lived in 27 places before she
completed high school. Learning Spanish from age five in a school district
dedicated to bilingual education, she came to appreciate and honor
latinamerican cultural values during childhood and adolescence. Her
feminist perspective grew early as she questioned the norms and limits set
for girls and boys during the 1950s and 1960s.
Pursuing a keen interest to understand what makes things work,
Dr. Wilde earned a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the
University of Colorado, Boulder, 1980. While working for 15 years in the
safety analysis area of domestic nuclear power generation, she became
involved in an intensive women's empowerment and self defense community
generically known as "model mugging." The contrast between the highly
concretized environment of an engineering office and the privilege of
assisting and safeguarding the healing journeys of women lead her to pursue
her interest in psychological healing.
Dr. Wilde began the M.A. program in clinical psychology at John F.
Kennedy University in the mid-90's, and after completing the academic
portion of the program, transferred into the doctoral program at the same
university, where she earned her Psy.D. in multicultural clinical psychology
in 2002.
While she works currently in private practice and in public mental health
in her community, she also teaches research methodology, and is launching a seminal
program to teach direct child abuse intervention strategies and techniques.
Her professional interests include family violence, substance abuse
treatment, recovery from trauma, family growth
transitions,and assessment.
Dr. Wilde is the mother of two sons, and is companioned by her younger
son and 7 cats.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, CA
2002 Psy.D. Multicultural Clinical Psychology
Dissertation: From Witness to Advocate: A community empowerment course
derived from a multi-cultural grounded theory of therapeutic interventions
in observable child maltreatment.
University of Colorado, Boulder
1980 B.S. Chemical Engineering
Clinical Experience
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2004-
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Licensed Psychologist in private practice offering
bilingual psychotherapy, assessment and consultation services with special
emphasis on family therapy, trauma recovery, personal growth, and social
justice with transpersonal and cultural emphasis.
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2001-2004
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Psychological Assistant in private practice, supervised by Yvette
Flores, Ph. D.
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March 2006-July 2006
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New Connections
School-based Therapist, Clinical Supervisor for
Adult, Adolescent, HIV, Pre-natal, and Prop 36 Treatment Programs.
Provided clinical services to students in alternative middle and high school
in Concord, also bilingual services in Latino community elementary school.
Clinical supervisor for MFT trainees and interns and paraprofessional staff.
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2001-2006
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Berkeley Mental Health
Pre- and post-doc intern, then staff clinician providing emergency and brief therapy and assessment in clinic and
via mobile crisis unit, field outreach to homeless individuals with mental
illness, in-clinic officer-of-the-day shift, bilingual individual therapy
for diverse adult clients with severe persistent mentally illness and/or
dual diagnosis. Crisis intervention, provide evaluations for WIC 5150/5585,
health and welfare evaluations, coordination with psychiatry, APS and CPS
reporting, and psychiatric emergencies in the community.
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2001-2002
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Therapist, Y Team, Richmond
Supervised therapy in Spanish and English
providing individual counseling for distressed low-income children in
elementary school program. Sand tray, play and verbal psychotherapy for wide
range of psychiatric diagnoses.
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2000-2001
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Pre-doctoral Intern, Family Institute of Pinole Clinic, Pinole
Psychologist intern providing short- and long-term
family, individual (age 6-60) and couples psychotherapy for distressed
clients in a community clinic setting, using psychodynamic, systems and
narrative therapy models. Treatment of mood, anxiety, psychotic, substance,
sleep, and childhood disorders, with impairment from mild to severe. 60%
mandated clients. Weekly live reflecting teams. Court testimony as expert
witness on mandated cases. Diverse clients including African American,
Latino and Caucasian clients. 25% individual and family therapy cases
conducted monolingually in Spanish.
