We’re a clinic that is devoted to the wellness of our patients and their families. We care enough to always seek the best treatment for the best outcome, even if it’s something new. We treat everyone who we think we can help, regardless of age or background. We use both traditional and non-traditional approaches to treatment. However, all of our treatments are based on solid science, research and personal experience. We believe the patients we treat deserve to have hope, no matter their situation. In the general world of psychology we are often seen as leading edge individuals. But then, all our patients are individuals too, so we like it that way.
About us
Mark Schiller, M.D.
Psychiatrist
Dr. Schiller is the founder and Medical Director of Mind Therapy Clinic. Prior to this he was Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCSF, was engaged in private practice, and was involved in research. While in private practice he became frustrated with the difficulty in collaborating with other professionals to provide high quality, cohesive care, and developed a vision for a center that could provide such cohesive care, integrating innovative and alternative approaches.
Dr. Schiller is a Yale and University of Chicago trained psychiatrist who has been a leader in the development of technologies that provide an objective and effective basis for guiding psychiatric medication treatment. He has continued his research involvement in his continuing role as Director of Medical Affairs of CNS Response, the developer of referenced-EEG. In addition to his work on electrophysiological technology, he also focuses on the medication treatment of a broad range of difficult to treat psychiatric disorders, including treatment-resistant depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, adult attention deficit disorder, and addiction. The latter is a focus of his work as a consultant at the Bayside Marin and Mayflower Center drug and alcohol programs.
Alicia English, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Dr. English has fifteen years experience in a variety of different clinical settings in both psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral therapy at Mind Therapy Clinic, which she joined following her work as Clinical Director of Bayside Marin. She continues individual work in psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral therapies, leads group therapy, and conducts neuropsychological assessments. She has particular interests in addiction and trauma issues. Dr. English received her graduate training at the University of San Francisco and the California Institute for Integral Studies.
Claudia Perez, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Dr. Perez comes to Mind Therapy Clinic with nearly twenty years of experience as a clinical psychologist and provides individual, group, and couples therapy. Her particular focus is on relationship issues, trauma, and life stage issues in addition to general issues of depression and anxiety. She holds an advanced certification in EMDR. Over the years she has been Clinical Director at the A.P.P.L.E. Family Center, a Faculty Lecturer and postgraduate fellow at UCSF, and a supervisor at Haight Ashbury Psychological Services in addition to her private practice. She is the incoming President of the Marin County Psychological Association and received her Graduate training at NYU and the California Graduate School of Professional Psychology.
Nicole Shilof, Ph.D.
Child and Adult Psychologist
Dr. Nicole Shiloff is a licensed clinical psychologist with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Miami and is a graduate of Duke University. She continued her training during a postgraduate fellowship at Stanford University in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, where she specialized in working with individuals with anxiety disorders and eating disorders. Dr. Shiloff is currently the Director of the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology’s Shyness Clinic. She was formerly a staff psychologist at the New Dawn Eating Disorders Recovery Center. She provides individual and group therapy to children, adolescents, and adults, primarily using a cognitive-behavioral and interpersonal approach. She is also trained in and employs Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction.
Michael Edelstein, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Dr. Michael R. Edelstein, a licensed clinical psychologist with over 25 years experience in private practice and is the author of the award winning Three Minute Therapy: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life. Dr. Edelstein specializes in the treatment of anxiety, depression, relationship problems, and addictions, and is one of the few practitioners of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in the Bay Area. He is a SMART Recovery (SR) Professional Advisor and has served as a Rational Recovery (RR) Specialist. Dr. Edelstein is a Training Supervisor and Fellow of the Albert Ellis Institute. He holds a diplomate in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy from, and is on the Board of Advisors of, the National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists. He is Past President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy.
Richard L Kozlenko D.P.M., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Nutrition Counselor and Therapist
Dr. Richard Kozlenko is a graduate of UCLA and subsequently received a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from the California College of Podiatric Medicine. He subsequently left the practice of podiatry to focus on nutrition. He holds a Master’s degree in Nutritional Biochemistry and Public Health from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Wellness Education from Columbia Pacific University. He has been very active as a consultant and developer of health and nutraceutical products. He previously worked at Clinical Nutrition on a multidisciplinary team working with patients on specialized diets and food sensitivities and allergies. He was the Co-Founder and Director of the Wholistic Health And Nutrition Institute from 1974-1997, a nationally acclaimed non-profit institution for holistic and traditional medicine. He is an elected Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences.
Michael Isaacs, LCSW
Chi Kung, T’ai Chi Chih/Meditation Instructor
Michael has been a clinical social worker, psychotherapist, and certified psychoanalyst for over three decades. However at Mind Therapy Clinic he focuses his skills teaching Eastern meditative traditions. He is an accredited T’ai Chi Chih teacher and a registered yoga instructor and has many years of experience teaching breathing techniques, meditation, stress reduction techniques, yoga, Chi Kung, and T’ai Chi Chih, particularly with those undergoing stress, depression, anxiety, and psychological distress. He is a graduate of Cornell University, received his Master’s in Social Work at Case Western University, and received his psychoanalytic training at The New Jersey Institute for Psychoanalysis.
Tamara Lau
Yoga Therapist
Tamara Lau brings a wealth of experience as a yoga teacher and yoga therapist to her work at Mind Therapy Clinic. She has completed extensive training as a Professional Yoga Therapist, in Viniyoga Therapy Principles, and in “Deep Yoga” teacher training all certified by the Yoga Alliance. She has worked in both inpatient and outpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities including Bayside Marin and Sequoia Hospital working in a complementary fashion with psychiatrists, psychologists, and other staff.
Will Chang
Meditation and Taoist Arts
Will Chang is a transformational coach. He is a long time student of Sifu Fong Ha with whom he has studied Tai Chi and Chi Kung. Will teaches Golden Butterfly, a type of Taoist yoga and Dao-Yin Self Massage, in addition to his class in silent stillness meditation.
Julia Zaslow
Certified Nutritional Consultant
Julia has been dedicated to helping people through healthy and appropriate nutrition and lifestyle choices after leaving the high tech industry to follow her passion. She graduated from Brown University with B.S., magna cum laude, in Geology-Physics/Mathematics. She is a graduate of the California state-certified Bauman College two year holistic nutrition program.
Resources
We continually discover sources that support and expand our knowledge of our integrative methods. Doing some research on your own will help you better understand your treatments and what we do at Mind Therapy Clinic.Some of these resources are pretty scientific and others are more conversational. But, they are all important sources to discover more about our innovative therapies.
