Contact Info
1738 Union St. Suite 300,
San Francisco, California 94123
Phone: 415-518-3485
Email: drlsmorello@sbcglobal.net
Web: LouisMorello.com
Training & Experience
- Years in Practice: 25 Years
- School: California School of Professional Psychology
- Year Graduated: 1993
- License No. and State: PSY14801 California
Training and Practice Experience
| 1978 – 1980 | Gestalt Therapy and Group training & experience | Gestalt Institute of Houston |
| 1981 | M.A. Family and Systems Therapy; trained in Family Systems, Communication, and Strategic theories and therapies. | University of Houston |
| 1981 – 1984 | Worked with individuals, couples, families and children | Family Services Center – Houston |
| 1984 (began) | Ph.D. Clinical Psychology (APA Approved) | California School of Professional Psychology – Berkeley/Alameda |
| 1985 | Externship (psychodynamic Individual therapy and Health Psychology) | CSPP Outpatient mental health clinic – Berkeley, CA |
| 1986 | Internship (Health Psychology and Neuropsychology | VA Hospital Livermore |
| 1987 – 1989 | Pre-Doctoral Internship (APA Approved) | VA Hospital San Francisco |
| 1991 – 1996 | Worked as substance abuse therapist in Intensive outpatient program | Stimulant Treatment Outpatient Program (STOP) |
| 1993 – 1994 | Post-Doctoral Internship in Substance Abuse Treatment and Neuropsychology | San Francisco General Hospital and Stimulant Treatment Outpatient Program (STOP) |
| 1996 – 2008 | Staff Psychologist and Clinical Supervisor within the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Substance Abuse and Addiction Medicine of the San Francisco General hospital. Specialized in the evaluation and treatment of substance abuse/dependence and co-occurring disorders within abstinence and harm reduction models of treatment. Led Individual, groups and dual diagnosis program. Led dual diagnosis groups, utilizing CBT and emotions regulation skills and Motivation Enhancement strategies. Also involved with University of California San Francisco (UCSF) studies of cocaine and methamphetamine abuse/dependence. | Employed by Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute/UCSF (LPPI) |
| 1996 – 2008 | Private Practice – part-time (while full-time with LPPI) | |
| 2008 – Present | Full-Time Private Practice | |
| 2005 – Present | Training (workshops and consultation groups) in contemporary psychoanalytic- psychodynamic psychotherapy, trauma work, and childhood relational trauma | Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis; Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California |
| 2016 – 2017 |
10-Month Certificate Program in Traumatic Stress Studies offered by The Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Institute founded by pioneer trauma expert and researcher Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, M.D. |
License
California Psychologist License Number PSY14801 Since 1996
Associations
American Psychological Association (APA)
California Psychological Association (CPA)
CPA Division I (Clinical and Professional Practice)
Masters Thesis: The Effects of Agreement and Disagreement on Posture and Position Cues in Face-To-Face Dyadic Interactions (1981)
Doctoral Dissertation: The Multiple Dimensions of Hostility as Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease (1993).