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 Shani Robins, Ph.D. pioneered the field of Wisdom TherapyTM in 1998. He is an instructor and professor at StanfordUniversity, U.C. Berkeley, and the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology respectively, where he teaches both clinical and research courses in addition to Wisdom Therapy, Positive Psychology, Emotional Intelligence, Lifespan Development, Mindfulness Meditation, and the organizational applications of those topics. Dr. Robins is the author of many scientific journal articles and book chapters. He has published and has given numerous clinical workshops, invited talks, scientific conference presentations, and corporate consultations nationally and internationally on Wisdom Therapy and its relationships to cognitions, emotions, stress reduction, emotional intelligence, relationships, work place effectiveness, coping, performance, and organizational consulting.
He is a licensed Clinical Psychologist (PSY18795) and the founder and director of the Wisdom Therapy Institute since 2000 (www.wisdomtherapy.com).
The Wisdom Therapy Institute (WTI) offers a model of psychotherapy and corporate consulting t hat integrates the best practices of Western psychological science and eastern traditions. Wisdom Therapy integrates cognitive-behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices and the active cultivation of Humility and applies that to individuals and groups in both clinical and organizational settings. In addition to his work as a clinician at WTI, Dr. Robins is also working with corporations like Yahoo!, Inc. and American Express in an effort to integrate aspects of Wisdom TherapyTM into corporate environments. Across multiple empirical outcome studies, Wisdom TherapyTM has been shown to be a practical and effective method in its efficacy in reducing anger, anxiety, stress, and depression, while simultaneously facilitating everyday problem solving, emotional intelligence, mindfulness, Humility, empathy, compassion, gratitude, well-being, productivity, communication, relationships, and health.
Shani completed his B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy with honors from UCLA in 1989, his M.A. and Ph.D. in Cognitive Experimental Psychology from U.C. Santa Barbara in 1996, a 2-year National Institute of Mental Health Postdoctoral Fellowship at U.C. Irvine in 1999, and a second Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2002. He received his license in Clinical Psychology in 2002 (PSY#18795). He has been enamored with the concept of wisdom since early childhood. He's originally from Israel and speaks fondly of growing up within a society which he experienced as valuing wisdom very openly in everyday life. This early exposure to the idea of acting from a place of wisdom motivated his pursuit to understand and apply the cognitive, emotional, clinical, social, and developmental dimensions of wisdom into our actions in the world. His passion for uncovering the aspects of wisdom that can be taught throughout the life-span and be acquired sooner rather than later, led him to create Wisdom Therapy TM and the Wisdom TherapyTM Institute in Palo Alto, CA.
He is a member of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and has been the recipient of a number of professional and academic honors. In his spare time, Dr. Robins entertains challenges on the racquetball court, as well as at chess or a game of GO. He also rollerblades, enjoys salsa dancing, marathons, and watching sun rises.
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Mark Yoslow, Ph.D., Psychological Assistant
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 Mark Yoslow, MA (Education), MA (Psychology), PhD (Clinical Psychology)
“Perhaps the most important work I can provide for another human being is listening from the heart with the willingness to be present even when the story to be told is difficult to share. In that moment we get the chance to establish a fresh perspective wherein pain can be transformed into wisdom.” Dr. Mark earned his doctorate at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in 2007, where his focus was men's work, the existential and Jungian schools of psychotherapy, and the development of a Cognitive-Existential-Jungian clinical style.
Dr. Mark’s specialties focus on men’s issues and women’s issues with men. He offers treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), physical abuse, anxiety disorders, anxiety with PTSD characteristics, depression and suicidality, anger management, extreme stress related to work and relationships, personality disorders (including Bipolar I, Bipolar II, Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic, and Avoidant), overwhelm in the workplace. A main focus of his practice is Men’s Work for individuals and groups, and Veteran’s Services (he is enrolled in the California State Military Reserve). Mark is a Wilderness Guide for Vision Quests sponsored by Rites of Passage, Inc., as well as poetry therapist and co-facilitator for the Northern California Men’s Center under the direction of its founder, Gary Plep, LCSW, a nationally-known leader in men’s work. He also trained in Art Therapy with Jan Fisher, PhD and Integral Coaching with Rosie Kuhn, PhD, and provides several types of coaching.
Dr. Mark uses a number of different approaches to therapy including Cognitive Therapy, Existential Psychotherapy, and Jungian Depth Psychology. At times he will use poetry and journaling as a means of helping clients enter their hearts, and creative expression through several types of Art Therapy, especially finger painting on large murals. He also employs “active therapy” which involves walking, hiking, and moving meditation, as well as “Quest therapy,” which involves planning, training for, and pursuing an adventure in the wilderness or on the ocean, combined with meditation and journaling.
His dissertation focused on identifying a transgenerational fingerprint for a “post-Holocaust trauma” that is experienced by the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, and developed a new assessment to measure the presence of an unconscious process, the Cultural Complex Scale. He is the author and editor of books on addiction, AIDS, subarachnoid hemorrhage in the brain, and skin cancer. Dr. Mark was an executive in the health care communications and publishing business for 25 years, where his last position was Chief Creative Officer. His favorite pastimes are watching independent films, writing poetry, digging ditches, splitting wood, and cooking, because hard work makes him really hungry.
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(650) 324-9484 Ext. 9
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Kelly Yi, Ph.D., Psychological Assistant
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 Kelly was born in S. Korea and raised in the United States. He studied comparative religion and psychology at UC Santa Barbara for his BA. He received his MA in Counseling Psychology in 2003 from The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. He completed his PhD in 2008 researching long-term mindfulness training and well-being.
His therapeutic influences include: Jungian, Narrative, Poetry Therapy, Psychodrama, Developmental/Psychodynamic, Eastern psychologies, and mindfulness-based therapies. His areas of clinical interest and training include: Asian and Korean Americans, ethnic minority psychology, addictions, depression, anxiety, life meaning and purpose, neurodevelopmental disorders, religious/spiritual issues, and contemplative psychology. Kelly has worked with individuals, couples, roommates, families, and groups at numerous bay area agencies. He has worked with youth, adolescents, and adults from diverse backgrounds. Kelly also can communicate in basic Korean and is fluent in English.
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(650) 324-9484 Ext. 12
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