Dr. Bonnie Goldstein

“We often don’t know what will happen next, as our treatment transpires, but we can be certain that in our collaborative sessions, co-creating creative and integrative treatment objectives, our clients gain awareness about themselves and insights about others, through the development and unfolding of our work.”

—Dr. Bonnie Goldstein, LCSW, Ed.M., Ph.D

Individual, Group and Family Therapy

Collaboratively facilitating the process of insight, growth and healing
Illuminating our mind-body connection for emotional & social development
Cultivating awareness of present moment experience to promote wellbeing

“People say that what we're all seeking is a meaning for life...I think that what we are all seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonance within our innermost being and reality, so that we can actually feel the rapture of being alive.”

—Joseph Campbell

About Dr. Goldstein

The focus of Dr. Bonnie Goldstein’s work is to foster and heal relationships through the lens of attachment theory, somatic and mindful awareness, and the dynamic interaction of group psychotherapy. She helps clients navigate through life’s complexities by addressing developmental issues, family systems, grief and loss counseling for children and adults, and transitions-to-adulthood. Her work integrates traditional psychodynamic psychotherapy with progressive psychotherapeutic interventions such as Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, hypnosis, mindfulness exercises and EMDR. In 1989 Dr. Goldstein founded and has continued to direct the Lifespan Psychological Center, offering a training opportunity for clinical interns, school-search assistance, and ongoing weekly therapy groups helping children, adolescents and young-adults transition to the next stage of life as well as parenting groups addressing the multi-layered challenges of family interactions.

For over two decades Dr. Goldstein has served as Programming Director for Lifespan Learning Institute, facilitating leading professionals from around the world to share their latest research through live and online trainings. In 2015 she joined the Board of Maple Counseling, serving as Board Chair (2020-2022) leading an exceptional team of community partners and board members who are broadening Maple Counseling Center’s offerings to meet the diverse needs of our community. Launching Maple Counseling Center’s series of CE programs in a collaboration with Lifespan Learning, Dr. Goldstein has an overarching commitment to bring issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion to the forefront of clinical treatment and training.

Dr. Goldstein joined the faculty at the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute in 2010, co-developing with Dr. Pat Ogden a series of workshops and seminars elucidating the interconnectedness of somatic therapy, interpersonal neurobiology, attachment theory and human development in the therapeutic treatment of our younger clients and their families.

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

--Anais Nin

Dr. Goldstein holds dual licenses in the state of California in Psychology and Social Work, completed her B.A. MSW, and Ph.D. at UCLA, her Ed.M. at Harvard University. Her professional affiliations have included serving as a supervisor at the Beverly Hills Maple Center and the Southern California Counseling Center, and completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the Reiss-Davis Child Study Center. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, California Psychological Association, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT), and Group Psychotherapy Association.

Galvanized by traumatic experiences throughout Los Angeles over the past two decades, including earthquakes, fires, mudslides, and riots, Dr. Goldstein has assembled and disseminated information, developed outreach programs for UCLA extension, and produced creative presentations of trauma-related information, including a book for children and their families, I’ll Know What to Do: A Kid’s Guide to Natural Disasters, published by the American Psychological Association in 1997 and distributed as a guide for children and families in the aftermath of traumatic experiences. Dr. Bonnie Mark-Goldstein’s professional publications include The Handbook of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy: Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment Vol. I & II and Understanding, Diagnosing, and Treating Attention-Deficit Disorder/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents: an Integrative Approach. Her forthcoming book (with co-author Dr. Pat Ogden) is entitled A Comprehensive Guide to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents and Families (Norton Interpersonal Neurobiology Series, In Press). She is in development of a book focusing on group dynamics as a means of connecting people in an age of increasing isolation, which will:

"Anyone who stands on the edge of the unknown, fully in the present without reference point, experiences groundlessness. That's when our understanding goes deeper."

—Pema Chodron

Staff / Clinical Interns

Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin, Ph.D.

(818) 300-7826

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Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin Ph.D.'s experience and dedication make her an invaluable asset to our community of mental health professionals, impacting individuals, couples, and families and reflecting her commitment to fostering growth, healing, and connection. She is an integral part of Lifespan Psychological Center, working with clients as they navigate the challenges of depression, anxiety, and the basic stressors of daily life.

