Professional Background
Elena Makarova received her first degree in psychological counseling from the Moscow State University of Lomonosov in 1999. After moving to California in 2000, she has also received a master's degree in counseling psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in 2005. She has successfully completed the two most prestigious postgraduate programs in the Bay Area:
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An APA-accredited professional mental health training program of Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc. (RAMS) - San Francisco, 2007;
*Psychoanalytic Psychology Program at the Access Institute for Psychological Services, - San Francisco, 2009.
Elena's clinical experience has been in providing services in the range of settings,
such as: outpatient clinics of community behavioral health services, city and county mental health agencies, public schools, forensic settings, and private clinics. Elena maintains her private practice in Palo Alto, California, and with her many affiliations, she is a familiar member of the San Francisco Bay Area's psychodynamic psychotherapists community.
With many years of multifaceted, culturally competent practice, Elena brings a unique contribution to the science and art of personal change. Coupled with the benefits of her extensive training, Elena also works with a deep devotion to her patients and their
well-being.
Professional Affiliations:
- Friends' Member, San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute and Society
- Licensed psychotherapist, Board of Behavioral Sciences, License MFC 47183
- Associate Member, Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
- Alumni, Access Institute Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Internship Program
- Member, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Santa Clara Chapter
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