Core Faculty

Barbara Lipinski, PhD, JD, is Chair of the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology (PsyD). She earned her doctorate from the University of Southern California in Counseling Psychology, Jurist Doctorate from the Southern California Institute of Law, MA in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in Marriage, Family, and Child Therapy at the University of California, and her BSW from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois. Prior to coming to Antioch, she was Director of Graduate Programs in Psychology at California Lutheran University, and taught at Pacifica Graduate Institute for over twelve years serving as Core Faculty, Chair, Director of Clinical Training, and Research Coordinator.

Dr. Lipinski’s interests bridge the areas of law and psychology, specifically in forensic psychology including police psychology, domestic violence and child abuse, therapeutic jurisprudence, restorative justice, and conflict resolution. She is dedicated to advancing social justice through clinical psychological practice and has been in practice since 1985, working with trauma survivors, victims of violent crime, and law enforcement professionals. In addition to developing and/or conducting diversion programs in driving under the influence, burglary, shoplifting, insufficient funds, and traffic offenses, her grant work has centered on rehabilitation of juvenile offenders, recidivism reduction for mentally ill adult offenders, and the prevention of violence against women.

Dr. Lipinski is a clinical member of the American Psychological Association (APA), lifetime clinical member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT), life fellow of the American College of Forensic Examiners (ACFE), member of the Santa Barbara County Psychological Association (SBCPA), and the Ventura County Psychological Association (VCPA), and associate member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), Los Angeles County Bar Association, and Ventura County Bar Association. She is a California licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (1985) and licensed psychologist (1998).

Steven Kadin, PhD, ABPP, received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the California Graduate School of Family Psychology in San Rafael, CA, now Argosy University, and completed a postdoctoral internship with specialized training in assessment and treatment of marital distress, and solution-focused treatment approaches. He is licensed both as a psychologist and a Marriage and Family Therapist. In addition, he is board certified in couple and family psychology with the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). Dr. Kadin maintains a private practice in San Luis Obispo, and has over 30 years experience in working with individuals, couples, and families. His research interests include men and gender, and factors promoting healthy relationships.

Dr. Kadin is a member of the American Psychological Association, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, California Psychological Association, and the Central Coast Psychological Association.

Juliet Rohde-Brown, PhD, is the Director of Practicum in the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology (PsyD). She earned her doctorate from Fielding Graduate University and her MA from Pepperdine University. Dr. Rohde-Brown developed curriculum and taught for Brooks Institute of Photography in the areas of psychology and philosophy. In 2005, she became an adjunct faculty member at AUSB and in 2007 joined the core faculty, and served as Interim Director of Training. Her clinical work has included psychiatric and neurologically injured in-patient populations, individual psychotherapy clients, and hypnotherapy clients. She has been involved in clinical work at the Jung Institute of Los Angeles as well.

She has written on the role of spiritual practice and forgiveness in divorce adjustment and her theoretical orientation is integrative. Dr. Rohde-Brown is the author of Imagine Forgiveness: A Guide for Creating a Joyful Future (2010). She is a member of APA and an affiliate of several divisions including Humanistic Psychology, Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence, and Psychology and the Arts.

Ryan Sharma, PsyD, is the Director of Clinical Training (DCT) in the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology (PsyD). He received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver and his masters in Clinical Psychology with Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. In addition to teaching courses on psychopathology and evidence-based treatments, Dr. Sharma specializes in multicultural psychology and examines the influence of identity and ethnic identity development, cultural and ethnic factors in clinical treatment, the oppression of racial and sexual minorities, and Buddhism and personal identity.  

Dr. Sharma also holds clinical specialties in behavioral and cognitive-behavioral treatments for anxiety disorders such as panic disorder, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and generalized anxiety. His treatment focus includes exposure and response prevention and acceptance and commitment therapy, which emphasize the use of mindfulness in the healing approach. Academically, Dr. Sharma strives to help training clinicians integrate the science of psychology with the practice of psychology, supported by on-going clinical and self evaluation.

Adjunct Faculty

Allen Bishop, PhD, has served as a core faculty member, Department Chair, and Accreditation Liaison Officer at Pacifica Graduate Institute for over 15 years. He is a licensed psychologist and certified psychoanalyst. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship in child psychoanalytic treatment at Reiss-Davis Child Study Center. Dr. Bishop is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis (ICP). His research interests center on the intersection of music, psychoanalytic treatment and creativity.

