About

Ria DanialRia Danial is a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in adult psychotherapy and couples counseling.

I maintain a private practice and have over 30 years of experience treating individuals, couples and families. I embrace diversity and appreciate working with people from different cultures, backgrounds and sexual orientations.

Education – Degrees

1988 – MA in Counseling with emphasis in Marital and Family Therapy, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California

1978 – MS in Medical Technology, Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse New York

1976 – BS in Biology, State University at Potsdam, Potsdam New York

Certifications

  • Certified by the Butte County Child Abuse Council on child abuse assessment and reporting, custody issues and child abuse
  • APA approved continued education on Alcohol and Chemical Dependency. Evaluation and treatment and attachment issues of foster-care children,

Professional Memberships

  • American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy , AAMFT, Clinical Fellow 146871
  • California Association of Marriage and family Therapists, CAMFT, Member No. 15591
  • International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy ICEEFT member
  • Northern California Community for Emotional Focused Therapy, NCCEFT, Clinical Member

Licensure

Licensed in California as Marriage Family Therapist #28352

Education – Specialized Training

I have had the good fortune to learn and train with some of the leaders in the field of various psychotherapeutic schools.  This is partial list of specialized training & continuing education accrued through the years:

1988 to present

  • Trauma and the treatment of PTSD – Lenore Terr, PhD, Allan Schore, Ph.D, John Briere, Ph.D, Eliana Gil, Ph.D, Bessel van der Kolk, MD
  • Couples Therapy – Externship & advanced core skills from International Center For Excellence in Emotional Focused Therapy (ICEFT), Ellyn Bader, Ph.D & Pete Pearson, Ph.D – training in the developmental model of couples therapy.
  • Mindfulness Training – Roger Walsh, MD,  Jack Kornfield, Ph.D, Pema Chodron, Sylvia Boorstein, Ph.D
  • Attachment Theory – Daniel Siegel, MD, David Wallen, Ph.D, Dan Hughes, Ph.D
  • Character Structure & Treatment of Personality Disorders, Psychodynamic theory and its applications to treatment – Paul Aikin, Ph.D
  • Somatic Reprocessing of Trauma, Peter Levine, Ph.D

1992 to 2015

  • Participation in individual and group consultation in Davis, California with Dr. Paul Aikin, Ph.D
  •  EFT consultation group with Dr. Paul Aikin and Dr. Nancy Aikin.

2011 to present

  • Externship and ongoing advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples, International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)