Dr. Silvina Irwin is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Pasadena, California.

She is bilingual in Spanish and has extensive experience working with people of all ages, including children, teens, adults, and families. Trained and mentored by Dr. Sue Johnson, Silvina is an ICEEFT certified trainer, therapist, and supervisor in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples. She is co-founder of the EFT Resource Center, and is the executive Director for the EFT Center of Los Angeles.

In addition to providing psychotherapy, she consults, conducts workshops and trainings with a wide range of professionals on issues within psychology. These groups include the medical community, psychotherapists, child protective services, the police department, offices with the District Attorney's Office, the legal community at large, and organizations seeking to build more cohesive, effective professional teams.

 

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston

  • B.A. in Psychology, with honors, University of California San Diego

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND LEADERSHIP

  • Co-Founder and Board Member, EFT Center of Los Angeles

  • Clinical Advisory Board Member, Archdiocesan Victims Assistance Ministry Office

  • Member, American Psychological Association

  • Member, California Psychological Association

  • Member, San Gabriel Valley Psychological Association

  • President, Clinical Graduate Student Association, Univ. of Massachusetts, Boston

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING (ABBREVIATED LIST)

  • Certified Trainer in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples; certified by the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT, 2016)

  • Clinical Psychologist & Consultant in private practice since 2004 (Pasadena, CA)

  • Clinical Psychologist, University of California, San Francisco (San Francisco General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry; Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse Resource Center)

  • Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Psychology, University of California, San Francisco (San Francisco General Hospital, Child and Adolescent Services)

  • Psychology Intern, Harvard Medical School (The Cambridge Hospital, Department of Psychiatry)

  • Psychology Extern, Harvard Medical School (The Cambridge Hospital, Department of Psychiatry)

  • Psychological Testing and Assessment, Greater Boston Legal Services (Boston, MA)

  • Training in Clinical Hypnosis, Harvard Medical School (The Cambridge Hospital, Behavioral Medicine Program)

  • Clinical Psychology Extern, University of Massachusetts, Boston (Student Counseling Center)

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

  • Stanley Fellowship, Harvard Medical School (1999)

  • Stanley Fellowship, Harvard Medical School (1998)

  • Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, Departmental & Provost’s Honors, University of California, San Diego (1998)