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Cindy L. Bollman, PhD
“My experience has shown me that some people experience life as depressing with pockets of happiness, whereas others feel happiness with pockets of depression…I subscribe to the latter. Most of us have the optimism bias even if we don’t know it yet and optimism leads to success.”
I am a practicing psychologist licensed in Virginia, California and Washington D.C. with experience working with children, adolescents and adults in individual, couples, family and group therapy.
I am a psychoanalytically trained psychologist with an emphasis in early and late childhood trauma.
Office, Dr. Cindy L. Bollman
BOARD of psychology licenses
Virginia Board of Psychology – License #0810003325
California Board of Psychology – License #PSY16111
DC Board Of Psychology – PSY1000233
Professional Association/Memberships
American Psychological Association, Member
Northern Virginia Association of Clinical Psychologists, Member
National Register for Healthcare Providers
Member, Washington Center for Psychoanalysis
Master Certified RLT Coach, Relational Life Institute, 2016
Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalysis – Postdoctoral Training (one year), Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Washington Center for Psychoanalysis – Postdoctoral Training (three years), Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Washington Center for Psychoanalysis – Family and Couples
Center for Group Studies, New York – ongoing
Psychoanalytic Film Presentation: Blue Velvet
Education
University of California at Irvine – BA Clinical Psychology (cum laude)
California School of Professional Psychology, Alhambra – MA Clinical Psychology
California School of Professional Psychology, Alhambra – Ph.D., Clinical Psychology