JANICE R. RUDESTAM

PhD, Clinical and Counseling Psychology (CPA Approved)

York University, 1985

Post-Doctoral Fellowships, Santa Barbara County Mental Health, 1986

Department of Psychiatry, Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic, 1986-1987

jrudestam@fielding.edu

 

 

 

Internships:

 

Fromkin Van Horne Associates, Toronto, Canada, 1981-1982

Inpatient Psychiatry, Toronto East General Hospital, Toronto, Canada, 1980-1981

Hincks Family Treatment Center, Toronto, Canada, 1978-1979

 

Licensure:

 

CA

 

Current Professional Appointment:

 

Adjunct Faculty

School of Psychology

Fielding Graduate University

 

Areas of Instruction:

 

Buddhism and Psychotherapy

 

Practice Interests:

 

Experiential psychotherapies (Gestalt, Emotion-focused)

Buddhist Psychology and Western Psychotherapy

Feminist Psychology

Psychology of Trauma and Recovery

Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Training in Psychotherapy

 

Professional Memberships:

 

American Psychological Association

Santa Barbara County Psychological Association, Past President of the Board

Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration

 

 

Honors and Awards:

 

1969: Ontario Undergraduate Scholarship, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

1976-1977: Scholarship, York University.

 

1977-1981: Ontario Graduate Scholarship, York University, Toronto, Canada.

 

 

Professional Activities in the Last Seven Years:

 

Presentations:

 

Rudestam, J. (2000, March). Buddhism and psychotherapy. Workshop presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Salt Lake City, Utah.

 

Rudestam, J. (2002, April). With a little help from our friends: Stress, coping and wellness. Presentation at the Professional Women’s Association, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA.

 

Rudestam, J., & Evans, M.E. (2005, March). Mindfulness-based stress reduction. Presentation for staff and faculty, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara CA.

 

Rudestam, J. (2007, June). Finding freedom: Buddhist psychology beyond mindfulness. Presentation for Santa Barbara County Psychological Association, Santa Barbara, CA.

 

 

Other Professional Activities:

 

1987-2002: Clinical Director and Core Faculty, Master of Arts in Psychology, Antioch University, Santa Barbara, CA.

 

1996- 2001: Program Chair, Master of Arts in Psychology, Antioch University Santa Barbara, CA.

 

1998- Present: Psychotherapy Practice:  Clinical Psychologist, Santa Barbara, CA.