Susan Stiffelman, Family Therapist
Specializing in helping parents raise kids who are joyful, resilient and authentically themselves
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• Licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist, MFT #28749

• Educational Therapist

• Credentialed teacher, Clear Standard Elementary Teaching K-9

• Parenting educator  

• Learning style specialist 

 

 

• ADD/ ADHD Expert and Consultant

 

 

 

• Upcoming author of Parenting Without Power Struggles: Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids While Staying Cool, Calm and Connected

 

 

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Click here to read testimonials and endorsements about Susan and her work

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 Books, Interviews and Articles:

• Featured on Fox News, "Ask the Expert" segment on  "How to Get Teens to Connect and Cooperate"

Quoted in Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2009 

• Quoted in Boston Globe, May 14, 2009 

• Interviewed on KNX 1070 radio (listen here), KNBC television news, the Vic McCarty radio show (listen here), Parents magazine and many other publications

• Recent feature on Fox News "Ask the Expert" on "Teens Who Party Heavily"
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• Author of "The Right Stuff" in Feb. '09 edition of Kiwi magazine (Click here)

• Author of Yogi Times articles:  "Around the World in 80 Days: Mom and Teenage Son Survive" and "Seven Surefire Ways to Get Your Kids to Cooperate"

 • "Ask the therapist" columnist for www.grandparents.com

• "
ADHD: It's All a Matter of Interest", Palisades Post

"For the Love of Learning", North Star Family Magazine

•  Featured in Malibu Times on Helping Kids Adjust to a New School Year and in other interviews

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• Sheknows article on Timeouts

• Sheknows.com article on Being the Captain of the Ship in your child's life

• Numerous interviews and articles in various periodicals, websites and blogs

 

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Education:

B.A. Developmental Psychology, University of Redlands

K-9 California Teaching Credential

M.A. Clinical Psychology, Antioch University

Licensed Marriage, Family and Child Counselor MFT#28749