3101 Fourth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
Office: (619) 542-1335
Fax: (619) 542-0332
E-mail: paulsussman@cox.net
Website: paulsussmanphd.com

Office Hours: TBD
Specializes in:
• Sexuality and Intimacy
• Couples Psychotherapy
• Fear, Stress, Anxiety
• Childhood Abuse

Professional Associations:
Southern California Institute for
   Bioenergetic Analysis
American Psychological Association
San Diego Psychological Association
California Association of Marriage and Family
   Therapists (CAMFT)
Imago Relationships International
Certified Bioenergetic Therapist
Certified Imago Relationship Therapis

Accepting New Clients: Yes

Let me introduce myself and my private practice. I am a licensed clinical psychologist and a licensed marriage family therapist with a full-time private practice in Banker's Hill (Hillcrest) San Diego, CA. and have been in licensed and in private practice for over 15 years.

In my private practice I specialize in depth, relational, action-oriented psychotherapy with couples and individuals and facilitate psychotherapy groups for men who were sexually abused as children as well as groups to help men deepen their capacity for relational intimacy.

I am a Certified Bioenergetic Therapist as well as a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist (based on Harville Hendrix Ph.D.'s Imago Relationship Therapy). I am on the faculty at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University teaching courses to graduate students and mental health professionals in the areas of human sexuality, clinical supervision, countertransference, sexual orientation and relationships and i ntimacy. I love my work!

Having completed six years of training with the San Diego Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis I am certified in bioenergetic analysis and have presented workshops at both local and international bioenergetic conferences on themes of intimacy and sexuality.

I also teach and train mental health professionals and graduate students through the California Psychological Association, San Diego County Health and Human Services, San Diego Psychological Association and Alliant International University. I worked with The US Navy for eight years specializing in researching and treating servicemembers and their families dealing with sexual abuse and domestic violence and co-authored the U.S. Navy's Sexual Abuse Treatment Manual. I have done research in the areas of domestic violence and HIV/ psychoneuroimmunology in association with UCSD and was the clinical supervisor at the Relationship Treatment and Intervention Program.