Melissa N. Van Kirk, PhD, MSW
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Melissa N. Van Kirk, PhD, MSW

Credentials

  • Licensed in Oklahoma as a Health Services Psychologist
  • Holds Certificate of Professional Certification in Psychology (CPQ)
  • Earned a Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco
  • Earned a Master's degree in Social Welfare at the University of California at Berkeley


Training

  • Adult Services, Marin County Community Mental Health: individual therapy with adults with chronic mental illnesses
  • Berkeley Therapy Institute: individual and couples therapy with adults and adolescents with depression and anxiety
  • Family, Youth & Children’s Services, Berkeley Mental Health: individual therapy with children and adolescents with depression, anxiety and chronic mental illnesses
  • Children’s Hospital Oakland: therapy, crisis services and referrals for children and families

Professional Experience
  • Seventeen years in independent private practice
  • Four years on the faculty of University of North Carolina Wilmington, Department of Social Work
  • Two years as a Mental Health Practitioner on the Clinical Case Management Team at Marin County Community Mental Health
  • Two years as a Clinical Case Manager at Bridge Home, a group home for adolescent girls
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