Diana W. Shulman, Ph.D

1416 Westwood Blvd, Suite 208
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Phone: (310) 474-4053
Fax: (310) 373-4053

E-Mail: DrDiana@dianashulman.com

Website: www.dianashulman.com

• Private Practice
• Adults
• Individuals
• Couples

Whether you're looking for individual or couples' treatment, the accelerated forms of therapy I use can help you go straight to the heart of the matter and rapidly implement change. As a psychotherapist and former attorney, I've counseled hundreds of Los Angeles men and women who are affected by a variety of stressors as well as their own reactions to them, many of which undermine relationships, self-confidence and peace of mind. As far as style, I'm active throughout the session in questioning you and giving you feedback about personality style, defenses, anxiety, and level of resistance. Together we'll try to make sense of why you're having difficulties and outline what we can do about it. I'm committed to working as efficiently and as rapidly as possible so that you spend no more time in therapy than necessary. Sessions are 50 to 80 minutes long except for the initial interview. There we want to get an in-depth view of your difficulties so that we can understand the causes as rapidly as possible. For this initial interview, you'll need to set aside 3 hours. I also offer the option of videotaping and strongly encourage this as both a "quality control" measure and a way of deepening the therapeutic process. Videotaping can increase the value of therapy but is in no way a requirement of our working together. [After being used for their intended purpose, the tapes are erased and do NOT become part of your medical record.]

Diana Shulman, J.D., Ph.D. (Research Psychoanalyst, Medical Board of California, Division of Allied Health Professionals, R.P. #41).

Education and Memberships:

• Ph.D. (1989), California Graduate Institute, 20 years in private practice

• J.D. (1975), Boston University School of Law, 12 years as a practicing attorney

• Faculty, Southern California Society for ISTDP

• Clinical Member: National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis

• Affiliate Member: L.A. County Psychological Association

Post- Degree Professional Training:

• October 2000 - December 2003: Certificate in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy. Completion of 3 year core training with Drs. Robert Neborsky and Patricia Coughlin Della Selva.

• October 2002: Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Dr. Habib Davanloo, Montreal, Canada

• October 2004 – May 2005: Trauma Training, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Boulder, Colorado

• April 2005 – August 2006: Level II Training, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Boulder Colorado

• 2007 - 2008 – Completion of Levels I, II, III of Gottman Couples Therapy Training, Seattle, WA

Publications:

• Shulman, D. (1991), A Multi-Tiered View of Bulimia. International Journal of Eating Disorders, Vol. 10, No. 3, 333-343.

• Shulman, D. Co-Parenting after Divorce (WinnSpeed, 1996).

• Shulman, D. (2002), The Frog Princess, Proceedings of the International Congress, VKDP, Dutch Association for Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Natura Artis Magistra, pp. 52-63.

• Shulman, D. (2003), The Nightgown Strangler, The Ad Hoc Bulletin of Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Vol. 7, No. 1. pp. 33-53.

• Shulman, D. (2004), The Outcast, The Ad Hoc Bulletin of Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 26-45

• Gilbert, L., Shulman, D., (2004). Undoing Instant Repression, The Ad Hoc Bulletin of Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Vol. 9, No. 1, p. 56

• Shulman, D. (2006), The Delayed Termination, The Ad Hoc Bulletin of Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 5-19.

Presentations:

• 2006, Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI), Los Angeles. “Initial Session with a Depressed Patient: Integrating Sensation, Emotion and Cognition.”

• 2005, IEDTA Conference, UCLA. "The Good, the Bad and The Ugly: Avoiding the Pitfalls in Experiential Dynamic Practice"

• 2001, IEDTA, Amsterdam, "The Frog Princess."

• 2002, Treating Difficult Patients, Grand Rounds at Encino-Tarzana Hospital, Northridge Hospital, Kaiser Permanente (Woodland Hills) and Motion Picture Hospital (Glendale)

Earlier trainings (1989-2001)

During this period, many of my trainings were tied to the legal community. I presented at State Bar of California Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) programs on stress management at major cities throughout the state and was individually registered as a continuing education provider in the area of Stress Management for attorneys. In this capacity, I also spoke at local law firms and bar associations. I continue to make such presentations from time to time. One audio-video example, from December 2000, is accessible from my website and was given for the Trial Practice Inn of Court, a program of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Other such presentations on anxiety and stress were given for the Juvenile Courts Institute in Los Angeles (1997).

Professional Affiliations:

• Faculty, Southern California Society for ISTDP

• Clinical Member: National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis

• Affiliate Member: L.A. County Psychological Association