Diana Guest, MFT, CBT - San Diego Therapist, Author, Keynote Speaker

DIANA L. GUEST,
M.F.T., C.B.T.

1767 Grand Ave. Ste. 4
Pacific Beach, CA 92109
858-274-1662

Author of:
“Where’s My Real Life?
I know I put it
somewhere.”

“People seek out therapy for a number of different reasons. Some people come because they are in emotional or physical pain. Some may have the sense that experiences from the past still affect them and influence their behavior, limiting their quality of life. Others come to address problems they are having in their relationships or to enhance the pleasures they are deriving from their relationships.

I believe strongly in the connection between our mind, body, and emotions and that all three need attending to in order to facilitate healing and create lasting change. Growth and change occur best within the safety of an authentic relationship where there is mutual trust and respect and working with the body in psychotherapy helps draw out an inner knowledge that no amount of reading or talking could ever do. Whatever your reason for seeking therapy, it should be a life enhancing experience.

I am committed to providing high quality professional care in a safe, confidential and respectful environment where new ways of relating and being in the world can be explored and experienced. My goal is to help people feel more alive and experience more pleasure, joy and love in their lives.

My special areas of training include bioenergetic analysis and EMDR with a focus on trauma, sexuality and addictions. I work with individuals, couples and groups. I am a published author and have been a keynote speaker and presented workshops at local, national and international conferences. I am available for workshops and speaking engagements.”

Profession:
Licensed marriage &
family therapist

Gender:
Female

Years in Practice: 15

Avg Cost (per session):
$100

Accepts Insurance:
I do not take insurance
as a form of payment.
I am happy to give you
a standard insurance
form for your
reimbursement.

CLIENT FOCUS

Ethnicity:
Any

Religious Orientation:
Any

Age: adolescents,
adults, elders

QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduate School:
Antioch University,
Los Angeles, CA

Year Graduated:
1991

License No. & State:
MFC31177 Ca
SPECIALTIES
Client Concerns:

Depression
Relationship with Partner
Abuse
Anxiety
Fear
Anger
Relationship with Family
Relationship with Child
Relationship with Friends/Other
Health
Career or Work
Financial
Role or Age changes
Divorce
Loss or Grief
All Addictions
Trauma: Childhood and Shock Trauma
PTSD
Sexuality Issues

Diagnosable Problems:

Anxiety/Phobia
Addictions:Substance Abuse, Sexual, Eating disorders
Dissociation
Depression/Mood
Abuse and Neglect
Personality Disorder
Impulse Control
Adjustment Disorder
Relationship issues
PTSD

TREATMENT PREFERENCES

Orientation: Humanistic, Psychodynamic,
Objection Relations

Modality: Individuals, Couples, Groups

HISTORY

Private Practice - San Diego, CA 1997-present
Psychotherapist

Providing individual, couples, and group psychotherapy in private practice setting.
Core Adjunct Faculty at National University, PSY 464 Etiology and Treatment of Sexual Addiction, PSY 480 Senior Project, PSY 626 Human Sexuality, 631B Practicum.
President of San Diego Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis.
Member of Clinical Network for Survivors of Torture International. Psychological evaluations and psychotherapy. Testify in court as expert witness.
Contracted with Vietnam Vets of San Diego Residential Treatment Center, working with clients suffering from PTSD and Addiction using EMDR (97-00) Continue to work with Vietnam Veterans on individual basis.
Group Therapist for The EYE F.I.R.S.T. Program (1997) working with sex offenders, nonprotective and nonparticipating parents, and adolescent girls.
Per Diem Therapist for Vista Hill Behavioral Health Center (97-98) Group therapy with chronically mentally ill and dual diagnosis patients in day treatment program (schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar, and chronic depression).
Member of Steering Committee that produces annual Southern California Bioenergetic Conference in San Diego, CA. (96/97)
Faculty for Southern California and San Diego Institutes for Bioenergetic Analysis (SCIBA and SDIBA).
AAMFT Supervisor/CAMFT Certified Supervisor.

