Diversity Bibliography (compiled in 2014).

Supports the Institute’s continuing education (CE) program by inviting instructors to deliver CE classes, symposia and other educational events offered to Institute members and the larger clinical community. The committee is responsible for meeting the requirements of the Board of Behavioral Sciences and the Board of Psychology in developing and monitoring educational offerings.

Meeting Date & Time

The 2nd Monday of the month, 12pm – 1:30pm

Members:

Beth Pasqualina, Chair
James Brandt, Executive Director
Sandra Gaspar, Associate Director
Sierra Wilson, Administrative Coordinator

If interested in joining the Education Committee or have a referral for a possible Instructor, email the chair, Beth Pasqualina, bethpasqualinamft@gmail.com

The Group Therapy Training Program Committee supports the Group Therapy Training Program (GTTP). The committee oversees the GTTP training in group therapy and determines the didactic and experiential content of the program.  

Meeting Date and Time

The 1st Wednesday of the month, 9:50-10:50 am

Members:

Duncan Bennett, Co-Chair
Mary Ann Kassier, Co-Chair
Berne Fitzpatrick
Jamie Moran
Julia St. George
Betty Tharpe
Liz Welton
Sandra Gaspar, Associate Director

If interested in joining the GTTP Committee, email the Co-Chairs, Mary Ann Kassier maryannkassier@gmail.com, Duncan Bennett dbennettphd@gmail.com

The Leadership Committee consists of the chairs of TPI committees and the Directors of the Institute. Its purpose is to facilitate the coordination of the Institute’s training programs and community clinic.

Meeting Date and Time:

The 3rd Friday of the month, 11am - 12:15pm

Members:

Duncan Bennett, Group Therapy Training Program Committee
Eric Bottino, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
James Brandt, Executive Director
Debra Gajer, Supervision Study Program
Sandra Gaspar, Associate Director
Shira Luft, Supervisors Committee, Chair
Whitney van Nouhuys, Supervision Study Program Committee
Alice Robinson, Curriculum Committee
Rachel Jenkins-Stevens, Clinical Services Committee
Beth Pasqualina, Education Committee

Oversees and runs programs for TPI members and conducts activities to recruit and retain membership.

Committee Members:

Vicki Melucci

Reviews the performance of the Executive Director. Committee members shall represent the Institute’s major constituencies.

Committee Members:

Miriam Barraza, Chair

Supports the Psychotherapy Training Program (PTP) and assists the Associate Director to develop, oversee, evaluate, and communicate policies and standards for clinical supervision. The committee is responsible for supervisor selection and accountability and providing learning opportunities for supervisors. The committee participates in conflict resolution regarding the supervisory process including problems involving particular supervisors. (You must be a TPI supervisor to participate on this committee.)

Meeting Date and Time

The 1st Friday of the month, 1:15 pm -2:25 pm.

Members: 

Shira Luft, Chair
Laura Goldberger
Rachel Licitra
Sandra Gaspar, Associate Director

If interested in becoming a TPI supervisor and joining the committee email the Co-Chair, Shira Luft shiraluftlcsw@gmail.com

Oversees, supports, and evaluates the Supervision Training Program (STP) and ensures that the STP conforms to Institute policy, the highest standards of professional practice, and applicable laws and regulations. (You must be a TPI supervisor to serve on this committee.)

Meeting Date and Time

The 4th Wednesday of the month, 6:45-7:45 pm.

Members: 

Debra Gajer, Co-chair
Whitney van Nouhuys, Co-chair
Amy Lawrence
Marla Lev
Caroline McDowell
Noreen O'Brien
Rainbow Schwartz
Cara Zeisloft
Sandra Gaspar, Associate Director

If interested in becoming an SSP consultant and joining the committee email the Co-Chairs, Whitney van Nouhuys, wvn@wandd.com; Debra Gajer, dgajer@comcast.net