Katherine Burrelsman, PsyD, received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Santa Barbara in 2009. She is completing her post-doctoral experience and has held her license as a California Marriage and Family Therapist since 2005. Dr. Burrelsman has worked in the mental health field in Santa Barbara since 2000, working with chronically mentally ill adults for seven years at the non-profit agency, Phoenix of Santa Barbara. Dr. Burrelsman gained her doctoral practicum experience with the Access Crisis Line team at CARES in Santa Barbara and completed her pre-doctoral internship at Vista Del Mar Hospital, a private psychiatric facility in Ventura. She is currently on staff with Emergency Psychiatric Services at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara. Dr. Burrelsman is a member of CAMFT, APA, CPA, and the Santa Barbara County Psychological Association.

Peter Claydon, PhD, was born in India and raised in England. He graduated from the University of Leicester with honors in Psychology and minors in Astronomy and Sociology. Peter was later awarded a Fulbright and NATO scholarship to study abroad in the United States and he earned his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) in 1982.

Dr. Claydon has been in a private practice in Santa Barbara since 1984 while directing the Alcohol and Drug Program at UCSB from 1979 to 1989. In 1996, he founded the Santa Barbara Youth Project for underprivileged or at-risk children. Dr. Claydon’s private practice is full time in Santa Barbara and Solvang. His clinical interests, like his theoretical orientation, are eclectic. He has also taught at UCSB and City College Adult Education Programs.

Bella DePaulo, PhD received her doctorate degree from Harvard in 1979.  She is a social psychologist with areas of expertise in the psychology of deceiving and detecting deceit, and in the place of people who are single in society and in science. She is the author of several books and more than 100 scholarly publications. For more than twenty years, Dr. DePaulo taught graduate students and undergraduates at the University of Virginia. She has also taught at UC Santa Barbara and at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Dr. DePaulo has served as the dissertation advisor for numerous graduate students, and has advised and mentored many undergraduates. She has also led workshops.

Dr. DePaulo is the recipient of a number of honors and awards, such as the James McKeen Cattell Award and the Research Scientist Development Award, and has served in various leadership positions in professional organizations. Dr. DePaulo has also served on the editorial boards of ten scientific journals. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Academy of Education, and a variety of other agencies and foundations.

Ann Marie Donnelly, PhD, earned an MA in Clinical Psychology from the University of Barcelona, Spain, and an MA and PhD in Psychology from UCLA, where she began her graduate work as a Fulbright Scholar. Post graduation, she was involved in research at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, and her internship was in the field of forensics. She became licensed to practice Psychology in California in 1990; and in 1992 she became licensed as a Clinical Psychologist in the US territory of Guam, where she served as a Police Psychologist, for the Guam Police Department.

Dr. Donnelly has maintained a private practice since 1993, and has taught seminars on occupational issues and employee relations. Most recently, she has worked as a Psychologist for the California Youth Authority and the State of California Division of Parole. She is an associate member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and a member of the Santa Barbara County Psychological Association.

Jody Eng, PhD, received her MA and PhD in Psychology with an emphasis in Clinical Psychology. She also attained an MBA, B.A. in English, and MA in Education. Dr. Eng brings a unique approach to the practice of psychology and a commitment to the concept of lifelong education. Her doctoral research involved assessing the impact of music on some cognitive processes drawing upon her training in neuropsychology.

Her professional background includes working in a private practice where she assesses learning disorders, brain functioning, and psychological adjustment. In addition, her practice focuses upon facilitating enhanced productivity for artists. Besides her practice, she has been teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level for a number of academic institutions.

Lisa Firestone, PhD, received her PhD from the California School of Professional Psychology in 1991. Since 1987, she has been involved in clinical training and applied research in suicide and violence. In collaboration with Dr. Robert Firestone, her studies resulted in the development of the Firestone Assessment of Self-Destructive Thoughts (FAST), the FASI, and Firestone Assessment of Violent Thoughts (FAVT), and the FAVT- A (for adolescents).

She has been a practicing clinical psychologist in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles for the last 20 years and works as the Director of Research and Education at The Glendon Association. Dr. Firestone has published numerous peer reviewed articles, and is the co-author of Sex and Love in Intimate Relationships (2006), Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice (2002), and Creating a Life of Meaning and Compassion: The Wisdom of Psychotherapy (2003).