Center for Community Solutions 2/98-9/00
Intern Program Coordinator (9/99-9/00)

Director of Clinical Services (2/98-9/99)
Supervise clinical staff of 17 including MSW and MFT trainees and interns working with trauma issues of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other relationship issues in adults and children. Supervision regarding AMAC and Sexual Assault, conflict resolution, boundaries, limit setting, and sexuality.
Program and training development.
Outcome and evaluations development.
Member of San Diego Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee.

Private Practice - Redondo Beach, CA 1993-1997
Psychotherapist

Providing individual therapy in areas of shock trauma, addiction, developmental trauma, sexuality, anger management, separation and individuation, intimacy, as well as more severe pathology.
Working with couples and families on a broad range of relationship issues including, negotiation, sexuality, money issues, infertility, parenting, limit setting and boundaries, domestic violence and addiction.
Facilitating groups and workshops covering a variety of topics including infertility support group, bioenergetic exercise groups designed to reduce physiological, emotional and psychological stress, workshops on couples and money, and body awareness.
Public speaking engagements included South Bay CAMFT, Health Fair, Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce, South Bay Network, Southern California Bioenergetic Conference.
Supervising of MFCC intern in private practice setting.

1736 Family Crisis Center - Redondo Beach, CA 1992-1993
South Bay Free Clinic - Redondo Beach, CA 1990-1992
Registered Intern

Provided individual, family, marital and group therapy to adults and adolescent girls on dysfunctional family issues, domestic violence, shock trauma, sexual/marital/intimacy issues, depression, severe pathology, and developmental issues.
Attended therapeutic training workshops on a variety of clinical topics.
Received individual and group supervision.
Served as representative for South Bay Free Clinic on “South Bay Council on Mental Health.”

Patricia Miya, Ph.D., MFCC Private Practice 1992-1993
Internship

Provided individual, couple, group and family therapy to adults and adolescent girls.
Led infertility group and bioenergetic exercise group designed to reduce physiological, emotional and psychological stress.
Served on Del Amo Hospital Advisory Board for Women’s Unit.

Education and Licenses:

Marriage, Family, Therapist
California State License #MFC31177

Certified Bioenergetic Analyst
Southern California Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis, Costa Mesa, CA

M.A.- Clinical Psychology
Antioch University, Marina del Rey, CA - 1991
B.S. - College of Human Resources and Family Sciences
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska - 1972

Profession Affiliations and Community Involvement:

California Association for Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
Clinical Member
Approved Supervisor (2000)

San Diego CAMFT
Clinical Member

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT)
Clinical Member
Approved Supervisor (2000)

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Network
Trained EMDR therapist, Levels I and II (1993)

International Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis (IIBA)

Southern California Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis (SCIBA)
Board of Directors: Program Director (5 yrs.), Faculty

San Diego Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis (SDIBA)
Board of Directors, President, Faculty

Presentations:

Southern California Bioenergetic Conference, Feb. 1995
San Diego, CA
Workshop: Pulsation Beneath The Surface: Interdependency in Relationships

Healthy Start Conference, March 1998
Long Beach, CA
Workshop: Intervention in Domestic Violence

CAMFT Conference, May 1998
Newport Beach, CA
Workshop: 12 Step Programs: Who, When and Why to Refer

International Bioenergetic Conference, May 1998
Arles, France
Workshop: The Recurring Fear of Passion

San Diego State University, November 1998
Masters program
Somatic Psychotherapy

Southern California Bioenergetic Conference, Feb. 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003
Arrowhead, CA
Group Process Leader

San Diego Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis
Introduction to Bioenergetics
April 1999/ June 2000/ June 2001/April 2003/June 2004

CA Assn of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Educators Conference, April 2000
San Diego, CA
Coordination of Treatment Approaches between 12-Step Programs and Eight Major Psychological Theories

American Assn of Mental Health Counselors Conference, July 2000
Boston, MA
Coordination of Tx Approaches between 12-Step Programs and 8 Major Psychological Theories

CA Society of Clinical Social Workers, June 2000
San Diego, CA
What’s the Body got to do with it? Introduction to Bioenergetic Analysis

