Curriculum Vitae

Jenny C. Yip, Psy.D.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

2010 – Present	Chair, LA County Psychological Association (LACPA) Membership Committee 17277 Ventura Blvd, Suite 202, Encino, CA 91316
2009 – Present	**Executive Director, Strategic Cognitive Behavioral Institute – Renewed Freedom Center for Rapid Anxiety Relief** 1849 Sawtelle Blvd., Suite 680, Los Angeles, CA 90025
2008	Guest Speaker, Dr. Laura Berman Radio Show “BDD and Addiction to Plastic Surgery”
2007	Clinical Consultant, Night and Day Pictures “Ball Don’t Lie” (Film)
2006 – Present	Training Director, Mind Development Center 1192 Suncast Lane, Suite 8, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
2006	Clinical Consultant, Connecting with Kids Network (Discovery TV) “Treatment of Anxiety Disorders”
2006 – 2009	Director, Strategic Cognitive Behavioral Institute for Anxiety 11633 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 306, Los Angeles, CA 90049
2004 – Present	Director of Education, Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders, Inc. 921 Westwood Blvd., Suite 223, Los Angeles, CA 90024
2001 – 2002	Adjunct Professor, Northern Virginia Community College Alexandria Campus Humanities & Social Sciences Division
2001 – 2002	Clinical Instructor, Educational Connections, Inc. 2809 Marshall Lake Drive, Oakton, VA 22124
1997 – 2000	Visuo-Cognitive Therapist, The Vision & Conceptual Development Center 2440 Virginia Avenue, N.W., Suite D102, Washington, DC 20037

PRESENTATIONS & TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2010	I Can Beat the OCD Monster! International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF) 17th Annual Conference Washington, DC
2010	Understanding How OCD Manifests in Children to Improve Family Interactional Patterns International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF) 17th Annual Conference Washington, DC
2010	The Mindful Way to OCD Recovery – Mindfulness-Based Behavioral Therapy World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (WCBCT) Boston, MA
2010	Learn the Effective Strategies to Control Your Panic Attacks Rather than Letting It Control You World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (WCBCT) Boston, MA
2010	Tools for Working with Students Suffering from Anxiety California Association of Independent Schools (CAISCA) Southern Regional Meeting North Hollywood, CA
2010	Intensive Treatment for Severe OCD: How Far Do You Go? Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) 30th Annual Conference Baltimore, MD
2010	Crucial Strategies for Successful Child OCD Treatment within the Family Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) 30th Annual Conference Baltimore, MD
2009	Tools for Successfully Working with Students Suffering from Anxiety Santa Clarita Valley International Charter School Valencia, CA
2009	The Mindful Way to OCD Recovery – Mindfulness-Based Behavioral Therapy International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF) 16th Annual Conference Minneapolis, MN
2009	Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Co-Morbid Conditions International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF) 16th Annual Conference Minneapolis, MN
2009	Effective Marketing Strategies LA County Psychological Association (LACPA) Presentation for Newly Licensed Psychologists Encino, CA
2009	De-Stress Your Lifestyle Booz Allen Hamilton Health Fair Los Angeles, CA
2009	The Effects of Hormonal Imbalances on OCD Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) 29th Annual Conference Albuquerque, NM
2009	Treating OCD with Mindfulness-Based Behavioral Therapy (MBBT) Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) 29th Annual Conference Albuquerque, NM
2009	OCD and Eating Disorders: Treating the Underlying Cycle of Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) 29th Annual Conference Albuquerque, NM
2009	It’s Not Necessarily ADHD! Understanding Inattention in Children California Association of Independent Schools (CAISCA) Northern Regional Meeting Oakland, CA
2008	Involving Family Members in the Treatment of OCD in Children and Adolescents International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF) 15th Annual Conference Boston, MA
2008	Hormonal Imbalances and OCD International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF) 15th Annual Conference Boston, MA
2008	Understanding Inattention within the Anxious/OCD Child California Association of Independent Schools (CAISCA) Southern Regional Meeting North Hollywood, CA
2008	Diagnosing and Treating BDD: Use of the Crooked Mirror Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) 28th Annual Conference Savannah, GA
2008	Comorbidity of OCD and Anorexia: Treating Related Rituals Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) 28th Annual Conference Savannah, GA
2007	The Inattentive Child Workshop, Crossroads School For Arts & Sciences, Roth Hall Santa Monica, CA
2007	Mindfulness-Based Behavioral Therapy (MBBT) for OCD Obsessive Compulsive Foundation (OCF) 14th Annual Conference The Woodlands, TX
2007	Eating Disorders Panel Obsessive Compulsive Foundation (OCF) 14th Annual Conference The Woodlands, TX
2007	Mindfulness-Based Behavioral Therapy (MBBT) for Severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Improves Therapy Outcome for People who were Previously Unresponsive to Traditional Interventions Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare, & Society 5th Annual Conference Worcester, MA
2006	Integrating Family Members in the Treatment of OCD in Children and Adolescents Obsessive Compulsive Foundation (OCF) 13th Annual Conference Atlanta, GA
2006	OC Spectrum Disorders: Impulsivity vs. Compulsivity Obsessive Compulsive Foundation (OCF) 13th Annual Conference Atlanta, GA
2006	Using Interoceptive Exposure to Treat Panic Attacks Comorbid with Other Anxiety Disorders Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) 26th Annual Conference Miami, FL
2006	Comorbidity of OCD and Eating Disorders and its Implication to Treatment Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) 26th Annual Conference Miami, FL
2006	Using the Crooked Mirror Externalization Therapy in the Treatment of BDD Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) 26th Annual Conference Miami, FL
2005	Using Interoceptive Exposure to Treat Panic Attacks Comorbid with Other Anxiety Disorders Iris Cantor – UCLA Women’s Health Center Los Angeles, CA
2005	Using Interoceptive Exposure to Treat Panic Attacks Comorbid with Other Anxiety Disorders Psychophysiology of Panic Attacks 3rd Annual International Conference Philadelphia, PA
2005	Family Involvement in Children and Adolescents with OCD and its Treatment Obsessive Compulsive Foundation (OCF) 12th Annual Conference San Diego, CA
2003	Proposed Guidelines for the Family Treatment of OCD in Children and Adolescents Pacific Clinics – Annual Intern Research Colloquium Pasadena, CA
2005	Healthy Family Interactions University of Hong Kong
2001	Differential Diagnosis in PTSD versus other Anxiety Disorders University of Hong Kong
2001	Effective Positive Parenting University of Hong Kong