Dr. Firestone is a much requested presenter at national and international conferences in the areas of couple relations, parenting, and suicide and violence prevention Dr. Firestone is the Senior Editor for the psychological website for the public www.psychalive.org and she is a regular blogger on Psychology Today and the Huffington Post.

Kirsten Gabriel, PhD, received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia, where her research focused on trauma, posttraumatic stress, and mindfulness. She conducted research and clinical practice in the Trauma Recovery Programs at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Gabriel also worked in Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of Maine and University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Currently, she works in Counseling Services at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Gabriel supervises graduate students, coordinates the Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy group programs, and directs the Stress Management Peer Office. She continues her work with veterans and their families by providing clinical services, outreach, consultation, and training to the University and Santa Barbara communities on relevant issues. Dr. Gabriel also maintains a private practice in Santa Barbara.

Dr. Gabriel is a licensed psychologist in both California and Nevada and is a Registrant with the National Register for Health Service Providers in Psychology. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher and a certified Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, California Psychological Association, Santa Barbara County Psychological Association, and the International Association of Yoga Therapists. She enjoys integrating her practice and teaching of psychology and yoga.

Elisa A. Gottheil, PhD, started teaching at Antioch University Santa Barbara in 2009. Her love for teaching stems from her early formation as a trainer of trainers in the Adult Learning modality. The years she spent as a trainer, assisting professionals with their personal development and organizational skills, between 1994 and 2000, led her to further commit to the field of psychology. She went on to attain a doctoral degree in clinical psychology in 2007 from Pacifica Graduate Institute.

In addition, Dr. Gottheil has developed clinical expertise in the field of drugs and alcohol. She has been working with addicted teens and adults since 2001. Since 2003 she has been involved in performing forensic evaluations of juveniles (in the Juvenile Justice system and adults in the Child Welfare system). In this environment she has developed an expertise in identifying fetal alcohol spectrum disorders as well as training others on the topic since 2004. She has also been teaching various courses at the Alcohol and Drugs Certification program at Santa Barbara City College, for the last five years.

Dr Gottheil has published her research in the field of spirituality; therapeutic narratives to spiritual images. She hopes to dedicate herself fully to teaching and training in her areas of research and expertise.

Arthur Turi Honegger, PhD, received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, San Francisco in 2007. He completed his predoctoral internship at Stanford University and his postdoctoral fellowship with University of San Francisco. His research interests have focused on normative gender attitudes, behavior, and their clinical impact on individuals.

Prior to his graduate degree, he had worked for seven years in activity therapy with adolescent and chronically mentally ill populations in Santa Cruz and San Francisco. During that time he conducted many staff trainings on verbal and physical interventions for verbally aggressive and violent patient behaviors. While completing his doctoral studies, he worked as a crisis specialist and shift leader assessing psychiatric emergencies at Marin General Hospital. He has extensive experience assessing dangerousness in hospital populations as well as treatment and crisis interventions with university populations.

Since 2008, Dr. Honegger has been a Clinical Psychologist and the Consultation Coordinator at University of California, Santa Barbara. He established and maintains a satellite counseling service office that provides mental health treatment to graduate students and specialty cases. He supervises interns in psychodynamic process group psychotherapy for graduate students and supervises interns in consultation work while also coordinating and providing consultation services on the UCSB campus.

Part of his professional philosophy involves maintaining a balance in his work duties that integrates learning, doing, and teaching. He finds that this balance allows him to maintain curiosity about his patients and supervisees such that he can be as effective as possible. Similarly he finds that balance in his personal life requires exploring physical pursuits like trail running, carpentry, stone work, and kayaking to offset the intellectual and emotional demands of working in clinical psychology.

Christopher J. Howard, PsyD, earned his Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University. For the past several years he has conducted neuropsychological evaluations for the juvenile court and has maintained an active private practice integrating findings from psychoneuroimmunology and behavioral neuroscience. His current research interests include Vicarious Traumatization among health-care providers, Neurobiological Correlates of Partner Abusive Men, and Evidence Based Neurotherapy for Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. As a provider he is both grounded and compassionate- drawing from a life rich in experiences. He remains an avid surfer and practitioner of judo.

Karen Lehman, PhD, earned her doctorate in Child Clinical Psychology from the University of Washington in Seattle, WA in 1996, where her research interests were in the areas of parenting skills and body image.  She completed her APA pre-doctoral internship at Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu specializing in the treatment of families and children, with a particular emphasis on assessment, therapy for eating disorders, divorce and trauma.