Tracey offers in-person and Telehealth sessions in West Los Angeles, helping clients with challenges such as relationship difficulties, depression and anxiety, family transitions, personal growth and development, etc.

Tracey’s work with couples aims to enhance their relationship, repair past ruptures, and increase their connectedness. She accomplishes this through using the skills she has learned in her many years of PACT (Psychobiological Approach To Couple Therapy) training. She also incorporates a psychodynamic approach, narrative therapy, IFS, mind-body, sensorimotor psychotherapy and somatic work in the client treatment, embracing a warm and non-judgmental style of therapy to provide her clients with the Rogerian approach of Unconditional Positive Regard.

As a parent, Tracey has firsthand experience with the complexities of childhood development and navigating key milestones. Through her work with young people, she has actively encouraged them to engage in public service, demonstrating how such involvement can foster self-esteem and a sense of purpose. Studies indicate that providing a young person with involvement in community can reduce depression.
Tracey has dedicated four decades to directing philanthropic family foundations, channeling her passion for humanitarian efforts into meaningful change worldwide. Her work is deeply informed by a sensitivity to family systems, which she utilizes in her role as co-executive of the PACT Institute, alongside her husband, Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT, the developer of the PACT approach. Tracey travels nationally and internationally to train mental health professionals and co-lead couples' retreats and helps individuals and couples navigate the complexities of relationships. Her professional journey began with her leadership at SDA Foundation Management in October 1984, a role she continues to hold. In January 2003, she joined forces with Stan Tatkin, taking on a leadership role that focuses on pioneering therapeutic methodologies. This collaborative effort culminated in her co-founding the PACT Institute in January 2013, where she has since played a pivotal role in advancing attachment-based therapy.

Tracey's academic accomplishments include an MA in Philanthropic Studies from Indiana University, an MPA in Nonprofit Management and Leadership from Walden University, and a dual Ph.D. in Nonprofit Management and Leadership and International NGOs. She received an MA in clinical Psychology from Antioch University and completed her internship at the Maple Counseling Center, furthering her expertise in the field of mental health.

Jessie Robinson, AMFT

(323) 676-4629

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Jessie’s path to working in mental health has been inspired by her personal experiences. After more than a decade in marketing, while navigating her own struggles with depression, grief, and anxiety related to trauma, Jessie possesses a deep, genuine understanding of the profound value that therapy and mental health counseling can offer.

As a mother herself, Jessie intimately relates to the complexities and joys that come with this period of growth and transition, propelling her passion for working with families experiencing peri- or post-natal anxiety and depression. 

Jessie holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Antioch University and gained clinical experience offering therapy at Antioch Community Therapy Services. Outside of her therapy practice, Jessie actively works with Vista del Mar, an organization dedicated to raising awareness and support for children and families from marginalized communities. Her commitment to this cause reflects her genuine dedication to making a positive impact in the field of mental well-being.

Nicole Guzik, AMFT

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Nicole Guzik, AMFT, enjoys working with adults, couples, and adolescents. She graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Near Middle Eastern Studies, received rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary, and completed her Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy at Touro University. In 2021, Nicole completed her training at the Maple Counseling Center, working with adults and couples through a variety of mental health struggles and challenges.

Whether it is enduring difficult family relationships, changing from one career to another or suffering the death of a loved one, Nicole establishes a strong therapeutic relationship with each client as they learn about themselves and the best ways to travel major life transitions. She also works with individuals seeking to explore their own spirituality and issues pertaining to the meaning of life. Nicole currently serves as co-Senior Rabbi of Sinai Temple.

Hannah Platt Rosen, MSW

(310) 617-1842

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Hannah Platt, MSW, specializes in working with children, adolescents, teens-transitioning-to-adulthood, and families. Graduating from USC’s School of Social work, with a concentration on Children, Youth and Families, Hannah immersed herself in understanding and treating depression, anxiety, and the overarching effects of trauma.