San Diego Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis, July 2000
Workshop: Reality and Sexuality

5th International Conference on Family Violence, September 2000
San Diego, CA
No More Blinders: Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence

Western Maryland College Budapest, November 2000
Budapest, Hungary
Introduction to Etiology and Treatment of Sexual Addiction

The National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity National Conference, May 2001
Treatment of Sexual Addiction from an Object Relations Perspective

Southern California Bioenergetic Conference, February 2001
Arrowhead, CA
Workshop: The Mask of Addiction

Center for Community Solutions, March 2001
San Diego, CA
Office of Criminal Justice and Planning Training
Women and Substance Abuse

San Diego Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis, April 2001
San Diego, CA
Workshop: The Biology of Pleasure

CAMFT-North County, October 2002
Escondido, CA
Developmental Trauma vs. Shock Trauma: Treatment Implications

Southern California Bioenergetic Conference, Feb. 2003
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Workshop: Bioenergetics and Paradoxical Sexual Theory

Grossmont Union High School District, BTSA Network Meeting, May 2003
Carlsbad, CA
Stress: What’s the body got to do with it?

Southern California Bioenergetic Conference, Feb. 2004
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Minding the Body, Finding The Self
Keynote Speaker

Publications:

Parker J. & Guest D. (1999) The Clinician’s Guide to 12-Step Programs: how, when and why to refer a client, Westport, CT: Auburn House.

Parker J. & Guest D. (2001) “Individualized Alcohol/Other Drug Use Treatment: A Developmental Perspective” Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly vol. 16, 2, 75-84.

Guest, D. (2002) “Supervision: a developmental perspective” The California Therapist, vol. 14, 1, 54-6.

Guest, D & Parker, J. (2002) chp. Integration of Psychotherapy and 12-Step Programs in Sexual Addiction. In K. Adams & P. Carnes (Eds.), The Clinical Management of Sexual Addiction, Brunner-Routledge.

Guest, D. & Parker J. (2003) "INdividual sexual addiction treatment: a developmental approach, Journal of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity. vol. 10, 1, 1-12.

Guest, D. & Scheferman, H. (2004) Where’s my real life? I know I put it somewhere!

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	DIANA L. GUEST, M.F.T., C.B.T. 1767 Grand Ave. Ste. 4 Pacific Beach, CA 92109 858-274-1662 Author of: “Where’s My Real Life? I know I put it somewhere.”	“People seek out therapy for a number of different reasons. Some people come because they are in emotional or physical pain. Some may have the sense that experiences from the past still affect them and influence their behavior, limiting their quality of life. Others come to address problems they are having in their relationships or to enhance the pleasures they are deriving from their relationships. I believe strongly in the connection between our mind, body, and emotions and that all three need attending to in order to facilitate healing and create lasting change. Growth and change occur best within the safety of an authentic relationship where there is mutual trust and respect and working with the body in psychotherapy helps draw out an inner knowledge that no amount of reading or talking could ever do. Whatever your reason for seeking therapy, it should be a life enhancing experience. I am committed to providing high quality professional care in a safe, confidential and respectful environment where new ways of relating and being in the world can be explored and experienced. My goal is to help people feel more alive and experience more pleasure, joy and love in their lives. My special areas of training include bioenergetic analysis and EMDR with a focus on trauma, sexuality and addictions. I work with individuals, couples and groups. I am a published author and have been a keynote speaker and presented workshops at local, national and international conferences. I am available for workshops and speaking engagements.”
	Profession: Licensed marriage & family therapist Gender: Female Years in Practice: 15 Avg Cost (per session): $100 Accepts Insurance: I do not take insurance as a form of payment. I am happy to give you a standard insurance form for your reimbursement. CLIENT FOCUS Ethnicity: Any Religious Orientation: Any Age: adolescents, adults, elders QUALIFICATIONS: Graduate School: Antioch University, Los Angeles, CA Year Graduated: 1991 License No. & State: MFC31177 Ca	SPECIALTIES Client Concerns: Depression Relationship with Partner Abuse Anxiety Fear Anger Relationship with Family Relationship with Child Relationship with Friends/Other Health Career or Work Financial Role or Age changes Divorce Loss or Grief All Addictions Trauma: Childhood and Shock Trauma PTSD Sexuality Issues Diagnosable Problems: Anxiety/Phobia Addictions:Substance Abuse, Sexual, Eating disorders Dissociation Depression/Mood Abuse and Neglect Personality Disorder Impulse Control Adjustment Disorder Relationship issues PTSD TREATMENT PREFERENCES Orientation: Humanistic, Psychodynamic, Objection Relations Modality: Individuals, Couples, Groups