Dr. Lehman completed her Post-Doctoral work at Kapi'olani Child Protection Center, also in Honolulu, which utilized a multi-disciplinary team approach to assess and treat children who had been abused and traumatized, and provided parenting assistance to caregivers and foster parents.  She currently treats adults, children, couples and families in her Private Practice in Santa Barbara, utilizing a combination of Cognitive-Behavioral, Family Systems, and Depth-oriented therapies. Dr. Lehman is a member of the American Psychological Association, the California Psychological Association, and the Santa Barbara County Psychological Association where she serves on the Disaster Response Committee and has been elected as Secretary of the Board of Directors. She is also on the Advisory Board for First Five of Santa Barbara County.

Scott McCann, PhD, has been an adjunct faculty member at Antioch since 1985.  He currently teaches human sexuality and grant writing, and has taught courses on social service administration, fundraising, and research methods at Antioch. He is the Director of Health Education for the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, and teaches human sexuality at Santa Barbara City College. He has worked in the fields of special education, reproductive health, and human service administration for over 30 years. He has published numerous articles, curricula and videos, and presented at national and international conferences, including the World Congress of Sexology, the American Psychological Association, and the American Public Health Association. He is a nationally recognized trainer and consultant in the fields of sexuality education for people with disabilities, Latino peer outreach, and comprehensive youth development.

Denise Mock, PhD, received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, Fresno in 1999. She completed her post doctoral fellowship in clinical psychology at McGill University’s Montreal General Hospital site with specialized training in short term psychodynamic interventions, crisis intervention and chemical dependency. She is currently in private practice specializing in mood and anxiety disorders in adolescent and adult populations. She has extensive experience working with behavioral disorders in adolescents and assessing dangerousness in forensic populations. Dr. Mock is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Central Coast Psychological Association.

Roger N. Moss PhD, is currently Professor of Psychology at California State University Northridge since 1968 and currently an Adjunct Faculty at AUSB. He had an active private practice from 1974-2004. He has sailed around the world four times on Semester-At-Sea, serving as Visiting Professor and Counselor for the students and faculty. He was a consultant to the Navajo (Dine) Nation and Jicarilla Apache Tribe. He served as Invited Interim Director at the USPH Hospital, Tuba City AZ. At CSUN he was Co-Founder of the following: American Indian Studies Program, Interdisciplinary Study of Human Sexuality, Multicultural Psychological Association and The Deaf Studies Major.

Albert J. Munoz-Flores, PsyD, earned his doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology degree at Phillips Graduate Institute, where he specialized in Forensic psychology. Dr. Munoz-Flores completed a one year APA accredited pre-doctoral psychology internship in clinical psychology at Casa Pacifica, a residential treatment center for children and adolescents in Camarillo, California. Dr. Munoz-Flores also completed a one year post doctoral fellowship in Chemical Dependency at Tarzana Treatment Center, Tarzana, California.

Dr. Munoz-Flores is currently a School Based and Outpatient bilingual staff therapist at Child & Family Center, Santa Clarita, California, providing mental health services to children, adolescents and Latino families. Dr. Munoz-Flores professional interest is in providing family therapy and parenting education to monolingual Spanish speaking Latino families in a community mental health setting.

Elizabeth Plummer, PhD, received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. After completing a post doctoral fellowship at Tarzana Treatment Centers, she worked as a consulting psychologist and the assistant director of Tarzana’s intern training program. In 2005 Dr. Plummer was appointed Director of the Dual Diagnosis Treatment Program at Sanctuary Psychiatric Centers of Santa Barbra where she worked until she opened her private practice.

Dr. Plummer is a licensed psychologist in the state of California and a nationally certified Clinical Practitioner of Psychodrama. She has taught psychodrama since 2005 and has presented at conferences around the country including the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology, The National Drama Therapy Association, The American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama, CAMFT, and The Northern California Group Psychotherapy Society. Dr. Plummer is a member of APA, NCGSP, ASGPP, and the Santa Barbara County Psychological Association where she serves as chairman of the continuing education committee.

