About Cindy Blackett

Experience

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (California MFC license #34867) who specializes in relationship issues with both individuals and couples. I have experience working with a diverse range of people, including couples in mixed race/culture relationships, inter-faith relationships, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. I have been working in the counseling and human services field since 1989 and have been in private practice in Berkeley for over twenty years.

Training and Presentations

I have lectured and taught on:

• Dysregulation in couples and how to create a self-repairing system
•  Attachment issues in adoption and their effect on parenting
• Inter-locking vulnerabilities in family systems
• Communication patterns in extrovert/introvert couples

Consultation

I provide clinical consultation to experienced therapists interested in ongoing professional development in their work, as well as with newly licensed therapists exploring how to build self-confidence while finding their own voice.  My approach is interactive and is based on a psychodynamic and relational perspective. If you are interested in discussing consultation, please feel free to contact me.

Professional Affiliations

Clinical Member: California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists

Clinical Member: The Psychotherapy Institute

Former Faculty: Pacific Center

Former Board of Directors: The Women’s Therapy Center

Former Supervisor: West Coast Children’s Center

Licensed with: California Board of Behavioral Sciences

Education

BA, Whitman College, English Literature,1982

MA, Sonoma State University, Masters in Counseling Psychology, 1984