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1999-2000
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Practicum, Y-Team, Richmond
Clinical trainee providing short- and long-term
individual and family psychotherapy for distressed low-income young
adolescent clients (12-16) in a school-based treatment program. Diverse
clients including Latino, southeast Asian refugee immigrant (Iu-Mienh), and
African American clients. Mild to high impairment with PTSD, mood and
anxiety disorders. Some individual and family therapy conducted
monolingually in Spanish.
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1998-1999
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Practicum, East Bay Community Recovery Project (EBCRP),
Oakland
Clinical trainee co-leading groups and providing
short- and long-term individual psychotherapy for substance abuse treatment
with dually diagnosed and criminal justice referral adults, in a community
milieu day treatment program. Diverse client population, predominantly
African American. High to extreme impairment: psychotic, mood, anxiety and
substance disorders. Group work with severely mentally ill clients included
social skill building, emotional awareness, empowerment, and self care.
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1996-1997
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Ethnographic Practicum, Japanese American Services of the East Bay
(JASEB), Berkeley
Ethnographic immersion placement at agency providing
language appropriate and culturally sensitive housing and social services to
low-income ethnic Japanese and Japanese American seniors.
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Assessment & Testing Experience:
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2001-
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Clinical, Disability, and Forensic Assesments Berkeley Mental
Health, & Center for Culture and Diversity, El Cerrito CA
Clinical batteries for diagnostic and treatment planning, testing and
evaluation for disability supplemental reports for SSI and SSDI applicants,
family, adolescent and child assessment and evaluation relative to social
justice, forceable migration challenges, and needs for services and
education. 30 assorted evaluations conducted in English and/or Spanish.
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1999-2001
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Assessments various clinical training placements
Batteries to assess a variety of clinical conditions amongst patients
treated in community mental health clinics. 2-3 per academic year.
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1998-1999
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Assessment Teaching Assistant; JFK University, Orinda CA
Teaching test administration, supervising, review, feedback and grading
testing assignments, Graded WAIS-III; WMS-III; Bender-Gestalt; Trailmaking;
MMPI-2; MCMI-III; TAT; Rorschach; DAP-HTP; RISB.
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Professional Expert Witness Experience:
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2002-
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Expert Testimony via declaration/deposition: Superior Court of Alameda
County, CA
Written testimony regarding lawsuits filed subsequent to 5150 interventions
in the community.
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2000-2001
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Expert Court Testimony: Superior Court of Contra Costa County, CA
Testimony for various CPS family reunification plan termination hearings.
Qualified as expert in family therapy and in child abuse.
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Teaching Experience:
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2002-
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FINISH! (Dissertation Research Support Seminar), Center for Culture and Diversity, El
Cerrito
Taught jointly with Yvette Flores, Ph.D., a
seminar to assist and support doctoral students in the social and cultural
sciences to make progress and completion of their dissertation projects.
Support, structure, and assistance for all stages of the dissertation for
qualitative, quantitative, and evaluation methodologies. Summer session 4
meetings, academic year 8 meetings.
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1998-1999
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Assessment Teaching Assistant, JFK University, Orinda
Teaching test administration, supervising, review,
feedback and grading testing assignments, Graded WAIS-III; WMS-III;
Bender-Gestalt; Trailmaking; MMPI-2; MCMI-III; TAT; Rorschach; DAP-HTP; RISB
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1988-1998
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Workshop Instructor and Instructor Trainer & Supervisor,
Various "Model
Mugging Organizations in U.S.
Leader of intensive workshops teaching self defense,
violence prevention and trauma recovery, and personal empowerment,
generically known as "model mugging," primarily to women but also to men
and children. Course content includes state-dependent learning using the
body, spirit, intellect, and emotional self. Combines psychodynamic,
cognitive, behavioral, somatic, and recovery theories to support widening of
beliefs and correcting of inaccurate and limiting cognitive-emotional
sequences, typical of PTSD. Intervention with psychological crises.
Experience included intensive long term work with several clients diagnosed
with DID, including numerous interventions and therapeutic referral support.
Trained ~800 women, 100 men, 50 teens and trained and supervised 35
instructors.