Gary R. Rick, PhD, is a licensed psychologist with a PhD from the University of Southern California and Bachelor’s degree from UCLA. During the past 25 years, Dr. Rick has been increasingly involved in forensic psychology completing several hundred child custody evaluations as well as work on criminal, dependency, and civil cases. Dr. Rick has also been the clinical director of hospital based programs for adolescents and substance abusers. He has been a consultant to the California Youth Authority, the Los Angeles Unified School District, and was a staff psychologist at Camarillo State Hospital. He is a past president of the Ventura Psychological Association and has a private practice in Ventura. Dr. Rick has published articles on treatment of children in custody cases, behavior analysis, and psychopathology.

Frank Rust, PhD, graduated with a PhD from the University of California Santa Barbara, Magna Cum Laude in 1985 with an emphasis on Developmental Psychology, and has been an Adjunct Faculty Member at AUSB since 1992. He currently teaches Statistics at the Division of Nursing at California State University in Dominguez Hills, CA, as well as Psychology at the Santa Barbara City College. Dr. Rust has been involved with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Department of Health and Human Services, USA since 1993. Widely published, Dr. Rust has been also been invited to participate in presentations and lectures with public health agencies, hospitals and universities

Henry V. Soper, PhD, received his doctorate from the University of Connecticut in Experimental (Physiological) Psychology and then completed a second doctoral program in Clinical Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He worked at the Brain Research Institute at UCLA, taught neuroanatomy at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, and was a staff psychologist at Camarillo State Hospital, all the while conducting research on epilepsy, higher cortical functioning, autism, ADHD, and in other areas and publishing many abstracts, articles, and chapters in the areas of basic and clinical neuropsychology. He has also served as a “professor” of photography in the graduate school at Brooks Institute and he was the first national women’s rugby coach. He is currently a member of the full faculty at the Fielding Graduate University, the Director of the Neuropsychology Concentration there, and the Director of the Developmental Neuropsychology Laboratory in Ventura. He is on the editorial board of Applied Neuropsychology and is a Fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology. He is a member of Sigma Xi and Psychonomic Science honorary societies.

Richard F. Sperling, JD, is an attorney and mediator. He has a full-time family law and mediation practice with offices in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree from California State University Northridge in Political Science where he has taught business law, civil rights, real property, and consensual dispute resolution. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, Washington, with specialties in family law and civil rights. He is a Professor of Law at the Southern California Institute of Law, where he teaches Family Law and Community Property. He is a certified mediator with extensive mediation and collaborative law experience. Mr. Sperling's interests bridge the areas of law and consensual dispute mediation, and specifically the use of mediation to resolve high conflict legal matters, particularly family law disputes. He has served as a part-time judge in Los Angeles County.  He is an avid sailor.

Salvador D. Treviño, PhD, received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California. In addition to maintaining a private practice in Santa Barbara, he works as a family therapist and as Clinical Psychologist Intern for Santa Barbara County Alcohol, Drugs, and Mental Health Services-Children’s Clinic where he sees monolingual Spanish speaking patients exclusively. He lectured extensively on the theory and practice of family therapy when he was a member of the adjunct faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute.

Michelle Villegas, PPS, MSW, obtained her Master's Degree in Social Work from California State University, Sacramento. Concurrently, she received her Pupil Personnel Services Credential. Her theoretical perspectives include a systems and cognitive-behavioral approach to treatment. Currently, she is in private practice. She has been teaching at Antioch for approximately 3 years. She has been a guest lecturer at UCSB's Orfalea Children Center. Her other work experience has included working for child welfare services, residential treatment settings for abused children and pregnant and parenting teens, adoptions, school based counseling, and domestic violence.

Michelle has served as the Vice-President of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Santa Barbara Chapter and the advisory board for the Children and Families Commission of Santa Barbara. She is also a member of the Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and the Association for Play Therapy.

Randy Wood, PhD, is a licensed Psychologist in California since 1982. He graduated from Nova (Southeastern) University in Florida, completed his post-doctoral fellowship at the Las Vegas Mental Health Center, and then completed an 18 month contract for the Department of Health Services on Grand Cayman Island, BWI. He moved to California in 1981, was a staff psychologist at Camarillo State Hospital for 5 years, and then started a private practice which continues in Ventura. In addition, Dr. Wood has been the Director of an adolescent boys group home, the Living and Learning Center, for the past 20 years. He has been on the staff of Aurora Vista del Mar Hospital since 1990, and currently serves as the clinical supervisor for psychology trainees obtaining experience in an inpatient setting.