About Dr. Sazan

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Guita Sazan Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist based in Stamford, CT

Dr. Sazan’s approach is a tailored combination of cognitive behavioral, interpersonal and family systems, and humanistic meditative therapies. Her credentials, continued professional development, and prior work are detailed below. 

Education

California School of Professional Psychology, Berkeley/Alameda, CA: Ph.D., 1994 


California School of Professional Psychology, Berkeley/Alameda, CA: M.A. 1992 


San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA: B.A., 1989 

Work Experince

Psychotherapy Private Practice; Stamford, CT; 1996-Present


San Francisco Department of Public Health: Mission Integrative Service Center; Postdoctoral Fellow


California Pacific Medical Center: Family Therapy Clinic; Psychology Intern


University of San Francisco Counseling Center; Psychology Intern


San Francisco Department of Public Health: Mission Team 1; Psychology Trainee


La Casa De Las Madres, (San Francisco); Advocate and Counselor at Shelter for Battered Women and Their Children


Langley Porter Psychiatry: Adult Intensive Care Unit (San Francisco); Assistant Art Therapist


Iranian Student Association, SFSU; Advocate and Counselor​


Roozbeh Orphanage (Tehran, Iran); Director of Children’s Activities

Research

“Iranian Jewish Women in the U.S.: Acculturation, Gender Roles, Assertiveness and Symptoms.” Ph.D. Dissertation, California School of Professional Psychology at Berkeley, 1994. 


“Iranian Jewish Women in the U.S.: Acculturation, Gender Roles, Assertiveness and Symptoms.” Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, New York, 1995. 


“Knowledge, Attitudes, and Misconceptions about AIDS: A study of Iranian Immigrants living in the U.S., 1994.

Languages spoken

  • English
  • Persian
  • Hebrew
  • Arabic

Continued Professional Development

  • “Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference (Milton Erickson Foundation),” Attended, Anaheim, CA: December 2000; December 2005; December 2009; December 2013. 
  • “Unknowable, the Unspeakable and Unsprung,” Attended, William Alanson White Institute Conference, New York, NY, October 2013. 
  • ​“The Couples Conference (Milton Erickson Foundation),” Attended, Manhattan Beach, CA, April 2013.
  • ​“The Couples Conference (Milton Erickson Foundation),” Attended, San Mateo, CA, April 2012.
  • ​“Brief Therapy Conference (Milton Erickson Foundation),” Attended, San Francisco, CA, December 2012.
  • ​“Feminist Relational Perspectives and Beyond: The Next Generation,” 21st Annual Renfrew Center Foundation Eating Disorders Conference, Attended, Philadelphia, PA, November, 2011. 
  • ​“Brief Therapy Conference (Milton Erickson Foundation),” Attended, Orlando, FA, December 2010.
  • “Revolutionizing Diagnosis & Treatment Using the DSM-V,” Attended, CMI Education Institute, White Plains, NY, October 2012. 
  • “Transforming Ericksonian Methods,” Attended, 11th International Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Psychotherapy, Phoenix, AZ, December 2011
  • “Food, Body Image and Eating Disorders in the Jewish Community,” Renfrew Center Foundation Conference, Attended, New York, NY, June 2009. 
  • Institute for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Westchester, NY, studied at from 2008-2013. 
  • “Fundamental Ericksonian Hypnosis Training,” Attended, 10th International Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Psychotherapy, Phoenix, AZ, December 2007. 
  • “Doing Supervision,” Cambridge Hospital, Continuing Education Division: Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA, April 2002. 
  • “Current Issues in the Management of Schizophrenia and Co-morbid Weight Gain and Hyperglycemia,” Attended, at the Stamford Hospital Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Continuing Medical Education, Stamford, CT, December 2001.  
  • “An Update on ADHD,” Attended, at the Stamford Hospital Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Continuing Medical Education, Stamford, CT, November 2001.  
  • “Sleep Medicine and Psychiatry,” Attended, at the Stamford Hospital Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Continuing Medical Education, Stamford, CT, December 2000.  
  • “How Understanding Culture, Class, Race, and Gender Differences Can Benefit Your Clinical Practice,” Attended, at the American International College: School of Continuing Education and Graduate Studies, Springfield, MA, April 1999. 
  • “The Use of Antipsychotics for Aggression,” Attended, at the Stamford Hospital Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Continuing Medical Education, Stamford, CT, December 1998.  
  • Completed Biofeedback Certification Program, administered by the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America. 

Licensing

Guita A. Sazan, Ph. D.Licensed Clinical Psychologist  CT PSY# 002022