	HISTORY Private Practice - San Diego, CA 1997-present Psychotherapist Providing individual, couples, and group psychotherapy in private practice setting. Core Adjunct Faculty at National University, PSY 464 Etiology and Treatment of Sexual Addiction, PSY 480 Senior Project, PSY 626 Human Sexuality, 631B Practicum. President of San Diego Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis. Member of Clinical Network for Survivors of Torture International. Psychological evaluations and psychotherapy. Testify in court as expert witness. Contracted with Vietnam Vets of San Diego Residential Treatment Center, working with clients suffering from PTSD and Addiction using EMDR (97-00) Continue to work with Vietnam Veterans on individual basis. Group Therapist for The EYE F.I.R.S.T. Program (1997) working with sex offenders, nonprotective and nonparticipating parents, and adolescent girls. Per Diem Therapist for Vista Hill Behavioral Health Center (97-98) Group therapy with chronically mentally ill and dual diagnosis patients in day treatment program (schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar, and chronic depression). Member of Steering Committee that produces annual Southern California Bioenergetic Conference in San Diego, CA. (96/97) Faculty for Southern California and San Diego Institutes for Bioenergetic Analysis (SCIBA and SDIBA). AAMFT Supervisor/CAMFT Certified Supervisor. Center for Community Solutions 2/98-9/00 Intern Program Coordinator (9/99-9/00) Director of Clinical Services (2/98-9/99) Supervise clinical staff of 17 including MSW and MFT trainees and interns working with trauma issues of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other relationship issues in adults and children. Supervision regarding AMAC and Sexual Assault, conflict resolution, boundaries, limit setting, and sexuality. Program and training development. Outcome and evaluations development. Member of San Diego Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee. Private Practice - Redondo Beach, CA 1993-1997 Psychotherapist Providing individual therapy in areas of shock trauma, addiction, developmental trauma, sexuality, anger management, separation and individuation, intimacy, as well as more severe pathology. Working with couples and families on a broad range of relationship issues including, negotiation, sexuality, money issues, infertility, parenting, limit setting and boundaries, domestic violence and addiction. Facilitating groups and workshops covering a variety of topics including infertility support group, bioenergetic exercise groups designed to reduce physiological, emotional and psychological stress, workshops on couples and money, and body awareness. Public speaking engagements included South Bay CAMFT, Health Fair, Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce, South Bay Network, Southern California Bioenergetic Conference. Supervising of MFCC intern in private practice setting. 1736 Family Crisis Center - Redondo Beach, CA 1992-1993 South Bay Free Clinic - Redondo Beach, CA 1990-1992 Registered Intern Provided individual, family, marital and group therapy to adults and adolescent girls on dysfunctional family issues, domestic violence, shock trauma, sexual/marital/intimacy issues, depression, severe pathology, and developmental issues. Attended therapeutic training workshops on a variety of clinical topics. Received individual and group supervision. Served as representative for South Bay Free Clinic on “South Bay Council on Mental Health.” Patricia Miya, Ph.D., MFCC Private Practice 1992-1993 Internship Provided individual, couple, group and family therapy to adults and adolescent girls. Led infertility group and bioenergetic exercise group designed to reduce physiological, emotional and psychological stress. Served on Del Amo Hospital Advisory Board for Women’s Unit. *Education and Licenses:* Marriage, Family, Therapist California State License #MFC31177 Certified Bioenergetic Analyst Southern California Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis, Costa Mesa, CA M.A.