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Research Experience
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1998-
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From Witness to Advocate
Ongoing data collection and analysis for multicultural grounded theory study of
witness interventions in observable child maltreatment situations.
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1998
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Research Assistant, JFK University, Orinda, CA
Provided research support to Dan Hocoy, Ph.D., for research concerning
methodology for training clinicians for multicultural competency. Library
research and compilation of literature.
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Professional Development
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2000-
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Jung and Shamanism Seminar,San Francisco
Bi-monthly therapist consultation group exploring
shamanism in relation to analytic psychology and to self. Facilitated by
San Francisco Jungian analyst Carol McRae, Ph.D.
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Business and Organizational Work Experience
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2003-
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worthknowing.info
Author and manager of website supporting information
for data collection and analysis for social science researchers
(academicians, professional researchers, and students). Include service for
fee to post subject participant solicitation flyers, secure collection and
harvest of data electronically, in multiple languages. Initial offering in
English and Spanish, German to be added within 6 months. Unveiling
scheduled for October 1, 2005
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1993-
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WildeLife Consulting (Owner), Oakland & Berkeley
Web design, online database management, graphic
arts, multimedia and web-based ordering systems.
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1993-1997
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New World Syndicate (Owner), Oakland & Berkeley
Provided text and cartoon features to the
alternative press in the U.S., Canada, and the Pacific rim, most notably Rob
Brezsny's Real Astrology column. Managed marketing, contracts, distribution
of content and billing. Clients numbered 72 publications world-wide.
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1992-
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Worth Defending (Owner), Berkeley, Colo. Springs, Helena (MT), Nashville
(TN)
Founder and owner of Worth Defending which has
offered self defense and empowerment courses in four states. Arrangements
made to provide instruction for intensive self defense programs for women
and hate crime defense courses for gay men. Supervised instruction and
managed course planning for intensive courses in remote locations.
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1990-1993
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On Your Side, Inc. (Founder, CEO), San Francisco
Founder, Board Member, and Executive Director of
501(C)3 non-profit California corporation which provided grants to
low-income women and girls so that they may enroll in self defense courses.
Priority for grants decided on the basis of financial, forensic, and
emotional need.
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1988-
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KidPower (Co-Founder and Affiliate), Santa Cruz & World Wide
One of five founders who created an international
children's personal safety program. KidPower was launched in 1990, has
been established in over 40 cities world wide and has taught 60,000
children. Currently serve as KidPower consultant and affiliate.
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1980-1994
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Nuclear Engineer, Various Utility Companies in the U.S.
Performed safety-related engineering oversight
functions for Diablo Canyon, River Bend, Browns Ferry, Watts Bar and
Sequoyah nuclear plants. Duties included Quality Assurance, regulatory
commitments database control, industry watch for problematic equipment and
human error to prevent repeat failure events, and authoring "screenplay"
for and managing utility enactment of drill scenario for simulated nuclear
accident for emergency preparedness testing.
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Presentations
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1998
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From Witness to Advocate: Skills for immediate intervention in
observed child maltreatment.
Presented at the Twelfth National
Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Cincinnati.
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1987
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Methodology for the creation, testing, and execution of emergency
preparedness exercise scenarios.
Presented at the International Nuclear
Society annual conference, Chicago.
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Professional Memberships
American Psychological Association
Special Awards
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1992
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Frederick W. Mielke Award, Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Awarded to 5 employees annually for extraordinary community service.
Granted for work with women's empowerment and self defense; On Your Side.
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Professional License
Clinical Psychologist
State of California, PSY 19673
Languages
English, Spanish; some German, Ki-Swahili, Japanese, Arabic
The oldest child in a migratory middle class family, Dr. Wilde lived in 27 places before she
completed high school. Learning Spanish from age five in a school district
dedicated to bilingual education, she came to appreciate and honor
latinamerican cultural values during childhood and adolescence. Her
feminist perspective grew early as she questioned the norms and limits set
for girls and boys during the 1950s and 1960s.