About Teva

Hello, I’m Teva—Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice in California.

The current focus of my work is OCD and related compulsive disorders. I receive regular supervision in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy from an expert clinician and professor in NYC.

I have worked with adults and children for approximately ten years in a variety of settings, specializing in Maternal Child Mental Health. Although much of my experience has been with women and children, I enjoy working with men and fathers.

I mentor early career therapists and provide clinical supervision to pre-licensed Associates. Scroll down to learn more about my education and experience.

Clinical Training

University Education

  • Master's of Social Work, Azusa Pacific University (APU), 2013

  • Bachelor’s of Arts, University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), 2005

California License

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker No.103826

Adult Mental Health

  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) Cognitive Behavioral Institute and ongoing 1:1 expert supervision

  • Habit Reversal Therapy (HRT) Cognitive Behavioral Institute

  • Inference-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT) Cognitive Behavioral Institute

  • Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders Postpartum Support International

  • Technology Addiction and Digital Health Certification Dr. Nicholas Kardaras with PESI

  • Internet Addiction: Evaluation and Treatment Kimberly Young & Cristiano Nabuco de Abreu

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Steven Hayes & Daniel Moran with PESI

  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) Level 1 University of Iowa

Perinatal Mental Health

  • Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Postpartum Support International

  • Postpartum and Birth Doula DONA International

  • Certified Lactation Education Counseling UC San Diego

Children’s Mental Health

  • SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxiety Childhood Emotions) Eli Lebowitz, Yale Child Center

  • Attachment-based Family Therapy

  • Advanced Trauma Treatment for Children and Adolescents PESI

  • Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART) SMART Moves LLC

  • Certified DIR Floortime Practitioner Level 1 ICDL

  • Trauma-focused CBT (TF-CBT) Medical University of South Carolina

  • High-functioning Autism, Adolescents & Young Adults PESI