- Clinical Psychology Antioch University, Marina del Rey, CA - 1991 B.S. - College of Human Resources and Family Sciences University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska - 1972 Profession Affiliations and Community Involvement: California Association for Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) Clinical Member Approved Supervisor (2000) San Diego CAMFT Clinical Member American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT) Clinical Member Approved Supervisor (2000) Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Network Trained EMDR therapist, Levels I and II (1993) International Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis (IIBA) Southern California Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis (SCIBA) Board of Directors: Program Director (5 yrs.), Faculty San Diego Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis (SDIBA) Board of Directors, President, Faculty *Presentations:* Southern California Bioenergetic Conference, Feb. 1995 San Diego, CA Workshop: Pulsation Beneath The Surface: Interdependency in Relationships Healthy Start Conference, March 1998 Long Beach, CA Workshop: Intervention in Domestic Violence CAMFT Conference, May 1998 Newport Beach, CA Workshop: 12 Step Programs: Who, When and Why to Refer International Bioenergetic Conference, May 1998 Arles, France Workshop: The Recurring Fear of Passion San Diego State University, November 1998 Masters program Somatic Psychotherapy Southern California Bioenergetic Conference, Feb. 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 Arrowhead, CA Group Process Leader San Diego Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis Introduction to Bioenergetics April 1999/ June 2000/ June 2001/April 2003/June 2004 CA Assn of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Educators Conference, April 2000 San Diego, CA Coordination of Treatment Approaches between 12-Step Programs and Eight Major Psychological Theories American Assn of Mental Health Counselors Conference, July 2000 Boston, MA Coordination of Tx Approaches between 12-Step Programs and 8 Major Psychological Theories CA Society of Clinical Social Workers, June 2000 San Diego, CA What’s the Body got to do with it? Introduction to Bioenergetic Analysis San Diego Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis, July 2000 Workshop: Reality and Sexuality 5th International Conference on Family Violence, September 2000 San Diego, CA No More Blinders: Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence Western Maryland College Budapest, November 2000 Budapest, Hungary Introduction to Etiology and Treatment of Sexual Addiction The National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity National Conference, May 2001 Treatment of Sexual Addiction from an Object Relations Perspective Southern California Bioenergetic Conference, February 2001 Arrowhead, CA Workshop: The Mask of Addiction Center for Community Solutions, March 2001 San Diego, CA Office of Criminal Justice and Planning Training Women and Substance Abuse San Diego Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis, April 2001 San Diego, CA Workshop: The Biology of Pleasure CAMFT-North County, October 2002 Escondido, CA Developmental Trauma vs. Shock Trauma: Treatment Implications Southern California Bioenergetic Conference, Feb. 2003 Lake Arrowhead, CA Workshop: Bioenergetics and Paradoxical Sexual Theory Grossmont Union High School District, BTSA Network Meeting, May 2003 Carlsbad, CA Stress: What’s the body got to do with it? Southern California Bioenergetic Conference, Feb. 2004 Lake Arrowhead, CA Minding the Body, Finding The Self Keynote Speaker *Publications:* Parker J. & Guest D. (1999) The Clinician’s Guide to 12-Step Programs: how, when and why to refer a client, Westport, CT: Auburn House. Parker J. & Guest D. (2001) “Individualized Alcohol/Other Drug Use Treatment: A Developmental Perspective” Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly vol. 16, 2, 75-84. Guest, D. (2002) “Supervision: a developmental perspective” The California Therapist, vol. 14, 1, 54-6. Guest, D & Parker, J. (2002) chp. Integration of Psychotherapy and 12-Step Programs in Sexual Addiction. In K. Adams & P. Carnes (Eds.), The Clinical Management of Sexual Addiction, Brunner-Routledge. Guest, D. & Parker J. (2003) "INdividual sexual addiction treatment: a developmental approach, Journal of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity. vol. 10, 1, 1-12. Guest, D. & Scheferman, H. (2004) Where’s my real life? I know I put it somewhere! 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