Curriculum Vitae
I earned my Bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley and my Master’s degree and Doctorate from Loyola University Chicago. I completed my internship and post-doctoral fellowship at Northwestern University Medical School. I have been in private practice since 2001 and maintain two offices – one in Torrance and one in Rancho Palos Verdes. Please call or email to find out how therapy can help.
Education
Loyola University Chicago
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology - 2000
M.A. in Clinical Psychology - 1997
APA-accredited programs / M.A. defended with distinction / Graduate GPA = 4.00
University of California at Berkeley
B.A. in Psychology - 1991
Within-major GPA: 3.9 / Academic Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Highest Honors in General Scholarship, Honors in Psychology
Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire - 1987
Current Position
Private practice, Redondo Beach and Rancho Palos Verdes, CA - March 2002 - present
Adult psychotherapy / Health Psychology
Therapy and Assessment Experience
Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow 2000 - 2001
Northwestern University Medical School/Northwestern Memorial Hospital
APA-accredited / Diagnostic interviews, individual, couples, & group therapy, consultation-liason psychiatry at the High Risk OB Clinic, Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center, and throughout Prentice Women’s Hospital
Psychology Intern 1999 - 2000
Northwestern University Medical School/Northwestern Memorial Hospital
APA-accredited/ Diagnostic interviews, individual & couples therapy, psychological testing
Psychology Externships:
Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry 1998 - 1999
Society of Jesus, Chicago, Illinois 1997 - 1999
Lorene Replogle Counseling Center of Fourth Presbyterian Church 1997 - 1998
The Counseling Center of Loyola University 1995 - 1996
Professional Affiliations American Psychological Association
Los Angeles County Psychological Association
Presentations
The Breast Center, Little Company of Mary Hospital, Redondo Beach, CA:
Psychological Adjustment to Cancer (4/5/05)
21st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine:
Psychological Issues in Treating Pelvic Pain (2/25/05)
Resident Lecture Series, Department of OB/GYN, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California:
The Psychology of Perinatal Loss (4/27/04)), Psychological Adjustment to Cancer (2/4/04),
Depression and Women (12/3/03), Dealing with Psychologically Fragile Patients (10/8/03)
Grand Rounds, Department of OB/GYN, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles:
The Role of Psychology in Assessing and Treating Pelvic Pain (4/7/04)
Case Conference, Consultation-Liason Service, Department of Psychiatry,
Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago:
Hypnosis and the Medically Ill Patient (2/01)
Publications
Salina, D., Hamilton, A., & Leake, C. (1997). HIV disease and women. In I. Crawford & B. Fishman (Eds.), Psychosocial Interventions in HIV Illness: A Stage-focused and Culture Specific Approach. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, Inc.
Holmbeck, G. N., & Leake, C. (1999). The Separation-Individuation Test of Adolescence (SITA): Associations with the Basic Scales of the MMPI/MMPI-2. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 28, 563-581.
Leake, C.A. (2001). Opportunities for graduate students in the area of HIV/AIDS: Research on the effects of experiences of partner abuse on women’s HIV preventive behaviors. American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) Newsletter: Special Section: HIV/AIDS Impact and Opportunity, 13, 17-18.
Leake, C.A. & Dresner, N. (2001). Psychological adjustment to breast cancer: A guide for physicians working in primary care. Primary Care Update, 8 (5).
Leake, C.A. Effects of Experiences of Partner Abuse on Women’s HIV Preventive Behaviors. Doctoral dissertation.
Loyola University Chicago
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology - 2000
M.A. in Clinical Psychology - 1997
APA-accredited programs / M.A. defended with distinction / Graduate GPA = 4.00
University of California at Berkeley
B.A. in Psychology - 1991
Within-major GPA: 3.9 / Academic Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Highest Honors in General Scholarship, Honors in Psychology
Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire - 1987
Current Position
Private practice, Redondo Beach and Rancho Palos Verdes, CA - March 2002 - present
Adult psychotherapy / Health Psychology
Therapy and Assessment Experience
Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow 2000 - 2001
Northwestern University Medical School/Northwestern Memorial Hospital
APA-accredited / Diagnostic interviews, individual, couples, & group therapy, consultation-liason psychiatry at the High Risk OB Clinic, Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center, and throughout Prentice Women’s Hospital
Psychology Intern 1999 - 2000
Northwestern University Medical School/Northwestern Memorial Hospital
APA-accredited/ Diagnostic interviews, individual & couples therapy, psychological testing
Psychology Externships:
Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry 1998 - 1999
Society of Jesus, Chicago, Illinois 1997 - 1999
Lorene Replogle Counseling Center of Fourth Presbyterian Church 1997 - 1998
The Counseling Center of Loyola University 1995 - 1996
Professional Affiliations American Psychological Association
Los Angeles County Psychological Association
Presentations
The Breast Center, Little Company of Mary Hospital, Redondo Beach, CA:
Psychological Adjustment to Cancer (4/5/05)
21st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine:
Psychological Issues in Treating Pelvic Pain (2/25/05)
Resident Lecture Series, Department of OB/GYN, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California:
The Psychology of Perinatal Loss (4/27/04)), Psychological Adjustment to Cancer (2/4/04),
Depression and Women (12/3/03), Dealing with Psychologically Fragile Patients (10/8/03)
Grand Rounds, Department of OB/GYN, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles:
The Role of Psychology in Assessing and Treating Pelvic Pain (4/7/04)
Case Conference, Consultation-Liason Service, Department of Psychiatry,
Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago:
Hypnosis and the Medically Ill Patient (2/01)
Publications
Salina, D., Hamilton, A., & Leake, C. (1997). HIV disease and women. In I. Crawford & B. Fishman (Eds.), Psychosocial Interventions in HIV Illness: A Stage-focused and Culture Specific Approach. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, Inc.
Holmbeck, G. N., & Leake, C. (1999). The Separation-Individuation Test of Adolescence (SITA): Associations with the Basic Scales of the MMPI/MMPI-2. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 28, 563-581.
Leake, C.A. (2001). Opportunities for graduate students in the area of HIV/AIDS: Research on the effects of experiences of partner abuse on women’s HIV preventive behaviors. American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) Newsletter: Special Section: HIV/AIDS Impact and Opportunity, 13, 17-18.
Leake, C.A. & Dresner, N. (2001). Psychological adjustment to breast cancer: A guide for physicians working in primary care. Primary Care Update, 8 (5).
Leake, C.A. Effects of Experiences of Partner Abuse on Women’s HIV Preventive Behaviors. Doctoral dissertation.