PUBLICATIONS

Gorbis E, O’Neill J, Molnar C, Yip JC, Sterner J, Kitchen K, Saxena S. Mindfulness-Based Behavioral Therapy (MBBT) for Severe Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Manuscript submitted for publication to Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry.

Gorbis E, O’Neill J, Yip JC, Saxena S. Mindfulness-Based Behavioral Therapy (MBBT) for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Manuscript submitted for publication to Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Yip JC. (2010). THE TAO – Mindfulness-Based CBT. The Los Angeles Psychologist, (Summer).

Yip JC. (2009). Understanding the Underlying Triggers of OCD in Children. The Los Angeles Psychologist, (Summer).

Yip JC, Paxson S. (2009). ADHD? Anxiety? Giftedness? Inattention in the classroom: Ending the pattern of destructive misdiagnosis. CAISCA Faculty Newsletter, (Late Spring).

Yip JC. (2008). It’s Not Necessarily ADHD. CAISCA Faculty Newsletter, (Late Spring).

Gorbis E, Yip JC. (2007). State of Affairs in the World of BDD. OCD Newsletter.

Gorbis E, Yip JC. (2006). Training Parents to Become Therapist. OCD Newsletter, 20(2).

Gorbis E, Yip JC. (2006). OCD and Anorexia. OCD Newsletter, 20(3).

Gorbis E, Yip JC. Bringing Out the Hidden – Self-Image Externalization Protocol (SIEP): Therapist Protocol for CBT Treatment of BDD.

Yip JC. Strategic Approaches: OCD and the Family.

Yip JC. Overcoming Anxiety Strategically: Clinician and Patient Perspectives.

