Laura Osborn

Education

BS, Management Information Systems, San Francisco State University

MA Psychology, The Wright Institute, Berkeley CA

(Thesis topic: Case Study of a Combat-Wounded Vet)

PsyD, Clinical Psychology, The Wright Institute, Berkeley CA

(Dissertation topic: A Meta-Analysis of Controlled Clinical Trials of the Efficacy of Motivational Interviewing in a Dual-Diagnosis Population)

CHT, Certification in Hypnotherapy, Palo Alto School of Hypnosis

Trained under Dr Barry Rosen at the Sequoia Center, Redwood City, California, in the field of substance addiction and recovery from 2006 to 2010.

Publications

Co-author, How to Get More Bang for Your Therapeutic Buck (still under development)

Co-author, What’s In A Game? Play Therapy For Adults

Managing Partner, Serious Mind Games, LLC

I live in San Francisco Bay Area with my husband, and son. I practice Urban Homesteading, namely regenerative gardening and sustainability.