Jessica L. Borelli, PhD, completed her undergraduate studies at University of California, Berkeley, and her PhD in clinical psychology at Yale University, and her clinical internship at UCLA. She is a professor of psychological science at the University of California, Irvine, where she directs The Health, Relationships, and Interventions (THRIVE) Laboratory and conducts research on parent-child relationships, children's social emotional health, and family interventions. She is also the clinical director of Compass Therapy, a small private practice that provides psychotherapy in Newport Beach, CA.