Gorbis E, Yip JC. OCD and PTSD Interplay.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

2007 – Present	Crooked Mirror Externalization Therapy vs. Mirror Retraining for Body Dysmorphic Disorder Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders, Inc., Los Angeles, CA Research Associate, charged with supervising various research protocols in the treatment of pediatric OCD.
2005 – Present	Long Term Gains Maintenance: Relapse Prevention Program of the Three-Week Intensive Treatment Model for Intractable OCD Cases Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders, Inc., Los Angeles, CA Research Associate, charged with overseeing various research protocols in the treatment of OCD.
2005 – Present	Three-Week Intensive Treatment Program for Pediatric OCD Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders, Inc., Los Angeles, CA Research Associate, charged with supervising various research protocols in the treatment of pediatric OCD.
2004 – Present	A Pilot Study of Three-Week Intensive Program Model for Intractable OCD Cases Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders, Inc., Los Angeles, CA Research Associate, charged with participation in various research protocols in the treatment of OCD.
2001 – 2005	An Integrated Approach for the Family Treatment of OCD in Children and Adolescents Argosy University – Washington, DC Campus Chair: Patrice A. Alvarado, Ph.D. Member: Charles S. Mansueto, Ph.D. Dissertation, Development of a coherent model of family therapy integrating strategic paradoxical techniques with cognitive-behavioral therapy to guide treatment for OCD in children and adolescents.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2010	6th Tri-Annual World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Boston, MA An international forum that provides an opportunity for cognitive and behavior researchers and clinicians to meet, discuss common problems, exchange ideas, and further develop the science of evidence based cognitive and behavioral treatments.
2010	CA Psychological Association (CPA) Leadership & Advocacy Conference Sacramento, CA Advocacy training and lobbying of state legislators regarding issues affecting psychology and mental health.
	Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) Annual Conferences
2010	30th Annual Conference Baltimore, MD
2009	29th Annual Conference Albuquerque, NM
2008	28th Annual Conference Savannah, GA
2006	26th Annual Conference Miami, FL A national forum focused exclusively on the research, diagnosis, and treatment of anxiety disorders and comorbid illnesses.
2005	3rd Annual International Conference on Psychophysiology of Panic Attacks Philadelphia, PA An international forum that explores the psychological and physiological diversity of panic disorder, and investigates a variety of perspectives on the nature and treatment of panic attacks.
	International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF) Annual Conferences
2010	17th Annual Conference Washington, DC
2009	16th Annual Conference Minneapolis, MN
2008	15th Annual Conference Boston, MA
2007	14th Annual Conference The Woodlands, TX
2006	13th Annual Conference Atlanta, GA
2005	12th Annual Conference San Diego, CA
2003	10th Annual Conference Nashville, TN
2001	8th Annual Conference Denver, CO A national forum where prominent OCD researchers introduce their latest theories and research findings about the causes and treatments of OCD and OC Spectrum Disorders.
2002	MILES (Mental Illness & Law Enforcement Systems) 12th Annual Conference Los Angeles, CA A conference consisting of law enforcement and mental healthcare professionals educating, improving, and expanding services to people with mental illness and their families.
2002	Latino Behavioral Health Institute 8th Annual Conference Los Angeles, CA Workshops and presentations that address education and training, public policy, research, administration, mental health, substance abuse, and clinical services related to the Latino community.
2001	The Trichotillomania Learning Center Conference Washington, DC A conference designed to provide both psychoeducation for mental health professionals and support for trichotillomania patients.
2000	Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders Washington, DC A conference aimed at improving the identification, prevention, and treatment of developmental and learning disorders.

SUPERVISED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

2003 – 2004	Post-Doctoral Fellow, CBT Associates, California Supervisor: Tanya Vapnik, Ph.D.
2002 – 2003	Doctoral Clinical Psychology Intern, Pacific Clinics, Community Mental Health Agency, California Supervisors: Glenn Masuda, Ph.D., Arthur Meisner, Ph.D.
2000 – 2001	Psychology Extern, Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, Maryland Director / Supervisor: Charles S. Mansueto, Ph.D.
1999 – 2000	Psychology Extern, Phoenix Center: Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Maryland Supervisor: Susan Cecere, Ph.D.

EDUCATION & BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

	Licensed Clinical Psychologist License #22024, State of California California Board of Psychology
	Doctoral of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology Argosy University – Washington, DC Campus Program – Clinical Psychology, APA accredited
	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology The George Washington University Program – Columbian School of Arts and Sciences Honor Societies – PHI ETA SIGMA; PSI CHI

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

2010 – Present	California Psychological Association (CPA)
2008 – Present	Los Angeles County Psychological Association (LACPA)
2005 – Present	Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
2004 – Present	Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
2001 – Present	International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF)
1997 (Elected)	PSI CHI
1995 – Present	American Psychological Association (APA)

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