Working with middle school students and families in South Los Angeles, she helped traumatized and vulnerable youth succeed in school and in their social environment and gained extensive clinical experience working with children and teens from diverse ethnic backgrounds. Hannah believes deeply in the power of a strong, supportive therapeutic alliance between a clinician and a child/adolescent client, helping them to navigate through life transitions such as starting a new school, losing family members, or moving away for college. Hannah is especially familiar with schools, agencies and facilities in the Los Angeles area, where she was born and raised. After earning her undergraduate degree in sociology at the University of Pennsylvania she spent many years serving as the Program Director for Camp Ramah in California where she worked to create programming that would benefit the developmental growth of younger and older campers as well as lead high school and college aged staff members to build their leadership skills while working on their own social and emotional growth. Working with children and adolescents has always been a passion for Hannah and she is thrilled to continue to do so in the warm environment of the Lifespan Psychological Center.

Alexander King, MSW

(310) 433-4077

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Alexander King, MSW specializes in working with children, adolescents and families, providing individual, group and family therapy. His strength-based approach focuses on attachment and family dynamics, and he integrates relaxation and mindfulness techniques, assisting clients in dealing with depression, anxiety, transitions and personal relationships.

Alex leads three weekly groups for our younger clients, and is interested in helping teens with developmental “rites” of passage as our community offers few resources for this. Alex completed his undergraduate studies in Sociology at Pitzer College, and received his MSW from USC with a concentration in working with families and children. He uses integrative therapeutic modalities including interpersonal neurobiology, mind-body awareness, mindful-relaxation, and play therapy both in his private practice and at Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences, where he is a Life-Skills teacher for middle school and high school students.

“The wound is the place that the light enters you.”

—Rumi

Books / Articles / Webinars

Articles

Being Present: Philosophical and Spiritual Principles to Guide Practice, 2020, Ogden, P., and Goldstein, B.

Theory and Practice of Online Therapy Internet-delivered Interventions for Individuals, Groups, Families, and Organizations, 1st Edition, 2019, Weinberg, H, and Rolnick, A Article: "Sensorimotor Psychotherapy from a Distance Engaging the Body, Creating Presence, and Building Relationship in Videoconferencing", by Pat Ogden and Bonnie Goldstein.

Cultivating Curiosity, Creativity, Confidence, and Self-Awareness through Mindful Group Therapy for Children and Adolescents, 2018, Dr. Bonnie Goldstein

Feeling Felt: Co-Creating an Emergent Experience of Connection, Safety, and Awareness in Individual and Group Psychotherapy, in How People Change: Relationships and Neuroplasticity in Psychotherapy, 2017, Goldstein, B., and Siegel, D., edited by Solomon, M, and Siegel, D., W.W. Norton and Co.

Embedded Relational Mindfulness (ERM)© in Child and Adolescent Treatment: A Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Perspective, 2017, Pat Ogden and Bonnie Goldstein

Playing with possibilities: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy with Younger Clients in Individual, Family and Group Psychotherapy, Goldstein, B. & Ogden, P. (2016)

The Mindful Group, Using Mind-Body-Brain Interactions in Group therapy to Foster Resilience and Integration, 2013, Bonnie Goldstein & Daniel Siegel

Brain-to-Brain, Body-to-Body: A Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Perspective on the Treatment of Children and Adolescents, 2012; Pat Ogden, Bonnie Goldstein, Janina Fisher

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy as a foundation of group therapy with younger clients, 2012; Bonnie Goldstein and Pat Ogden

Parenting Pitfalls in Couples Therapy, Bonnie S. Mark-Goldstein, Ph.D.

Countertransference Issues in Treating Parents of Child and Adolescent Patients, Bonnie S. Mark-Goldstein

A Multimodal Approach for Working Through a Therapeutic Impasse in the Case of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Bonnie S. Mark and Robert Anderson

The Death of a Parent: The Spirit of Healing through Individual and Group Therapy, Bonnie S. Mark

Patterns of Tragedy, Threads of Hope: A Young Man's Struggle to Heal the Wounds of Physical and Emotional Abuse, Bonnie S. Mark.

From Apologists to Advocates: Treating the Parents of Children with Attention Deficit Disorder, Hyperactivity, and Other Learning Difficulties, Bonnie S. Mark-Goldstein and Deborah Berger-Reiss

Books

Understanding, Diagnosing, and Treating AD/HD in Children and Adolescents: An Integrative Approach